Barbora Krejcikova vs Elena Gabriela RusePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Barbora Krejcikova
#46 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
3w4 meetings · sets 6–3
🇷🇴Elena Gabriela Ruse
#57 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
Barbora Krejcikova and Elena Gabriela Ruse have met 4 times since 2019; Barbora Krejcikova leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Bucharest in 2019 on clay. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Krejcikova has taken 6 sets to Ruse's 3. Their most recent meeting: Barbora Krejcikova won at Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Krejcikova | Gabriela Ruse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Barbora Krejcikova | Elena Gabriela Ruse | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 18/24 | 63% | 20/32 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 6/12 | 29% | 6/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 12/36 | 34% | 18/53 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 59% | 17/29 | 43% | 9/21 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 83% | 5/6 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 38% | 5/13 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 22/26 | 89% | 24/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 69% | 18/26 | 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 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Krejcikova 2, Gabriela Ruse 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Krejcikova
💥 Big Hitter
Ruse
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Barbora Krejcikova 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
4 career meetings, newest first
Jun 12, 2026
Libema Open - 's-Hertogenbosch
G Grass · Quarterfinals
Aug 28, 2024
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 2nd Round
Feb 7, 2023
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi
H Hard · 1st Round
Jul 17, 2019
Bucharest
C Clay · Round of 32
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Krejcikova | Ruse | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Barbora Krejcikova | Elena Gabriela Ruse | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 12/12 | 100% | 10/10 |
| 3 or more | 67% | 8/12 | 40% | 4/10 |
| 5 or more | 25% | 3/12 | 10% | 1/10 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/10 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Krejcikova | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–4 | 5–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.35 | 1.92 |
| ROI % | -11.9% | -6.9% |
| Units P/L | -1.43u | -0.62u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Krejcikova | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 3 |
| Events | 1 | 3 |
| Matches | 1 | 6 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 1,246 mi · 2,005 km |
| Route | SGP | 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
Ruse has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Krejcikova's 38%).
| Opponent | Krejcikova | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| Lilli Tagger | L 76 36 67 | W 64 62 |
| Magda Linette | W 63 76 | W 60 63 |
| Peyton Stearns | L 46 61 67 | W 60 75 |
| Lucie Havlickova | W 64 62 | W 57 64 60 |
| Karolina Muchova | L 57 75 36 | L 46 46 |
| Mirra Andreeva | W 46 75 64 | L 46 16 |
| Elise Mertens | L 75 16 57 | W 63 63 |
| Dayana Yastremska | L 36 36 | W 46 64 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Anna Lena Friedsam
Singapore Tennis Open - Singapore · 1st Round
Sep 22
Kamilla Rakhimova
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Sara Bejlek
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Liudmila Samsonova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Lilli Tagger
Livesport Prague Open - Prague · Semifinals
Jul 25
Dominika Salkova
Livesport Prague Open - Prague · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Lucie Havlickova
Livesport Prague Open - Prague · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Linda Fruhvirtova
Livesport Prague Open - Prague · 1st Round
Jul 21
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 · 36–53 matches
| Metric | Krejcikova | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 60% |
| Sets won | 64% | 56% |
| Games won | 56% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Krejcikova | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Krejcikova | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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