{{Short description|Romanian tennis player (born 1997)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox tennis biography | name = Elena-Gabriela Ruse | fullname = | image = Day 3 - TransylvaniaOpen Anhelina Kalinina vs Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-2, 6-3 (54320717373) (cropped Elena Gabriela Ruse).jpg | caption = Ruse at the 2025 Transylvania Open | image_upright = .8 | country_represented = {{ROU}} | residence = Bucharest, Romania | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|11|6|df=yes}} | birth_place = Bucharest | height = 1.73 m | turnedpro = | retired = | plays = Right (two-handed backhand) | coach = | careerprizemoney = $3,571,627 | website = <!-- official web site address like this: [http://www.site.com site.com] --> | singlesrecord = {{tennis record|won=344|lost=215}} | singlestitles = 1 | highestsinglesranking = No. 51 (23 May 2022) | currentsinglesranking = No. 61 ({{date|2026-04-13}}) | AustralianOpenresult = 3R (2026) | FrenchOpenresult = 2R (2025) | Wimbledonresult = 1R (2018, 2019, 2022, 2024, 2025) | USOpenresult = 3R (2024) | doublesrecord = {{tennis record|won=174|lost=103}} | doublestitles = 0 WTA, 6 ITF | highestdoublesranking = No. 32 (8 May 2023) | currentdoublesranking = No. 80 ({{date|2026-04-13}}) | AustralianOpenDoublesresult = SF (2023) | FrenchOpenDoublesresult = SF (2024) | WimbledonDoublesresult = 3R (2024) | USOpenDoublesresult = QF (2021) | Team = yes | FedCupresult = 2-3 | updated = {{date|2026-04-13}} }}

'''Elena-Gabriela Ruse''' (born 6 November 1997) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of 51 and a best doubles ranking of world No. 32, achieved in May 2022 and 2023, respectively. She is currently the No. 2 Romanian player.

Ruse won her maiden WTA Tour singles title at the 2021 Hamburg European Open. She has also won six singles and eleven doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

==Juniors== ===2012–2015=== Ruse won two junior singles titles and eight junior doubles titles. The biggest title of her junior career was the Grade-1 Canadian Open Junior Championships, where she beat Katie Swan in the final. Ruse also reached the semifinals of the 2014 Wimbledon girls' singles event in 2014 and the final of Eddie Herr. On the ITF Junior Circuit, she had a career-high combined ranking of 7, achieved on 18 May 2015.

==Professional== ===2015–2016: WTA Tour debut=== When Ruse finished her junior career, she still did not have a professional ranking.

In July 2015, Ruse made her WTA Tour main-draw debut as a wildcard at the Bucharest Open in the doubles event, partnering Jaqueline Cristian. She also received a wildcard into the qualifying draw in singles at the same tournament and beat Alexandra Cadanțu in the first round. She lost her next match to Maria Sakkari. She reached semifinals at $10k events in Bucharest and Antalya.

In December 2015, Ruse won her first professional singles title at Antalya, beating Ekaterine Gorgodze in the final. She finished 2015 with a year-end ranking of No. 642 in singles and No. 575 in doubles.

In January 2016, she qualified for the $25k event in Sunrise, beating former top-30 player Laura Robson along the way, and reached the quarterfinals. After that event, she won ten singles matches and eight doubles matches in a row and won two singles and two doubles titles at $10k events in Antalya. In March, Ruse reached two straight finals at $10k events in Hammamet, Tunisia. She lost the first one to Claudia Giovine in straight sets, snapping her 14-match winning streak in singles, and in the second one she beat Julia Grabher. At the end of April, Ruse qualified for a $25k event in Chiasso, Switzerland and reached the semifinals, where she lost to fellow qualifier Amanda Carreras.

After taking time off for her high school graduation, Ruse returned to competition in June at the $50k event in Essen, Germany. As the last direct acceptance, Ruse shocked top seed Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three sets for her first win over a top-100 player. Due to rain delays in Essen, she had to play her second-round match the same day and lost in straight sets to qualifier Olga Sáez Larra.

