Elena Gabriela Ruse vs Dominika SalkovaOsaka Qualifying Round 1

Osaka · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#72WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 October 2025
hard
#127WTA
1618ELO
1614Hard ELO
22 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ruse E.
6-7 6-0 6-1
Salkova D.
Ruse E.
63662
Salkova D.
77011

Elena Gabriela Ruse defeated Dominika Salkova 6-7 6-0 6-1 in the Osaka qualifying round 1 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.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Salkova D.

Salkova D.serving49% hold

wins 50% 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.Salkova D.
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
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
53%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
1.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.9
4.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (70 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
66
58
Break points saved·Even
72
75
Break points won·Slight edge
98
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
75
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
5
26

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
6.6+140 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.4Hard Elo 1614
7.6Overall Elo 1850
ELO gap
2.4Overall Elo 1618
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.4
Surface form
7.2
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
Surface transition
6.0
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
Freshness·Even
98
96

Ruse E.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Salkova D.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast