Elena Gabriela Ruse vs Katie BoulterLinz Round of 32

Linz · WTA · Round of 32
#71WTA
1850ELO
1754Hard ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 April 2026
hard
#60WTA
1831ELO
1795Hard ELO
29 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWLW
Ruse E.
7-6 7-6
Boulter K.
Ruse E.
77772
Boulter K.
63620

Elena Gabriela Ruse defeated Katie Boulter 7-6 7-6 in the Linz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Katie Boulter came in ranked #60.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ruse E.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Boulter K.

Boulter K.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Ruse E.

Serve advantage — Boulter K.

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.Boulter K.
0
Serve
21
32
Return
67

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
56%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.0
2.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.0
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
66
87
Break points saved·Clear edge
72
86
Break points won·Slight edge
98
93
Deciding sets·Even
97
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
5
88

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.2Hard Elo 1754
Surface ELO
5.8+40 Hard Elo edge
4.7Overall Elo 1850
ELO gap
5.3Overall Elo 1831
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.4
Surface form
6.7
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
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
98

Ruse E.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Boulter K.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
15°COvercast
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 42%