===2018–2019: Major debut, Bucharest doubles final=== Ruse qualified for her major main-draw debut at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships.

She reached her first WTA Tour tournament final at the 2019 Bucharest Open, partnering again with Jaqueline Cristian; they were defeated by Viktória Kužmová and Kristýna Plíšková in the championship match.

===2021: First WTA Tour title, US Open doubles quarterfinal=== She made her WTA 1000 debut at the Indian Wells Open as a qualifier.

Ruse won her maiden WTA Tour singles title at the Hamburg European Open, defeating Andrea Petkovic in the final. As a result of this run, she climbed 65 positions and entered the top 150 in singles at a new career-high of world No. 133.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2188105/mertens-back-to-doubles-no-1-muguruza-returns-to-top-10-following-wimbledon|title=Mertens back to doubles No.1, Muguruza returns to Top 10 following Wimbledon|website=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=25 February 2024}}</ref> Following her run in Hamburg, Ruse reached a second consecutive final later that month, at the Palermo Ladies Open; however, she lost it in straight sets to Danielle Collins.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2198126/top-seed-collins-defeats-ruse-in-palermo-to-capture-first-wta-title|title=Top seed Collins defeats Ruse in Palermo to capture first WTA title|website=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=25 February 2024}}</ref>

She made her US Open debut as a qualifier, but lost in the first round to Markéta Vondroušová.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usopen.org/en_US/draws/index.html?event=WS|title=US Open Women's Singles Draw}}</ref> At the same tournament she reached her first Grand Slam doubles quarterfinal partnering Monica Niculescu.

She reached another new career-high of No. 83, on 18 October 2021, and finished the year ranked world No. 85.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/320408/elena-gabriela-ruse/|title=Elena-Gabriela Ruse &#124; Player Stats & More – WTA Official|website=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=25 February 2024}}</ref>

===2022: Top-10 win & new career-high ranking=== In Dubai, she qualified into the main draw and defeated world No. 5 and third seed, Paula Badosa, for her first top-10 win.

She reached a new career-high ranking of No. 51, on 23 May 2022.

===2023: First singles final since 2021=== In doubles at the Australian Open, she reached the semifinals, partnering Marta Kostyuk. She reached the second round at the Monterrey Open as a qualifier, defeating Mérida Open champion, Camila Giorgi.

She qualified for her only major of the season in singles at the US Open.<ref>[https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2023-08-26/meet_the_2023_us_open_womens_qualifiers.html Meet the 2023 US Open Qualifiers] usopen.org</ref> At the same tournament in doubles, she reached the third round with Kostyuk. Ranked No. 188, she reached her first final in more than two years and for the season as a wildcard at the Transylvania Open.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/3748189/korpatsch-triumphs-in-cluj-napoca-for-first-career-title|title=Korpatsch triumphs in Cluj-Napoca for first career title|website=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=25 February 2024}}</ref>

===2024: US Open third round, second top 10 win, back to top 100=== At the 2024 French Open, she reached the doubles semifinals for the first time at this major, partnering again Marta Kostyuk, with wins over ninth seeds Leylah Fernandez and Erin Routliffe, and then Mirra Andreeva and Vera Zvonareva by walkover.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/wta/article/fernandez-routliffe-lose-to-kostyuk-ruse-in-third-round-of-french-open/|website=SportsNet.ca| title=Fernandez, Routliffe lose to Kostyuk, Ruse in third round of French Open|date=4 June 2024|accessdate=4 June 2024}}</ref>

She reached the semifinals at the WTA 125 Ladies Hamburg Open defeating two seeds en-route, eighth seed Laura Pigossi and second seed Tamara Korpatsch, and returned to the top 125 in the rankings on 12 August 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4081700/rankings-watch-anisimova-back-inside-top-50-shnaider-cracks-top-20|title=Rankings Watch: Anisimova back inside Top 50, Shnaider cracks Top 20|date=13 August 2024|accessdate=13 August 2024}}</ref>

