Elena Gabriela Ruse vs Dayana Yastremska — Hamburg Semi-final

Hamburg · WTA · Semi-final
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Elena Gabriela Ruse
#77WTA
1786ELO
1723Clay ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 July 2021
clay
UKR
Dayana Yastremska
[1]
#45WTA
1816ELO
1749Clay ELO
$373kYTD
$6.4MCAREER
26 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Elena Gabriela Ruse defeated Dayana Yastremska 2-6 6-1 6-4 in the Hamburg semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dayana Yastremska came in ranked #45. Elena Gabriela Ruse extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ruse E.
3.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 79 days (−1.2)
Yastremska D.
4.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 238 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.4Clay Elo 1723
Surface ELO
4.6+25 Clay Elo edge
5.3Overall Elo 1786
ELO gap
4.7Overall Elo 1816
5.0
H2H
5.0
2.2
Surface form
5.7
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Ruse E.
2662
Yastremska D.
6141

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-06LinzR16hardElena Gabriela Ruse4-6 6-4 6-4
2026-01-19Australian OpenR128hardElena Gabriela Ruse6-4 7-5

Statistics

Recent form
Ruse E.Yastremska D.
55%1st serve in+7%62%
65%1st serve points won+5%60%
48%2nd serve points won48%
58%Service points won+2%56%
43%Return points won+1%44%
53%Break points saved53%
3.8Aces / match+1.62.2
4.8Double faults / match+0.35.1

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Ruse E.
Petkovic A.
7-666-4
Semi-finals
Ruse E.
Yastremska D.[1]
2-66-16-4
Petkovic A.
Niemeier J.
7-644-67-5
Quarter-finals
Ruse E.
Collins D.[4]
6-41-67-5
Niemeier J.
Zidansek T.[3]
6-26-4
Yastremska D.[1]
Errani S.
7-646-4
Petkovic A.
Bonaventure Y.
6-27-5
R16
Petkovic A.
Putintseva Y.[2]
6-21-66-4
Collins D.[4]
Kucova K.
1-66-26-3
Ruse E.
Zaja A.
6-26-2
Yastremska D.[1]
Frech M.
7-656-1
Errani S.
Konjuh A.
7-656-3
Niemeier J.
Korpatsch T.
6-26-756-3
Bonaventure Y.
Pera B.[7]
3-66-36-4
Zidansek T.[3]
Pliskova K.
6-33-66-3
R32
Pliskova K.
Bara I.
6-27-65
Konjuh A.
Paolini J.
7-57-5
Frech M.
Melnikova M.
6-46-4
Errani S.
Ferro F.[5]
7-56-3
Kucova K.
Barthel M.
6-37-64
Ruse E.
Teichmann J.[6]
7-57-61
Niemeier J.
Garcia C.[8]
6-46-2
Korpatsch T.
Minella M.
7-56-3
Pera B.[7]
Kawa K.
6-16-2
Bonaventure Y.
Sharma A.
1-66-26-4
Petkovic A.
Friedsam A.
6-47-5
Zaja A.
Tomova V.
0-66-37-5