Kristina Kucova vs Elena Gabriela Ruse — Monterrey Qualifying Final

Monterrey · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
SVK
Kristina Kucova
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 April 2019
hard
Elena Gabriela Ruse
ROU
Elena Gabriela Ruse
#72WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Kucova K.
6-2 6-3
Ruse E.
Kucova K.
662
Ruse E.
23–

Kristina Kucova defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-2 6-3 in the Monterrey qualifying final on hard. The result followed the form book — Kristina Kucova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kristina Kucova extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-03-07Indian WellsR128hardKristina Kucova4-6 6-4 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Kucova K.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Kucova K.

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

Serve & return on hard

Kucova K.Ruse E.
—
Serve
0
—
Return
32

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Kucova K.Ruse E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
52%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.7
3.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.9
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (108 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kucova K.Ruse E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
6
66
Break points saved·Dominant
13
72
Break points won·Dominant
64
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
46
97
Tiebreaks·Even
8
5

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kucova K.Ruse E.
Freshness·
—
98

Ruse E.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Haddad Maia B.
Arn G.
6-47-5
Kucova K.
Ruse E.
6-26-3
Kato M.
Panova A.
6-46-0
Q2
Ruse E.
Jaksic J.
6-26-4
Panova A.
Muhammad A.
1-66-36-3
Kucova K.
Guarachi A.
6-16-0
Xu S.
Ahn K.
7-56-1
Haddad Maia B.
Gamiz A.
6-16-4
Arn G.
Lao D.
6-46-1
Kato M.
Kuwata H.
1-66-37-5
Q1
Xu S.
Sanchez A.
6-26-1
Lao D.
Khazaniuk D.
6-46-2
Arn G.
Rosca A.
6-726-46-1
Gamiz A.
Sizikova Y.
6-46-1
Kuwata H.
Bouzkova M.
3-66-46-4
Panova A.
Fett J.
6-27-610
Kato M.
Kratzer A.
7-642-66-3
Muhammad A.
Lu J.
7-636-4
Kucova K.
Mchale C.
6-26-4
Jaksic J.
Sanchez M.
6-37-64
Ruse E.
Swan K.
6-27-5
Niculescu M.
Stevanovic N.
7-626-2
Haddad Maia B.
Zacarias M.
6-26-4
Ahn K.
Savinykh V.
6-37-5