Ranked No. 122, she qualified for the main draw at the US Open defeating Julia Grabher and then upsetting eighth seed Barbora Krejčíková, her second top-10 win, to advance to the third round of a major for the first time in her career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4099158/ruse-upsets-wimbledon-champ-krejcikova-in-second-round-of-us-open|title=Ruse upsets Wimbledon champ Krejcikova in second round of US Open|publisher=WTA|accessdate=28 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/tennis/news/us-open-barbora-krejcikova-elena-gabriela-ruse|title=U.S. Open: Elena-Gabriela Ruse ousts Wimbledon champ Barbora Krejcikova|date=28 August 2024 |publisher=NBC Sports|accessdate=28 August 2024}}</ref> She lost to 26th seed Paula Badosa in the third round, in a deciding set tiebreak. She returned to the top 100 in the singles rankings, at world No. 93 on 23 September 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4100643/zheng-puts-tearful-memory-to-rest-with-us-open-revenge-badosa-escapes-ruse|title=Zheng puts tearful memory to rest with US Open revenge; Badosa escapes Ruse|work=Women's Tennis Association |publisher=WTATennis|accessdate=30 August 2024}}</ref>

Alongside Monica Niculescu, she won the doubles draw at the Hong Kong 125 Open in October, defeating Nao Hibino and Makoto Ninomiya in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4144338/tomljanovic-battles-past-tauson-to-claim-wta-125-hong-kong-title|title=Tomljanovic battles past Tauson to claim WTA 125 Hong Kong title|publisher=Women's Tennis Association|accessdate=28 October 2024}}</ref> Partnering Monica Niculescu, Ruse won the doubles title at the WTA 125 Open Angers, defeating Belinda Bencic and Celine Naef in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4182464/chwalinska-triumphs-parks-defeats-bencic-at-this-week-s-wta-125-events|title=Chwalinska triumphs; Parks defeats Bencic at this week's WTA 125 events|work=Women's Tennis Association |accessdate=8 December 2024}}</ref>

===2025: WTA 1000 third round, first grass-court final=== Ruse defeated wildcard entrant Elsa Jacquemot,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/rouen-open-ruse-books-spot-in-second-round-817497.html|title=Rouen Open: Ruse books spot in second round|date=14 April 2025 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=22 April 2025}}</ref> qualifier Camilla Rosatello<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/rouen-open-ruse-sweeps-past-qualifier-rosatello-to-reach-quarter-finals-817777.html|title=Rouen Open: Ruse sweeps past qualifier Rosatello to reach quarter-finals|date=16 April 2025 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=22 April 2025}}</ref> and lucky loser Jessika Ponchet<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/rouen-open-ruse-makes-semi-finals-after-cruising-against-lucky-loser-ponchet-817982.html|title=Rouen Open: Ruse makes semi-finals after cruising against lucky loser Ponchet|date=18 April 2025 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=22 April 2025}}</ref> to reach the semifinals at the Rouen Open, in which she lost to top seed and eventual champion Elina Svitolina.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/top-seed-svitolina-races-into-rouen-final-818071.html|title=Top seed Svitolina races into Rouen final|date=19 April 2025 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=22 April 2025}}</ref>

She qualified for the WTA 1000 Italian Open and defeated Polina Kudermetova<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/rome-internazionali-bnl-ditalia-wta-1000-wta-tour-news/italian-open-ruse-beats-polina-kudermetova-to-make-second-round-820374.html|title=Italian Open: Ruse beats Polina Kudermetova to make second round|date=7 May 2025 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=7 May 2025}}</ref> to make it through to the second round, where she lost to 29th seed Danielle Collins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/italian-open-collins-sets-up-bvattle-with-second-seed-swiatek-820548.html|title=Italian Open: Collins sets up battle with second seed Swiatek|date=8 May 2025 |publisher=Tennis Majors|accessdate=8 May 2025}}</ref>

