Elena Gabriela Ruse vs Shuai Zhang — Bad Homburg Qualifying Round of 16
Bad Homburg · WTA · Qualifying Round of 16
#66WTA
1850ELO
1765Grass ELO
$1.0MYTD
$4.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 20 June 2026 ·
grass
CHN#55WTA
1718ELO
1619Grass ELO
$1.8MYTD
$14MCAREER
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Gabriela Ruse E.7-5 6-4
Zhang S.
Gabriela Ruse E.
762
Zhang S.
540
Elena Gabriela Ruse defeated Shuai Zhang 7-5 6-4 in the Bad Homburg qualifying round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #55, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Elena Gabriela Ruse narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Gabriela Ruse edged Shuai Zhang in two tight sets (7–5 6–4).
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | Bad Homburg | SF | grass | Elena Gabriela Ruse | 5-7 4-6 |
| 2022-06-13 | Birmingham | R16 | grass | Shuai Zhang | 6-2 2-6 7-5 |
| 2018-04-30 | Prague | R16 | clay | Shuai Zhang | 6-4 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
56%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (41 vs 39). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
45
46
Break points saved·Even
12
12
Break points won·Even
91
90
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
60
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
78
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
88
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Gabriela Ruse E.: played today · 1 match, 15 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast