Ajla Tomljanovic vs Elena Gabriela RusePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇦🇺Ajla Tomljanovic
#108 · 33 yrs · Right-Handed
15w33 meetings · sets 4–2
🇷🇴Elena Gabriela Ruse
#57 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
Ajla Tomljanovic and Elena Gabriela Ruse have met 3 times since 2024; Ajla Tomljanovic leads 2–1. Their first meeting came at Hong Kong 125 Open - Hong Kong in 2024 on hard. On hard courts Tomljanovic leads 2–1. Across all meetings Tomljanovic has taken 4 sets to Ruse's 2. Their most recent meeting: Ajla Tomljanovic won at BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Tomljanovic | Gabriela Ruse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ajla Tomljanovic | Elena Gabriela Ruse | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 15/20 | 63% | 20/32 |
| Wins a set when losing | 61% | 11/18 | 29% | 6/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 16/38 | 34% | 18/53 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 52% | 11/21 | 43% | 9/21 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 86% | 12/14 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 38% | 3/8 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 16/20 | 89% | 24/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 75% | 15/20 | 74% | 20/27 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 3 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Tomljanovic 2, Gabriela Ruse 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tomljanovic
💥 Big Hitter
Ruse
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Ajla Tomljanovic and Elena Gabriela Ruse are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 5,594 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Mar 4, 2026
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells
H Hard · 1st Round
Jan 21, 2026
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 2nd Round
Oct 3, 2024
Hong Kong 125 Open - Hong Kong
H Hard · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Tomljanovic | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 5–4 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.92 |
| ROI % | - | -6.9% |
| Units P/L | - | -0.62u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Tomljanovic | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 3 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 6 |
| Distance | — | 1,246 mi · 2,005 km |
| Route | — | POR → ROU → CZE |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 7 shared opponents, both Tomljanovic and Ruse posted a 57% win rate.
| Opponent | Tomljanovic | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| Caty Mcnally | W 64 64 | L 57 36 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 64 16 67 | L 46 46 |
| Dayana Yastremska | W 46 64 75 | W 46 64 64 |
| Katie Swan | L | W 67 62 63 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 26 06 | L 64 36 57 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | W 46 76 61 | W 62 67 61 |
| Zeynep Sonmez | W 76 63 | W 36 64 60 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Mariam Bolkvadze
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Tereza Valentova
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 2nd Round
Jun 24
Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 1st Round
Jun 22
Veronika Erjavec
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 21
Maria Victoria Quinde Serrano
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 20
Camila Osorio
Eastbourne
Jun 20
Robin Montgomery
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · Semifinals
Jun 13
Caty Mcnally
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch · Quarterfinals
Jun 13
Yulia Putintseva
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 10
Linda Noskova
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Lilli Tagger
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Anna Bondar
Korea Open - Seoul · Quarterfinals
Sep 26
Yeon Woo Ku
Korea Open - Seoul · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Eva Lys
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 22
Jessica Pegula
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Alexandra Eala
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 38–53 matches
| Metric | Tomljanovic | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 60% |
| Sets won | 55% | 56% |
| Games won | 52% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tomljanovic | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 125 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tomljanovic | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 1 |
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