==Performance timelines== {{Performance key}} ''Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elena-Gabriela Ruse [ROU] &#124; Australian Open |url=https://ausopen.com/players/romania/elena-gabriela-ruse |website=ausopen.com}}</ref>

===Singles=== ''Current through the 2026 Italian Open.'' {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |- !Tournament !2016 !2017!!2018!!2019!!2020 !2021 !2022 !2023 !2024 !2025 !2026 !SR!!W–L!!Win % |- | colspan=15 style=text-align:left |'''Grand Slam tournaments''' |- | style=text-align:left | Australian Open |A |A |A |A |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q3 |A |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q2 |A |style=background:#afeeee|2R |style=background:#afeeee|3R |0 / 3 |4–3 |{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=3 |integer=yes}} |- |style=text-align:left | French Open |A |A |A |A |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q3 |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q2 | style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q2 |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q3 | style=background:#afeeee|2R | |0 / 2 |1–2 |{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}} |- | style=text-align:left | Wimbledon |A |A | style=background:#afeeee |1R | style=background:#afeeee |1R | style=color:#767676; |NH |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q1 | style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q2 | style=background:#afeeee|1R |style=background:#afeeee|1R | |0 / 5 |0–5 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=5 |integer=yes}} |- | style=text-align:left | US Open |A |A |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q1 |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q3 |A | style=background:#afeeee|1R | style=background:#afeeee|2R | style=background:#afeeee|1R | style=background:#afeeee|3R | style=background:#afeeee|1R | |0 / 5 |3–5 |{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=5|integer=yes}} |- style="background:#efefef;font-weight:bold" | align="left" |Win–loss |0–0 |0–0 |0–1 |0–1 |0–0 |0–1 |2–4 |0–1 |2–2 |2–4 |2–1 |0 / 15 |8–15 |{{tennis win percentage|won=8|lost=15|integer=yes}} |- | colspan=15 style=text-align:left|'''National representation''' |- |style=text-align:left|Billie Jean King Cup{{efn|Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.|name=BJKP}} |A |A |A |A | colspan=2 style=background:#ecf2ff|QR{{Efn|Edition is split into the two years due to COVID-19.|name=BJKC2020_21}} |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A | |0 / 0 |1–1 |{{Tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=1|integer=yes}} |- | colspan=15 style=text-align:left |'''WTA 1000''' |- | style=text-align:left |Qatar Open{{Efn|The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.|name=DubaiDoha}} |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A | style=background:#afeeee |1R |A |0 / 1 |0–1 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |- | style=text-align:left |Dubai{{Efn|The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.