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
#216 · 22 yrs · Right-Handed
5wFrancesca 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 | 55% | 16/29 | 70% | 32/46 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 6/16 | 52% | 11/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 42% | 19/45 | 37% | 25/67 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 16/32 | 58% | 22/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 38% | 5/13 | 63% | 15/24 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 55% | 6/11 | 86% | 12/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 84% | 21/25 | 80% | 39/49 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 16/25 | 65% | 32/49 |
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 55% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,688 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 | 63% | 5/8 |
| 3 or more | 26% | 5/19 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 5 or more | 5% | 1/19 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 10 or more | 5% | 1/19 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 5% | 1/19 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/8 |
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 | 14–5 | 4–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.83 | 2.46 |
| ROI % | -1.9% | -17.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.37u | -1.53u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Ruggeri has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Jones's 33%).
| Opponent | Jones | Ruggeri |
|---|---|---|
| Martina Trevisan | W 26 61 61 | L 06 36 |
| 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 16 16 | W 75 64 |
| Maria Timofeeva | L 67 36 | L 26 64 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alice Rame
Axeria Open - Targu Mures · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Lucija Ciric Bagaric
Axeria Open - Targu Mures · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Chloe Paquet
Axeria Open - Targu Mures · 1st Round
Jul 28
Fiona Ferro
Palermo Ladies Open - Palermo · Final
Jul 26
Alevtina Ibragimova
Palermo Ladies Open - Palermo · Semifinals
Jul 25
Jennifer Ruggeri
Palermo Ladies Open - Palermo · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Miriam Bianca Bulgaru
Palermo Ladies Open - Palermo · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Darya Astakhova
Palermo Ladies Open - Palermo · 1st Round
Jul 21
Francesca Jones
Palermo Ladies Open - Palermo · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Lola Radivojevic
Palermo Ladies Open - Palermo · 2nd Round
Jul 22
Amarissa Kiara Toth
Palermo Ladies Open - Palermo · 1st Round
Jul 20
Teodora Kostovic
ATV Bancomat Tennis Open - Rome · 1st Round
Jul 14
Anouck Vrancken Peeters
W75 The Hague · 1st Round
Jul 7
Mayar Sherif
Internazionali Femminili - Brescia · 2nd Round
Jun 18
Elena Ruxandra Bertea
Internazionali Femminili - Brescia · 1st Round
Jun 16
Tatiana Pieri
Brescia
Jun 15
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 45–68 matches
| Metric | Jones | Ruggeri |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 64% | 69% |
| Sets won | 59% | 65% |
| Games won | 54% | 54% |
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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