Elena Gabriela Ruse
Age: 27 (06/11/1997)
  • Overview
    WTA singles titles
    23 / 11
    324 / 198
    WTA doubles titles
    7 / 4
    166 / 98
    Prize money
    $523,277
    $2,691,555
    Prize money
    $523,277
    $2,691,555
    Titles
    0
    1
    Titles
    0
    0
  • Full description
    Personal

    Coached by Calin Ciorbagiu Formerly worked with Andrei Lulian Vespan Currently lives in Bucharest Her father has been a football player and her mom is a former gymnast Enjoys reading, movies, some times cooking desserts, listening to music on her phone handsets is relaxing Considers herself to be very ambitious.

    Career Highlights

    SINGLES Winner (1): 2021 - Hamburg. Finalist (3): 2025 - 's-Hertogenbosch; 2023 - Cluj-Napoca; 2021 - Palermo. DOUBLES Finalist (1): 2019 - Bucharest (w/Cristian). WTA 125 TITLES DOUBLES (1): 2024 - Hong Kong (w/Niculescu). Finalist (1): 2024 - Angers (w/Niculescu).

    Career in Review

    Highlight of 2024 season was reaching first career Grand Slam third round at US Open earning second Top 10 win of career by beating No.8 Barbora Krejcikova in the second round; also reached quarterfinals at Rouen and semifinals at WTA 125 Paris and WTA 125 Hamburg

    2023 highlight was reaching third WTA singles final of career, on home soil at Cluj-Napoca (l. Korpatsch)

    In 2022, reached 2r on nine occasions, including Australian Open (l. Kudermetova) and US Open (l. Gauff)

    During 2021 season, captured maiden WTA title at Hamburg (d. Petkovic in F) and finished R-Up at Palermo (l. Collins) - entered both tournaments as a qualifier

    Made Top 100 debut at No.99 on September 20, 2021

    Ended 2020 with her deepest ITF Circuit run of the season, at $100k Dubai-UAE. Also reached two QFs at this level and fell in final round of qualifying at both Australian Open and Roland Garros

    Advanced to maiden WTA QF at 2019 Nottingham (as qualifier, l. Garcia)

    Fell 1r on Grand Slam main draw debut at 2018 Wimbledon (as qualifier, l. A.Radwanska in 3s)

    Made WTA main draw debut at 2016 Bucharest and scored first Tour-level win of career at 2017 Bucharest (d. Shinikova, l. Suarez Navarro)

    WTA qualifying debut came at 2015 Bucharest

    Owner of six singles and 10 doubles titles on ITF Circuit

    Played first professional events of career in Romania on ITF circuit in 2012

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