|name=DubaiDoha}} |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q1 |style=background:#afeeee|1R |0 / 1 |0–1 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |- | style=text-align:left |Indian Wells Open |A |A |A |A | style=color:#767676 |NH | style=background:#afeeee |1R | style=background:#afeeee |1R |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q2 |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |0 / 3 |0–3 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=3|integer=yes}} |- | style=text-align:left |Miami Open |A |A |A |A | style=color:#767676 |NH |A | style=background:#afeeee |2R |A |A | style=background:#afeeee |3R | style=background:#afeeee |2R |0 / 3 |4–3 |{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=3|integer=yes}} |- | style=text-align:left |Madrid Open |A |A |A |A |style=color:#767676|NH |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R |A |style=background:#f0f8ff|Q1 |style=background:#afeeee|2R |0 / 2 |1–2 |{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}} |- | style=text-align:left |Italian Open |A |A |A |A |A |A | style=background:#afeeee |2R | style=background:#afeeee |2R |A | style=background:#afeeee |2R | style=background:#afeeee |2R |0 / 4 |3–4 |{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=4|integer=yes}} |- | style=text-align:left |Canadian Open |A |A |A |A |style=color:#767676|NH |A |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R | |0 / 1 |0–1 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |- | style=text-align:left |Cincinnati Open |A |A |A |A |A | style=background:#f0f8ff |Q2 |A |A |A |style=background:#afeeee|1R | |0 / 1 |0–1 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |- | style=text-align:left |Wuhan Open |A |A |A |A | colspan=4 style=color:#767676 |NH |A |A | |0 / 0 |0–0 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} |- |style=text-align:left|China Open |A |A |A |A | colspan=3 style=color:#767676 |NH |A | style=background:#afeeee |1R |style=background:#afeeee|2R | |0 / 2 |1–2 |{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}} |-style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold |style=text-align:left|Win–loss |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |0–1 |2–3 |1–2 |0–1 |4–6 |2–5 |0 / 18 |9–18 |{{tennis win percentage|won=9|lost=18|integer=yes}} |- | colspan=15 style=text-align:left |'''Career statistics''' |-style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold | |2016 |2017 |2018 |2019 |2020 |2021 |2022 |2023 |2024 |2025 |2026 |SR |W–L |Win % |- style=background:#efefef | style=text-align:left |Tournaments |1 |1 |4 |4 |1 |7 |19 |8 |7 |15 |10 | colspan=3 |'''Career total: 73''' |-style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold |style=text-align:left|Titles |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan=3 |Career total: 1 |-style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold |style=text-align:left|Finals |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 | colspan=3 |Career total: 4 |-style=background:#efefef |style=text-align:left|Hard win–loss |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |0–1 |0–1 |3–4 |7–10 |6–6 |2–4 |4–10 |3–7 |0 / 43 |25–43 |{{tennis win percentage|won=25|lost=43|integer=yes}} |-style=background:#efefef |style=text-align:left|Clay win–loss |0–1 |1–1 |1–2 |0–1 |0–1 |8–2 |1–6 |1–2 |3–2 |5–3 |4–3 |1 / 24 |24–24 |{{tennis win percentage|won=24|lost=24|integer=yes}} |-style=background:#efefef |style=text-align:left|Grass win–loss |0–0 |0–0 |0–2 |2–2 |0–0 |0–0 |1–3 |0–0 |0–1 |4–2 |0–0 |0 / 10 |7–10 |{{tennis win percentage|won=7|lost=10|integer=yes}} |- style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold | style=text-align:left |Overall win–loss |0–1 |1–1 |1–4 |2–4 |0–2 |11–6 |9–19 |7–8 |5–7 |13–15 |7–10 |1 / 77 |56–77 |{{tennis win percentage|won=56|lost=77|integer=yes}} |- style=background:#efefef | style=text-align:left |Year-end ranking{{Efn|2015: WTA Ranking-642.|name=WTA_Rankings_Singles}} |254 |265 |243 |182 |177 |85 |104 |125 |90 |88 | | colspan=3 |'''$3,444,372''' |}

