Francesca Jones vs Jennifer RuggeriPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇬🇧Francesca Jones
#104 · 25 yrs · Right-Handed
4w1 meeting · sets 2–1
🇮🇹Jennifer Ruggeri
#252 · 22 yrs · Right-Handed
Francesca Jones and Jennifer Ruggeri have met 1 time since 2026; Francesca Jones leads 1–0. Across all meetings Jones has taken 2 sets to Ruggeri's 1. Their most recent meeting: Francesca Jones won at Palermo Ladies Open - Palermo (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Jones | Ruggeri | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Francesca Jones | Jennifer Ruggeri | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 50% | 15/30 | 64% | 21/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 6/17 | 63% | 15/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 45% | 21/47 | 47% | 27/57 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 45% | 15/33 | 52% | 15/29 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 43% | 6/14 | 64% | 16/25 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 5/10 | 75% | 9/12 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 22/26 | 69% | 25/36 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 58% | 15/26 | 58% | 21/36 |
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 (Jones 0, Ruggeri 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Jones
👑 The Complete Package
Ruggeri
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 57% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 3,228 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Francesca Jones.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 24, 2026
Palermo Ladies Open - Palermo
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Jones | Ruggeri | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Francesca Jones | Jennifer Ruggeri | ||
| 1 or more | 74% | 14/19 | 64% | 7/11 |
| 3 or more | 32% | 6/19 | 18% | 2/11 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 9% | 1/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/11 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Jones | Ruggeri |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–3 | 5–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.60 | 2.52 |
| ROI % | +14.8% | -19.1% |
| Units P/L | +2.82u | -2.10u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Jones | Ruggeri |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 3 |
| Events | 1 | 3 |
| Matches | 1 | 5 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | ESP | DEN → SRB → GER |
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
Across 10 shared opponents, both Jones and Ruggeri posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Jones | Ruggeri |
|---|---|---|
| Nuria Brancaccio | W 63 64 | L 36 63 26 |
| Raluka Serban | W 64 63 | W 75 67 60 |
| Julia Grabher | W 75 62 | L 64 57 36 |
| Rositsa Dencheva | L 67 75 46 | L 62 57 36 |
| Martina Trevisan | W 26 61 61 | L 57 60 46 |
| Federica Urgesi | W 26 64 61 | W 46 76 64 |
| Yelyzaveta Kotliar | L 62 36 46 | W 57 62 64 |
| Kayla Day | L 36 16 | W 36 63 76 |
| Guiomar Maristany Zuleta De Reales | L | W 75 64 |
| Maria Timofeeva | L 67 36 | L 26 64 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Mona Barthel
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Alja Senica
Zavarovalnica Triglav - Ljubljana · 1st Round
Sep 15
Rositsa Dencheva
ATIK Antalya Open - Antalya · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Raluka Serban
ATIK Antalya Open - Antalya · 1st Round
Sep 8
Iva Jovic
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 4
Magda Linette
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Sep 3
Joanna Garland
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Mona Barthel
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 27
Nuria Brancaccio
W50 Heraklion · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Raluka Serban
W50 Heraklion · 3rd Round
Oct 8
Ani Amiraghyan
W50 Heraklion · 2nd Round
Oct 7
Julia Grabher
Tolentino Open - Tolentino · 1st Round
Sep 22
Despina Papamichail
BBVA Open Internacional - Valencia · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Eva Vedder
BBVA Open Internacional - Valencia · 1st Round
Sep 15
Martina Trevisan
Montreux Nestle Open - Montreux · 1st Round
Sep 8
Sofia Costoulas
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 26
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 47–58 matches
| Metric | Jones | Ruggeri |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 64% | 59% |
| Sets won | 57% | 58% |
| Games won | 53% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Jones | Ruggeri |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 125 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Jones | Ruggeri |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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