Antonia Ruzic vs Katie BoulterPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Upcoming match
- Tournament
- Japan Open - Osaka
- Level
- WTA 250
- Round
- Quarterfinals
- Surface
- Hard
- Date & time
- October 23 · 3:00 AM ET
Book odds
Set spread
Game spread
Record at prices like this
At 1.57 or shorter, Katie Boulter has won 51 of 75 (68%). That is level with the 69% the price implied.
At 2.46 or longer, Antonia Ruzic has won 7 of 32 (22%). The price implied 32%, so Antonia Ruzic has fallen 10 points short of it.
Book prices with the bookmaker margin removed, across every priced match we hold for each player. Green beats the price by 3 points or more, red falls that far short, grey is within 3 points. Samples under ten are not shown.
Katie Boulter meets Antonia Ruzic in the quarterfinals of the Japan Open in Osaka on October 23 on hard court. Boulter is ranked 58th, while Ruzic sits at 91st. The two have never played each other.
Both players arrive in strong form, each on a two-match winning streak. Boulter has won three of her last five matches and has played three times in the past two weeks. Ruzic has won six of her last ten and has been even busier, competing in four matches over the same span. On hard court, Boulter owns a 55% win rate in a recent sample, while Antonia Ruzic's record on the surface stands at 45%.
Boulter relies on heavy groundstrokes and takes time off the court when she can. Ruzic operates as a defensive retriever, building points through consistency and patience. Against common opponents, the two have split results, though Ruzic defeated Anastasia Zakharova and Ashlyn Krueger while Boulter lost those matchups. The quarterfinal will test whether Boulter's power can cut through Ruzic's solidity, or if Ruzic's pace and court positioning can neutralize Boulter's aggressive approach.
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Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ruzic | Boulter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Antonia Ruzic | Katie Boulter | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 54% | 15/28 | 64% | 14/22 |
| Wins a set when losing | 34% | 11/32 | 33% | 7/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 40% | 24/60 | 35% | 15/43 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 12/30 | 50% | 13/26 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 46% | 12/26 | 38% | 6/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 14% | 1/7 | 56% | 5/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 79% | 22/28 | 80% | 20/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 54% | 15/28 | 56% | 14/25 |
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.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ruzic
⚙️ Grinder
Boulter
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 61% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 1,474 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Katie Boulter.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency.
Previous meetings
First career meeting
Ruzic and Boulter have never faced each other on tour.
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ruzic | Boulter | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Antonia Ruzic | Katie Boulter | ||
| 1 or more | 64% | 9/14 | 55% | 6/11 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 9% | 1/11 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/11 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ruzic | Boulter |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–7 | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.37 | 2.88 |
| ROI % | -12.5% | -22.7% |
| Units P/L | -1.63u | -2.50u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ruzic | Boulter |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 4 | 3 |
| Events | 4 | 3 |
| Matches | 9 | 5 |
| Distance | — | 1,917 mi · 3,085 km |
| Route | GER → ESP → FRA → SUI | ROU → CZE → SUI |
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
Ruzic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (40% vs Boulter's 30%).
| Opponent | Ruzic | Boulter |
|---|---|---|
| Karolina Muchova | L 06 36 | L 67 16 |
| Linda Noskova | L 57 46 | L 36 36 |
| Ashlyn Krueger | W 36 62 62 | L 63 26 26 |
| Elena Rybakina | W | W 75 26 64 |
| Anastasia Zakharova | W 61 67 61 | L 36 63 46 |
| Elena Gabriela Ruse | L 36 64 06 | L 67 67 |
| Veronika Podrez | W 61 61 | L 46 16 |
| Maria Timofeeva | L 57 46 | W 62 62 |
| Maria Victoria Quinde Serrano | L 16 36 | W |
| Elina Svitolina | L 63 26 36 | L 57 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Kayla Day
Japan Open - Osaka · 2nd Round
Oct 22
Paula Badosa
Japan Open - Osaka · 1st Round
Oct 20
Bianca Andreescu
RoveretOpen Citta della Pace - Rovereto · 2nd Round
Oct 15
Anna Siskova
RoveretOpen Citta della Pace - Rovereto · 1st Round
Oct 13
Alicia Dudeney
Samsun Open - Samsun · 1st Round
Oct 6
Leolia Jeanjean
Adana Open - Adana · Semifinals
Oct 3
Teodora Kostovic
Adana Open - Adana · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Julia Riera
Adana Open - Adana · 2nd Round
Sep 30
Viktorija Golubic
Japan Open - Osaka · 2nd Round
Oct 21
Himeno Sakatsume
Japan Open - Osaka · 1st Round
Oct 20
Diana Shnaider
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round
Oct 13
Karolina Muchova
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Mai Hontama
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Karolina Muchova
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Carol Young Suh Lee
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Linda Noskova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 43–60 matches
| Metric | Ruzic | Boulter |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 47% | 51% |
| Sets won | 47% | 50% |
| Games won | 49% | 50% |