===Doubles=== ''Current through the 2026 BNP Paribas Open.'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Tournament !2015 !2016 !2017 !2018 !2019 !2020 !2021 !2022 !2023 !2024 !2025 !2026 !SR !W–L !Win % |- | colspan="13" align="left" |'''Grand Slam tournaments''' |- | align="left" |Australian Open |A |A |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="yellow" |SF |A |style="background:#ffebcd"|QF | |0 / 3 |7–3 |{{tennis win percentage|won=7|lost=3|integer=yes}} |- | align="left" |French Open |A |A |A |A |A |A |A | style="background:#ffebcd" |QF | style="background:#afeeee" |3R | bgcolor="yellow" |SF |A | |0 / 3 |9–3 |{{tennis win percentage|won=9|lost=3 |integer=yes}} |- | align="left" |Wimbledon |A |A |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="afeeee" |3R |bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | |0 / 4 |4–4 |{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=4 |integer=yes}} |- | align="left" |US Open |A |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="ffebcd" |QF | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | bgcolor="afeeee" |3R | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="afeeee" |3R | |0 / 5 |8–5 |{{tennis win percentage|won=8|lost=5|integer=yes}} |- style="background:#efefef;font-weight:bold" | align="left" |Win–loss |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |3–1 |3–4 |9–4 |7–3 |6–3 | |0 / 15 |22–15 |{{tennis win percentage|won=22|lost=15|integer=yes}} |- | colspan="13" align="left" |'''National representation''' |- | align="left" |Billie Jean King Cup{{efn||name=BJKP}} |A |A |A |A |A | colspan="2" bgcolor=ecf2ff|QR{{Efn||name=BJKC2020_21}} |A |A |bgcolor="afeeee"|1R |A | |0 / 1 |0–1 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |- | colspan="16" align="left" |'''WTA 1000''' |- |align="left"|Qatar Open |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor="afeeee"|1R |A |0 / 1 |0–1 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |- | align="left" |Dubai Open |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor="yellow"|SF |0 / 1 |3–1 |{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=1|integer=yes}} |- | align="left" |Indian Wells Open |A |A |A |A |A |style=color:#767676|NH | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |1R |A |A | |0 / 2 |1–2 |{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}} |- | align="left" |Miami Open |A |A |A |A |A |style=color:#767676|NH |A |A |A |A |A | |0 / 0 |0–0 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0}} |- | align="left" |Madrid Open |A |A |A |A |A |style=color:#767676|NH |A |A |bgcolor=yellow|SF |A |A | |0 / 1 |2–1 |{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=1|integer=yes}} |- | align="left" |Italian Open |A |A |A |A |A |A |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |A | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R | |0 / 3 |3–3 |{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=3|integer=yes}} |- | align="left" |Canadian Open |A |A |A |A |A |style=color:#767676|NH |A |A |A |A |A | |0 / 0 |0–0 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0}} |- | align="left" |Cincinnati Open |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor="afeeee" |1R | |0 / 1 |0–1 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |- | align="left" |Wuhan Open |A |A |A |A |A | colspan="3" style=color:#767676|NH |A |A |A | |0 / 0 |0–0 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} |- | align="left" |China Open |A |A |A |A |A | colspan="3" style=color:#767676|NH |A |A |A | |0 / 0 |0–0 |{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=0|integer=yes}} |-style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold | align="left" |Win–loss |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |0–0 |1–1 |1–1 |3–3 |0–0 |1–3 |3–1 |0 / 9 |10–9 |{{tennis win percentage|won=10|lost=9|integer=yes}} |- | colspan="13" align=left |'''Career statistics''' |-style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold | |2015 |2016 |2017 |2018 |2019 |2020 |2021 |2022 |2023 |2024 |2025 |2026 |SR |W–L |Win % |- bgcolor="efefef" | align="left" |Tournaments |1 |1 |1 |2 |4 |1 |4 |10 |10 |5 |9 |2 | colspan="3" |'''Career total: 50''' |-style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold |align=left|Titles |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="3" |Career total: 0 |-style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold |align=left|Finals |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="3" |Career total: 1 |-style=background:#efefef;font-weight:bold |align=left|Overall win–loss |0–1 |1–1 |0–1 |3–2 |8–4 |0–2 |6–4 |7–8 |17–10 |7–5 |10–9 |5–2 |0 / 49 |59–49 |{{tennis win percentage|won=59|lost=49|integer=yes}} |-bgcolor=efefef | align="left" |Year-end ranking |575 |250 |285 |200 |119 |124 |99 |93 |37 |62 |77 | | colspan="3" | |}

