Teodora Kostovic vs Jennifer RuggeriRome Round of 32

Rome · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#184WTA
1532ELO
1510Clay ELO
19 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10
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Monday, 13 July 2026 ·
clay
#207WTA
1577ELO
1554Clay ELO
22 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10
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Kostovic T.
vs
Ruggeri J.

Teodora Kostovic faces Jennifer Ruggeri in the Rome round of 32 on clay. Teodora Kostovic is the paper favourite — ranked #184 — but Jennifer Ruggeri arrives in form, winning 4 of their last 6 on clay to Teodora Kostovic's 2.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 18:20 UTC
Kostovic T.27%
Ruggeri J.73%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Ruggeri J. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 66% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.5Clay Elo 1510
Surface ELO
5.5+44 Clay Elo edge
5.0Overall Elo 1532
ELO gap
5.0Overall Elo 1577
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
3.74 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
7.58 of last 10 on clay
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3.0Grass → Clay
Surface transition
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.

Form trajectory

Direction of recent form — results vs Elo expectation blended with serve/return vs each player's baseline, over the last few months. About

28 vs 27 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Kostovic T.serving39% hold

wins 46% of points on serve vs Ruggeri J.

Ruggeri J.serving48% hold

wins 49% of points on serve vs Kostovic T.

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
99

Kostovic T.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather forecast
31°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 40%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.