Elena Gabriela Ruse vs Yeon Woo KuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Elena Gabriela Ruse and Yeon Woo Ku have met 1 time since 2026; Elena Gabriela Ruse leads 1–0. Across all meetings Ruse has taken 2 sets to Ku's 1. Their most recent meeting: Elena Gabriela Ruse won at Korea Open - Seoul (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Gabriela Ruse | Woo Ku | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Elena Gabriela Ruse | Yeon Woo Ku | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 63% | 20/32 | 76% | 29/38 |
| Wins a set when losing | 29% | 6/21 | 50% | 11/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 18/53 | 33% | 20/60 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 43% | 9/21 | 40% | 6/15 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 8/14 | 86% | 12/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 45% | 5/11 | 33% | 4/12 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 24/27 | 82% | 32/39 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 74% | 20/27 | 74% | 29/39 |
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, Woo Ku 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ruse
💥 Big Hitter
Ku
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 7,733 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Elena Gabriela Ruse.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 24, 2026
Korea Open - Seoul
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ruse | Ku | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Elena Gabriela Ruse | Yeon Woo Ku | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 10/10 | 62% | 8/13 |
| 3 or more | 40% | 4/10 | 23% | 3/13 |
| 5 or more | 10% | 1/10 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/10 | 0% | 0/13 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ruse | Ku |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–4 | 4–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.92 | 2.19 |
| ROI % | -6.9% | -8.8% |
| Units P/L | -0.62u | -0.88u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ruse | Ku |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 1 |
| Matches | 6 | 2 |
| Distance | 1,246 mi · 2,005 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | POR → ROU → CZE | POR |
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 (50% vs Ku's 0%).
| Opponent | Ruse | Ku |
|---|---|---|
| Kaitlin Quevedo | L 36 16 | L 61 46 16 |
| Shuai Zhang | W 75 64 | L 36 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Korea Open - Seoul · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Alevtina Ibragimova
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 22
Margaux Rouvroy
W50 Leiria · 1st Round
Sep 2
Storm Hunter
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 27
Astra Sharma
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Mai Hontama
W100 Landisville · 2nd Round
Aug 8
Anna Sinclair Rogers
W100 Landisville · 1st Round
Aug 5
Emma Dong
Odlum Brown VanOpen - Vancouver · 1st Round
Jul 29
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 53–60 matches
| Metric | Ruse | Ku |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 60% | 63% |
| Sets won | 56% | 62% |
| Games won | 53% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ruse | Ku |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ruse | Ku |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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