Emil Ruusuvuori vs Joao SousaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Emil Ruusuvuori and Joao Sousa have met 5 times since 2020; Emil Ruusuvuori leads 3–2. Their first meeting came at Antwerp in 2020 on hard. On hard courts they are level 2–2. Ruusuvuori has won the last 2 meetings. 1 of their meetings has been a final, with Sousa leading those 1–0. Across all meetings Ruusuvuori has taken 7 sets to Sousa's 2. Their most recent meeting: Emil Ruusuvuori won at Davis Cup, World Group, Q, FIN-POR 3-1 (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ruusuvuori | Sousa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Emil Ruusuvuori | Joao Sousa | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 100% | 2/2 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 75% | 3/4 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 50% | 3/6 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 2/4 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 1/2 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 43% | 3/7 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 100% | 2/2 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 100% | 2/2 | — | |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ruusuvuori 3, Sousa 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ruusuvuori
🤖 Servebot
Sousa
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 54% vs 🏹 Frontrunner across 1,115 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Emil Ruusuvuori.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the frontrunner's fast starts.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Feb 2, 2024
Davis Cup, World Group, Q, FIN-POR 3-1
H Hard · Rubber 2
Oct 18, 2022
Stockholm Open - Stockholm
H Hard · 1st Round
Feb 6, 2022
Tata Open Maharashtra - Pune
H Hard · Final
Jun 8, 2021
Stuttgart
G Grass · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 2, 2020
Antwerp
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Francesco Maestrelli
Bergamo Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 18
Otto Virtanen
Helsinki Challenger · 2nd Round
Nov 6
Lukas Neumayer
Helsinki Challenger · 1st Round
Nov 4
Francesco Passaro
Brest Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 22
Vitaliy Sachko
Brest Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 20
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
European Open - Brussels · 1st Round
Oct 14
Patrick Kypson
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 3
Alexander Blockx
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Arthur Fils
Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril · 1st Round
Apr 3
Alejandro Moro Canas
Girona Challenger · 2nd Round
Mar 28
Felix Gill
Girona Challenger · 1st Round
Mar 27
Vilius Gaubas
Girona · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 25
Emil Ruusuvuori
Davis Cup, World Group, Q, FIN-POR 3-1 · Rubber 2
Feb 2
Martin Damm
Oeiras 2 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jan 11
Lorenzo Giustino
Oeiras 2 Challenger · 2nd Round
Jan 10
Samuel Vincent Ruggeri
Oeiras 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Jan 9
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 6–6 matches
| Metric | Ruusuvuori | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 33% | - |
| Sets won | 47% | - |
| Games won | 49% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ruusuvuori | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 1 |
| ATP 250 | 2 | 2 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ruusuvuori | Sousa |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 2 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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