Barbora Krejcikova vs Elena Gabriela RusePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇿Barbora Krejcikova
#28 · 30 yrs · Right-Handed
34 meetings · sets 6–3
🇷🇴Elena Gabriela Ruse
#63 · 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% | 21/28 | 74% | 17/23 |
| Wins a set when losing | 46% | 6/13 | 28% | 5/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 32% | 13/41 | 27% | 11/41 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 63% | 19/30 | 50% | 7/14 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 70% | 7/10 | 50% | 7/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 46% | 6/13 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 24/28 | 86% | 19/22 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 75% | 21/28 | 77% | 17/22 |
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 5,096 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% | 20/20 | 100% | 12/12 |
| 3 or more | 70% | 14/20 | 67% | 8/12 |
| 5 or more | 35% | 7/20 | 33% | 4/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 8% | 1/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/20 | 0% | 0/12 |
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 | 14–5 | 6–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.45 | 1.70 |
| ROI % | +2.3% | +16.3% |
| Units P/L | +0.43u | +1.30u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Krejcikova | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 2 | 3 |
| Distance | 411 mi · 662 km | 411 mi · 662 km |
| Route | CAN → POL | CAN → POL |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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 50%).
| Opponent | Krejcikova | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Taylor Townsend | W 16 76 63 | W 36 61 64 |
| 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
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
Maria Sakkari
Athens Open - Athens · Final
Jul 19
Clara Tauson
Athens Open - Athens · Semifinals
Jul 18
Magda Linette
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 13
Anastasia Potapova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 4
Peyton Stearns
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Kaitlin Quevedo
UniCredit Iasi Open - Iasi · 1st Round
Jul 14
Caty Mcnally
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Karolina Muchova
Bad Homburg Open - Bad Homburg · Semifinals
Jun 26
Emma Navarro
Bad Homburg Open - Bad Homburg · Quarterfinals
Jun 25
Anna Kalinskaya
Bad Homburg Open - Bad Homburg · 2nd Round
Jun 24
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 41–41 matches
| Metric | Krejcikova | Ruse |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | 56% |
| Sets won | 65% | 55% |
| Games won | 56% | 52% |
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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