==WTA Tour finals== ===Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runner-ups)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;" !Legend |- style="background:#f3e6d7;" |Grand Slam |- style="background:#e9e9e9;" |WTA 1000 |- style="background:#d4f1c5;" |WTA 500 |- |WTA 250 (1–3) |} | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;" !Finals by surface |- |Hard (0–1) |- |Clay (1–1) |- |Grass (0–1) |} |}

{|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- | bgcolor=98FB98|Win | <small>1–0</small> | {{dts| Jul 2021}} | Hamburg European Open, Germany | WTA 250 | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Andrea Petkovic | 7–6<sup>(8–6)</sup>, 6–4 |- | bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss | <small>1–1</small> | {{dts|Jul 2021}} | Palermo Ladies Open, Italy | WTA 250 | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Danielle Collins | 4–6, 2–6 |- | bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss | <small>1–2</small> | {{dts|Oct 2023}} | Transylvania Open, Romania | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|GER}} Tamara Korpatsch | 3–6, 4–6 |- | bgcolor=FFA07A|Loss | <small>1–3</small> | {{dts|Jun 2025}} | Rosmalen Open, Netherlands | WTA 250 | Grass | {{flagicon|BEL}} Elise Mertens | 3–6, 6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup> |}

===Doubles: 1 (runner-up)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;" !Legend |- |bgcolor=f3e6d7|Grand Slam |- |bgcolor=e9e9e9|WTA 1000 |- |bgcolor=d4f1c5|WTA 500 |- |WTA 250 (0–1) |} | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%;" !Finals by surface |- |Hard (0–0) |- |Grass (0–0) |- |Clay (0–1) |} |}

{|class="wikitable" |- !Result !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !Score |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss |{{dts|Jul 2019}} |Bucharest Open, <br />Romania |International{{efn|The WTA International tournaments were reclassified as WTA 250 tournaments in 2021.|name=WTA250}} |Clay |{{flagicon|ROU}} Jaqueline Cristian |{{flagicon|SVK}} Viktória Kužmová<br />{{flagicon|CZE}} Kristýna Plíšková |4–6, 6–7<sup>(3–7)</sup> |}

==ITF Circuit finals== ===Singles: 10 (7 titles, 3 runner-ups)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%;" !Legend |- style="background:#addfad;" |$50/60,000 tournaments (1–1) |- style="background:lightblue;" |$25,000 tournaments (1–1) |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" |$10/15,000 tournaments (5–1) |} | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%;" !Finals by surface |- |Hard (1–2) |- |Clay (6–1) |} |} {|class="sortable wikitable" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>1–0</small> | Dec 2015 | bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|ITF Antalya, Turkey | bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|GEO}} Ekaterine Gorgodze | 1–6, 7–6<sup>(3)</sup>, 6–2 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>2–0</small> | Feb 2016 | bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|ITF Antalya, Turkey | bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|FRA}} Josephine Boualem | 7–6<sup>(3)</sup>, 0–6, 6–1 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>3–0</small> | Feb 2016 | bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|ITF Antalya, Turkey | bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|SLO}} Nina Potočnik | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>3–1</small> | Mar 2016 | bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ITA}} Claudia Giovine | 4–6, 0–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>4–1</small> | Apr 2016 | bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | bgcolor="#f0f8ff"|10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|AUT}} Julia Grabher | 6–4, 6–1 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>4–2</small> | Oct 2016 | style="background:#addfad;"|Open de Touraine, France | style="background:#addfad;"|50,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|BEL}} Maryna Zanevska | 3–6, 3–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>5–2</small> | Aug 2017 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Bad Saulgau, Germany | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Chiara Scholl | 6–1, 6–2 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>6–2</small> | Aug 2017 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Arad, Romania | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|15,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|SLO}} Nina Potočnik | 6–4, 6–1 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>6–3</small> | Mar 2019 | style="background:lightblue;"|Yokohama Challenger, Japan | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|BEL}} Greet Minnen | 4–6, 1–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>7–3</small> | Nov 2025 | style="background:#addfad;"|W75 Trnava, Slovakia | style="background:#addfad;"|60,000 | Hard | {{flagicon|CZE}} Lucie Havlíčková | 5-7, 6-4, 6-0 |}

