Polona Hercog vs Elena Gabriela Ruse Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

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P. Hercog vs E. Gabriela Ruse

Polona Hercog

SLO

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.85m

Height

672

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.4M

Career Money

$1.7M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-Handed

Elena Gabriela Ruse

ROU

2

Win

Played

0

Win

Age

1.85m

Height

672

C. Rank

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$2.4M

Career Money

$1.7M

Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Hercog 2 - 0 Ruse

They have played 5 sets in total, with Polona Hercog winning 4 and Elena Gabriela Ruse winning 1. The last match between Polona Hercog and Elena Gabriela Ruse was at the W60 Andrezieux-Boutheon, 23-01-2019, Round: R1, Surface: I.hard, with Polona Hercog getting the victory 6-4 6-4.

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Hercog	2
Ruse	0

Last 2 H2H Matches:

(R1) W60 Andrezieux-Boutheon(01-23-19)

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Polona Hercog

Elena Gabriela Ruse

(R1) Bucharest Open - Bucharest(07-16-18)

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Polona Hercog

Elena Gabriela Ruse

P. Hercog vs E. G. Ruse H2H Profile

P. Hercog	Stats	E. G. Ruse
$2,443,410	Career Prize Money	$1,722,174
57.79% (486-355)	Career Total W/L	61.83% (337-208)
1	Clay	0
1	Indoor	0
22	Titles	8
2	Total H2H Matches	0
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	46.43% (13-15)

P. Hercog vs E. G. Ruse Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Polona Hercog has won 41.44% of points on their second serve, while Elena Gabriela Ruse has won 37.21%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Polona Hercog, in recent form, has won 48.29% of their opponent's second serve points, while Elena Gabriela Ruse has won 46.61%. The same stats for first serve returns are 29.23% and 32.67% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Polona Hercog has saved 43.59% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Elena Gabriela Ruse has saved 48.07% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Polona Hercog has won 52.63% of matches played (W/L 10/9), with Elena Gabriela Ruse winning 60.78% (W/L 31/20) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Polona Hercog has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 68% (W/L 324/154), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 44% (W/L 114/144). Elena Gabriela Ruse has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 68% (W/L 171/98), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 60% (W/L 87/57).
Player level: In the last year, Polona Hercog has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 58.82% of matches (W/L 10/7), where as Elena Gabriela Ruse has played most of their matches on the Masters series, winning 55.56% of matches (W/L 10/8). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 2 times before with Polona Hercog winning 2 times and Elena Gabriela Ruse being victorious 0 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Polona Hercog winning 4 and Elena Gabriela Ruse winning 1.
The last match between Polona Hercog and Elena Gabriela Ruse was at the W60 Andrezieux-Boutheon, 23-01-2019, Round: R1, Surface: I.hard, with Polona Hercog getting the victory 6-4 6-4.
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:47:23.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Polona Hercog has played against opponents with an average rank of 234.95 while Elena Gabriela Ruse has played against players with an average rank of 167.76.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Polona Hercog has won 50% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Elena Gabriela Ruse has won 69% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Polona Hercog has converted 34.48% of breakpoint opportunities, and Elena Gabriela Ruse has converted 35.95% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Polona Hercog vs Elena Gabriela Ruse Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

P. Hercog vs E. G. Ruse H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

P. Hercog	Stats	E. G. Ruse
2	H2H Matches Won	0
4	Sets Won	1
26	Games Won	19
6	Aces (Total)	2
12	Total Double Faults	15
1:47:23	Average Match Time	1:47:23
49% (78/158)	1st Serve %	59% (82/139)
67% (52/78)	1st Serve Win %	57% (47/82)
49% (39/80)	2nd Serve Win %	40% (23/57)
56% (10/18)	Break Pts Won %	33% (7/21)
50% (69/139)	Return Points Win %	42% (67/158)
100% (2/2)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	0% (0/2)
100% (1/1)	Deciding Set Win %	0% (0/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Won, Won Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	100% (1/1)
100% (1/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/1)

Recent Performance Stats

P. Hercog Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Quito Open - Quito - 01-12-2025
SF Leolia JeanjeanL. Jeanjean	W	6-2 6-2	Stats
QF Elvina KalievaE. Kalieva	W	6-3 6-1	Stats
R2 Oleksandra OliynykovaO. Oliynykova	W	4-6 6-3 6-3	Stats
R1 Sara Sorribes TormoS. Sorribes	W	7-6(0) 4-6 6-3	Stats
Argentina Open - Buenos Aires - 24-11-2025
R1 Jazmin OrtenziJ. Ortenzi	L	6-4 3-6 6-1	Stats

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E. G. Ruse Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
W75 Trnava - 24-11-2025
F Lucie HavlickovaL. Havlickova	W	5-7 6-4 6-0	Stats
SF Aliona FaleiA. Falei	W	6-1 6-0	Stats
QF Anastasiia SobolievaA. Sobolieva	W	6-3 6-1	Stats
R2 Camilla RosatelloC. Rosatello	W	6-3 6-2	Stats
R1 Julie PastikovaJ. Pastikova	W	6-4 6-7(6) 6-2	Stats

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P. Hercog vs E. G. Ruse Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

P. Hercog	Stats	E. G. Ruse
57.84% (483/352)	YTD Win/Loss	61.83% (337/208)
56.30% (1073/833)	Sets Win/Loss	59.15% (734/507)
52.64% (9172/8253)	Games Win/Loss	54.34% (6182/5195)
44.19% (114/144)	Hard Win/Loss	60.42% (87/57)
67.78% (324/154)	Clay Win/Loss	63.57% (171/98)
44.00% (22/28)	Indoor Hard W/L	58.89% (53/37)
46.94% (23/26)	Grass Win/Loss	61.90% (26/16)
0.21	Aces Per Game	0.21
1805	Aces Total	1139
0.25	Double Faults Per Game	0.41
2120	Total Double Faults	2262
1:12:6	Average Match Time	1:29:30
475.91	Average Opponent Rank	439.31
60% (27261/45389)	1st Serve %	58% (19245/33290)
65% (17651/27261)	1st Serve Win %	64% (12310/19245)
47% (8603/18123)	2nd Serve Win %	45% (6290/14045)
48% (2490/5228)	Break Points Won % (Total)	50% (2263/4552)
43% (19939/45892)	Return Points Win %	48% (16279/33921)
40.22% (37/55)	Slam W/L	61.90% (39/24)
51.94% (67/62)	Masters W/L	57.14% (24/18)
53.85% (7/6)	Cups W/L	66.67% (2/1)
51.54% (151/142)	Main Tour W/L	61.65% (82/51)
70.44% (193/81)	Challenger W/L	59.07% (140/97)
82.35% (28/6)	Futures W/L	74.63% (50/17)
58% (472/820)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	63% (335/535)
100% (2/2)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	0% (0/3)
52% (92/176)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	45% (55/122)
53% (131/247)	Deciding Set Win %	62% (96/156)
86% (477/408)	1st Set Won, Won Match	90% (318/287)
14% (477/66)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	10% (318/31)
20% (358/72)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	22% (226/49)