Simona Halep vs Elena Gabriela Ruse — Cluj-Napoca 2 Round of 32

Cluj-Napoca 2 · WTA · Round of 32
ROU1
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 October 2021
hard
Elena Gabriela Ruse
ROU
Elena Gabriela Ruse
#72WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Halep S.
6-1 6-2
Ruse E.
Halep S.
662
Ruse E.
120

Simona Halep defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-1 6-2 in the Cluj-Napoca 2 round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Simona Halep extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-02-14DubaiR16hardSimona Halep6-3 6-2
2022-01-03Melbourne 1R16hardSimona Halep6-2 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Halep 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

Serve & return on hard

Halep S.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
Halep S.Ruse E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
48%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
54%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.0
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (87 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Ruse E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
89
66
Break points saved·Clear edge
87
72
Break points won·Even
100
98
Deciding sets·Even
98
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
5

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Halep S.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Ruse E.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.4
Surface form
4.2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.1
Minutes 14d
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Halep S.Ruse E.
Freshness·
—
98

Ruse E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kontaveit A.[2]
Halep S.[1]
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Halep S.[1]
Kostyuk M.[6]
6-06-1
Kontaveit A.[2]
Peterson R.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Peterson R.
Tsurenko L.
6-23-66-3
Kostyuk M.[6]
Raducanu E.[3]
6-26-1
Halep S.[1]
Cristian J.
6-16-1
Kontaveit A.[2]
Kalinina A.[8]
6-36-1
R16
Raducanu E.[3]
Bogdan A.
6-36-4
Halep S.[1]
Gracheva V.
6-46-2
Cristian J.
Tomljanovic A.[5]
7-657-5
Kostyuk M.[6]
Barthel M.
6-46-4
Peterson R.
Bara I.
6-06-3
Tsurenko L.
Gasanova A.
6-27-5
Kalinina A.[8]
Friedsam A.
6-26-2
Kontaveit A.[2]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-36-4
R32
Halep S.[1]
Ruse E.
6-16-2
Raducanu E.[3]
Hercog P.
4-67-56-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Kovinic D.
6-46-4
Bogdan A.
Jorovic I.
7-616-4
Gasanova A.
Teichmann J.[4]
4-66-07-5
Bara I.
Begu I.[7]
7-620-66-4
Cristian J.
Juvan K.
3-67-687-63
Tomljanovic A.[5]
Potapova A.
6-25-77-5
Gracheva V.
Petkovic A.
6-42-66-4
Barthel M.
Bondar A.
6-37-5
Kostyuk M.[6]
Pera B.
6-36-4
Peterson R.
Fett J.
6-16-3
Tsurenko L.
Prisacariu A.
7-56-2
Kalinina A.[8]
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
6-16-1
Friedsam A.
Cadantu Ignatik A.
5-76-46-4
Kontaveit A.[2]
Krunic A.
6-37-5