Sonay Kartal vs Elena Gabriela Ruse — Nottingham Qualifying Round 2
Nottingham · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
GBR#122WTA
1874ELO
1732Grass ELO
24 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 June 2023
grass
#72WTA
1850ELO
1765Grass ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Kartal S.6-2 7-5
Ruse E.
Kartal S.
672
Ruse E.
25–
Sonay Kartal defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-2 7-5 in the Nottingham qualifying round 2 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Gabriela Ruse came in ranked #72.
Key context
- Match story: Sonay Kartal closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–5.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
4.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (83 vs 161). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Draw — qualifying
Q2
Mandlik E.
Snigur D.
6-22-67-5
Kartal S.
Ruse E.
6-27-5
Watson H.
Rajecki A.
6-36-2
Gadecki O.
Rodionova A.
2-67-56-3
Dart H.
Silva E.
6-06-4
Appleton E.
Arango E.
6-16-1
Q1
Mandlik E.
Shymanovich I.
6-46-4
Snigur D.
Bains N.
6-26-4
Kartal S.
Kenin S.
6-27-66
Ruse E.
Garland J.
6-47-60
Rajecki A.
Muhammad A.
6-726-46-2
Watson H.
Chang S.
6-36-3
Rodionova A.
Waltert S.
7-636-1
Gadecki O.
Cabrera L.
7-56-3
Dart H.
Inglis M.
6-36-4
Silva E.
Zacarias M.
6-21-66-1
Arango E.
Yastremska D.
6-26-4
Appleton E.
Scott K.
4-67-646-3