Elena Gabriela Ruse vs Jule Niemeier — Auckland Qualifying Round 2

Auckland · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Elena Gabriela Ruse
ROU
Elena Gabriela Ruse
#72WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2024
hard
Jule Niemeier
GER
Jule Niemeier
#569WTA
1418ELO
1423Hard ELO
26 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
Ruse E.
6-0 3-6 6-3
Niemeier J.
Ruse E.
6362
Niemeier J.
0631

Elena Gabriela Ruse defeated Jule Niemeier 6-0 3-6 6-3 in the Auckland qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Gabriela Ruse came in ranked #72.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ruse E.serving56% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Niemeier J.

Niemeier J.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

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

Ruse E.Niemeier J.
0
Serve
—
32
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Ruse E.Niemeier J.
1st serve in·Even
58%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
7.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 95). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ruse E.Niemeier J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
66
12
Break points saved·Dominant
72
33
Break points won·Clear edge
98
82
Deciding sets·Dominant
97
9
Tiebreaks·Dominant
5
42

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ruse E.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 52 days (−0.7)
Niemeier J.
3.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 55 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
8.8+331 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.2Hard Elo 1423
9.6Overall Elo 1850
ELO gap
0.4Overall Elo 1418
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.7
Surface form
0.7
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
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
Ruse E.Niemeier J.
Freshness·
98
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Fruhvirtova B.
Sakatsume H.
6-46-2
Ruse E.
Niemeier J.
6-03-66-3
Kessler M.
Yang Y.
7-56-4
Sun L.
Hruncakova V.
7-617-64
Vickery S.
Lamens S.
6-06-1
Martincova T.
Monnet C.
7-56-2
Stefanini L.
Bektas E.
6-37-5
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Burrage J.
6-16-2
Friedsam A.
Hontama M.
4-67-57-64
Romero Gormaz L.
Janicijevic S.
6-26-2
Glushko L.
Barry M.
7-57-64
Hibino N.
Vickery S.
6-46-2
Q1
Fruhvirtova B.
Tse E.
6-17-5
Sakatsume H.
Zhao C.
6-16-3
Ruse E.
Danilina A.
6-36-3
Niemeier J.
Bolton E.
6-36-4
Kessler M.
Ponchet J.
6-26-756-3
Yang Y.
Ivanov V.
6-36-3
Hruncakova V.
Mattek Sands B.
6-16-3
Sun L.
Aiava D.
6-26-2
Vickery S.
Bozovic A.
6-06-3
Lamens S.
Tan H.
3-66-03-0
Martincova T.
Siskova A.
6-06-0
Monnet C.
Otway J.
6-36-3
Barry M.
Shibahara E.
7-616-4
Glushko L.
Chirico L.
7-636-3
Hibino N.
Tse E.
6-46-2
Vickery S.
Pigossi L.
6-26-3
Stefanini L.
Kaji H.
6-16-3
Bektas E.
Bulgaru M.
5-76-36-4
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Konjuh A.
6-47-5
Burrage J.
Bolkvadze M.
2-67-646-3
Hontama M.
Burillo Escorihuela I.
6-16-2
Friedsam A.
Brancaccio N.
2-66-26-3
Romero Gormaz L.
Ivanov V.
6-737-636-4
Janicijevic S.
Zavatska K.
4-66-16-2