Tamara Korpatsch vs Elena Gabriela RuseCluj Napoca Final

Cluj Napoca · WTA · Final
#78WTA
1668ELO
1600Hard ELO
31 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 October 2023
hard
#71WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
Korpatsch T.
6-3 6-4
Ruse E.
Korpatsch T.
662
Ruse E.
340

Tamara Korpatsch defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-3 6-4 in the Cluj Napoca final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Gabriela Ruse came in ranked #71, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Tamara Korpatsch claimed a first win over Elena Gabriela Ruse in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-09s HertogenboschR32grassElena Gabriela Ruse4-6 6.5-7.7

Serve vs return

This season
Korpatsch T.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Korpatsch T.

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

Korpatsch T.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
1st serve in·Even
58%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Even
51%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
4.0
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 161). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
42
66
Break points saved·Dominant
13
72
Break points won·Slight edge
92
98
Deciding sets·Clear edge
73
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
71
5

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 161 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
3.4Hard Elo 1600
Surface ELO
6.6+154 Hard Elo edge
3.3Overall Elo 1668
ELO gap
6.7Overall Elo 1850
5.0
H2H
5.0
1.4
Surface form
3.4
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.7
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
Surface transition
6.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Freshness·Slight edge
87
98

Korpatsch T.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 32 games (7d) · Ruse E.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast