Elena Gabriela Ruse vs Taylor Townsend — Bad Homburg Qualifying Final

Bad Homburg · WTA · Qualifying Final
Elena Gabriela Ruse
ROU
Elena Gabriela Ruse
#75WTA
1850ELO
1765Grass ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 21 June 2026 ·
grass
Taylor Townsend
USA6
Taylor Townsend
#105WTA
1826ELO
1620Grass ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLWWWW
Gabriela Ruse E.
3-6 6-1 6-4
Townsend T.
Gabriela Ruse E.
3662
Townsend T.
6141

Elena Gabriela Ruse defeated Taylor Townsend 3-6 6-1 6-4 in the Bad Homburg qualifying final on grass. The result followed the form book — Elena Gabriela Ruse came in ranked #75.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Gabriela Ruse E.Townsend T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
44%
41%
Break points saved·Clear edge
52%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gabriela Ruse E.Townsend T.
Clutch Rating·Even
45
41
Break points saved·Dominant
13
78
Break points won·Dominant
89
34
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
20
Tiebreaks·Dominant
57
90

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Gabriela Ruse E.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Townsend T.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
5.9+71 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Grass Elo 1472
5.0Overall Elo 1707
ELO gap
5.0Overall Elo 1705
5.0First meeting on grass
H2H
5.0First meeting on grass
6.97 of last 10 on grass
Surface form
6.66 of last 10 on grass
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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
Gabriela Ruse E.Townsend T.
Freshness·Even
88
86

Gabriela Ruse E.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d) · Townsend T.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw