Teodora Kostovic vs Elena Gabriela Ruse — Madrid Qualifying Round 1

Madrid · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
SRB
Teodora Kostovic
#159WTA
1532ELO
1510Clay ELO
19 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 22 April 2025
clay
Elena Gabriela Ruse
ROU
Elena Gabriela Ruse
#72WTA
1850ELO
1744Clay ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kostovic T.
6-4 2-6 7-6
Ruse E.
Kostovic T.
62772
Ruse E.
46631

Teodora Kostovic defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-4 2-6 7-6 in the Madrid qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned 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
Kostovic T.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Ruse E.serving47% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Kostovic 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

Statistics

This season
Kostovic T.Ruse E.
1st serve in·Even
59%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
3.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (80 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kostovic T.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Ruse E.
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.0Clay Elo 1510
Surface ELO
7.0+234 Clay Elo edge
2.3Overall Elo 1532
ELO gap
7.7Overall Elo 1850
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.0
Surface form
7.3
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
6.7
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
6.0
Surface transition
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
Kostovic T.Ruse E.
Freshness·Even
100
98

Kostovic T.: 15 days rest · Ruse E.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Carle M.
Pera B.
7-646-2
Sonmez Z.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-2
Joint M.
Teichmann J.
7-626-1
Blinkova A.
Quevedo K.
6-47-67
Sasnovich A.
Grant T.
6-17-5
Fett J.
Ruzic A.
6-23-66-4
Masarova R.
Bejlek S.
6-25-76-2
Starodubtseva Y.
Jacquemot E.
7-652-67-5
Parry D.
Cocciaretto E.
6-26-2
Kostovic T.
Stefanini L.
6-26-2
Udvardy P.
Niemeier J.
6-26-3
Jones F.
Bucsa C.
7-633-66-1
Q1
Cocciaretto E.
Hon P.
6-26-1
Blinkova A.
Torner Sensano N.
6-36-3
Quevedo K.
Parrizas Diaz N.
6-26-4
Pera B.
Roura Llaverias R.
6-26-4
Carle M.
Snigur D.
5-77-676-4
Sonmez Z.
Romero Gormaz L.
7-686-3
Lepchenko V.
Dart H.
6-46-736-3
Joint M.
Errani S.
6-42-66-2
Teichmann J.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-2
Grant T.
Maria T.
6-36-3
Sasnovich A.
Bjorklund M.
6-36-1
Fett J.
Rakhimova K.
6-36-3
Ruzic A.
Geerlings A.
6-46-2
Masarova R.
Rus A.
6-17-5
Bejlek S.
Bondar A.
7-56-3
Jacquemot E.
Todoni A.
3-3
Starodubtseva Y.
Paquet C.
2-66-36-0
Parry D.
Selekhmeteva O.
6-27-5
Kostovic T.
Ruse E.
6-42-67-63
Stefanini L.
Andreeva E.
7-56-4
Udvardy P.
Gadecki O.
6-727-56-1
Niemeier J.
Zakharova A.
6-37-5
Bucsa C.
Chwalinska M.
7-56-0
Jones F.
Siegemund L.
6-46-3