Elena Gabriela Ruse vs Zeynep Sonmez — Brisbane Qualifying Round 2
Brisbane · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#74WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 4 January 2026 ·
hard
#50WTA
1800ELO
1730Hard ELO
$806kYTD
$2.1MCAREER
24 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Gabriela Ruse E.3-6 6-4 6-0
Sonmez Z.
Gabriela Ruse E.
3662
Sonmez Z.
6401
Elena Gabriela Ruse defeated Zeynep Sonmez 3-6 6-4 6-0 in the Brisbane qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Zeynep Sonmez came in ranked #50.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Gabriela Ruse dropped the opening set before beating Zeynep Sonmez 3–6 6–4 6–0.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
1.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 39). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
45
56
Break points saved·Even
11
14
Break points won·Even
93
94
Deciding sets·Even
86
86
Tiebreaks·
18
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
92
82
Gabriela Ruse E.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 25 games (7d) · Sonmez Z.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 47 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast