Elena Gabriela Ruse vs Taylor TownsendPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇴Elena Gabriela Ruse
#63 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 2–1
🇺🇸Taylor Townsend
#95 · 30 yrs · Left-Handed
Elena Gabriela Ruse and Taylor Townsend have met 1 time since 2026; Elena Gabriela Ruse leads 1–0. Across all meetings Ruse has taken 2 sets to Townsend's 1. Their most recent meeting: Elena Gabriela Ruse won at Bad Homburg WTA (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Gabriela Ruse | Townsend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elena Gabriela Ruse | Taylor Townsend | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 74% | 17/23 | 75% | 9/12 |
| Wins a set when losing | 28% | 5/18 | 50% | 6/12 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 27% | 11/41 | 38% | 9/24 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 7/14 | 50% | 6/12 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 7/14 | 67% | 8/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 4/8 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 19/22 | 75% | 9/12 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 77% | 17/22 | 75% | 9/12 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Gabriela Ruse 0, Townsend 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ruse
💥 Big Hitter
Townsend
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 3,090 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 21, 2026
Bad Homburg WTA
G Grass
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ruse | Townsend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elena Gabriela Ruse | Taylor Townsend | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 12/12 | 100% | 6/6 |
| 3 or more | 67% | 8/12 | 100% | 6/6 |
| 5 or more | 33% | 4/12 | 33% | 2/6 |
| 10 or more | 8% | 1/12 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ruse | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–2 | 4–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.70 | 2.75 |
| ROI % | +16.3% | -7.0% |
| Units P/L | +1.30u | -0.56u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ruse | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 3 | 5 |
| 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 (40% vs Townsend's 20%).
| Opponent | Ruse | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| Elena Rybakina | L 64 36 57 | L 36 46 |
| Peyton Stearns | W 60 75 | L 67 57 |
| Barbora Krejcikova | L 16 26 | L 61 67 36 |
| Katie Boulter | W 76 76 | L 46 26 |
| Rebeka Masarova | L 16 64 26 | W 57 62 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Elena Rybakina
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Maria Victoria Quinde Serrano
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 13
Belinda Bencic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Marie Bouzkova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Tereza Valentova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 4
Iga Swiatek
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Bad Homburg WTA
Jun 21
Martina Trevisan
Bad Homburg WTA
Jun 20
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 24–41 matches
| Metric | Ruse | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 50% |
| Sets won | 55% | 53% |
| Games won | 52% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ruse | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ruse | Townsend |
|---|---|---|
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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