WTA 250 · Round of 16 · Hamburg
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ruse
💥 Big Hitter
Zaja
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Elena Gabriela Ruse and Anna Zaja are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit. Across 6,908 matches in our dataset, the historical split is about even.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ruse | Zaja |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–2 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.20 | - |
| ROI % | +72.2% | - |
| Units P/L | +6.50u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Ruse
0
Zaja
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Ruse | Zaja |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 54.5% | 0% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 59.8% | 0% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 46.6% | 0% |
| Aces / Match | 4.1 | 0 |
| Double Faults / Match | 5.3 | 0 |
| Break Points Saved % | 47.1% | 0% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 38.3% | 0% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 55.2% | 0% |
| BP Converted % | 54.2% | 0% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 49.6% | 0% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 57% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Elena Gabriela Ruse and Anna Zaja face off in the Round of 16 at Hamburg on Clay.
Elena Gabriela Ruse leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Elena Gabriela Ruse is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Taylor Townsend (Jun 21).
Anna Zaja is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Viktoriya Tomova (Jul 5).
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