Shuai Zhang vs Elena Gabriela Ruse — Prague Round of 16

Prague · WTA · Round of 16
Shuai Zhang
CHN6
Shuai Zhang
#64WTA
1718ELO
1598Clay ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 April 2018
clay
Elena Gabriela Ruse
ROU
Elena Gabriela Ruse
#71WTA
1850ELO
1744Clay ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Zhang S.
6-4 6-4
Ruse E.
Zhang S.
662
Ruse E.
440

Shuai Zhang defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-4 6-4 in the Prague round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #64, defending last year's round of 32. Shuai Zhang extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-20Bad HomburgSFgrassElena Gabriela Ruse5-7 4-6
2022-06-13BirminghamR16grassShuai Zhang6-2 2-6 7-5
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Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Ruse E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
46%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Ruse E.
Clutch Rating·Even
62
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
55
72
Break points won·Clear edge
83
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
78
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
5

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Ruse E.
Freshness·Even
96
98

Zhang S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Ruse E.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.[2]
Buzarnescu M.[7]
4-66-26-3
Semi-finals
Buzarnescu M.[7]
Giorgi C.
4-66-37-5
Kvitova P.[2]
Zhang S.[6]
7-666-0
Quarter-finals
Zhang S.[6]
Paolini J.
6-46-3
Giorgi C.
Stosur S.
6-26-3
Buzarnescu M.[7]
Pliskova K.
6-26-3
Kvitova P.[2]
Siniakova K.[8]
6-36-3
R16
Siniakova K.[8]
Alexandrova E.
6-43-66-3
Paolini J.
Schmiedlova A.
6-46-1
Zhang S.[6]
Ruse E.
6-46-4
Giorgi C.
Korpatsch T.
6-46-2
Pliskova K.
Wang Q.
6-27-63
Stosur S.
Allertova D.
6-46-4
Buzarnescu M.[7]
Lottner A.
6-07-67
Kvitova P.[2]
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-36-1
R32
Ruse E.
Pera B.
2-66-17-5
Zhang S.[6]
Voegele S.
6-47-5
Giorgi C.
Strycova B.[5]
6-02-66-2
Korpatsch T.
Dodin O.
6-27-5
Allertova D.
Schnyder P.
6-46-4
Buzarnescu M.[7]
Haddad Maia B.
6-17-5
Lottner A.
Barthel M.
6-07-5
Wang Q.
Hruncakova V.
7-646-1
Pliskova K.
Sasnovich A.[9]
7-656-3
Paolini J.
Kasatkina D.[3]
7-666-3
Kvitova P.[2]
Smitkova T.
6-16-3
Stosur S.
Saville D.[4]
6-34-60-0
Vikhlyantseva N.
Witthoeft C.
6-46-4
Siniakova K.[8]
Petkovic A.
6-27-64
Schmiedlova A.
Watson H.
6-16-3
Alexandrova E.
Hogenkamp R.
7-656-1