===Doubles: 20 (11 titles, 9 runner-ups)=== {| |-valign=top | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%;" !Legend |- style="background:#f88379;" |$100,000 tournaments (2–0) |- style="background:#addfad;" |$50/60,000 tournaments (2–2) |- style="background:lightblue;" |$25,000 tournaments (3–5) |- style="background:#f0f8ff;" |$10,000 tournaments (4–2) |} | {|class=wikitable style="font-size:85%;" !Finals by surface |- |Hard (2–3) |- |Clay (7–6) |- |Grass (2–0) |} |} {|class="sortable wikitable nowrap" !Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !{{ns}}Date{{ns}} !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>1–0</small> | Aug 2015 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Arad, Romania | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Jaqueline Cristian | {{flagicon|ROU}} Andreea Ghițescu <br /> {{flagicon|SVK}} Katarína Strešnáková | 6–3, 6–4 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>1–1</small> | Aug 2015 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Bucharest, Romania | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Oana Georgeta Simion | {{flagicon|ROU}} Diana Buzean <br /> {{flagicon|ROU}} Cristina Dinu | 0–6, 2–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>1–2</small> | Dec 2015 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Antalya, Turkey | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|DNK}} Julie Noe | {{flagicon|UKR}} Alona Fomina <br /> {{flagicon|GER}} Christina Shakovets | 6–7<sup>(4)</sup>, 2–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>2–2</small> | Feb 2016 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Antalya, Turkey | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|BUL}} Petia Arshinkova | {{flagicon|GRE}} Eleni Daniilidou <br /> {{flagicon|UZB}} Arina Folts | 7–6<sup>(0)</sup>, 6–4 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>3–2</small> | Feb 2016 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Antalya, Turkey | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|USA}} Dasha Ivanova | {{flagicon|CRO}} Adrijana Lekaj <br /> {{flagicon|BUL}} Viktoriya Tomova | 7–6<sup>(1)</sup>, 6–1 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>4–2</small> | Apr 2016 | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|ITF Hammamet, Tunisia | style="background:#f0f8ff;"|10,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|GER}} Katharina Hobgarski | {{flagicon|EGY}} Ola Abou Zekry <br /> {{flagicon|IND}} Snehadevi Reddy | 6–4, 6–4 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>4–3</small> | Jun 2016 | style="background:#addfad;"|Bredeney Ladies Open, Germany | style="background:#addfad;"|50,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Elyne Boeykens | {{flagicon|ESP}} Laura Pous Tió <br /> {{flagicon|GER}} Anne Schäfer | 2–6, 3–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>5–3</small> | Aug 2017 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|NED}} Eva Wacanno | {{flagicon|ITA}} Martina Di Giuseppe <br /> {{flagicon|ITA}} Anna-Giulia Remondina | 6–3, 6–1 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>6–3</small> | Sep 2017 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Mamaia, Romania | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasiya Komardina | {{flagicon|BIH}} Dea Herdželaš <br /> {{flagicon|ROU}} Oana Georgeta Simion | 3–6, 6–1, [10–6] |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>6–4</small> | Sep 2017 | style="background:lightblue;"|Sofia Cup, Bulgaria | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|GRE}} Valentini Grammatikopoulou | {{flagicon|ROU}} Jaqueline Adina Cristian <br /> {{flagicon|RUS}} Anastasiya Komardina | 3–6, 0–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>6–5</small> | Oct 2017 | style="background:lightblue;"|Open de Touraine, France | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|ROU}} Jaqueline Cristian | {{flagicon|GBR}} Sarah Beth Grey <br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} Samantha Murray | 6–7<sup>(3)</sup>, 3–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>7–5</small> | Sep 2018 | style="background:#addfad;"|Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland | style="background:#addfad;"|60,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Andreea Mitu | {{flagicon|BRA}} Laura Pigossi <br /> {{flagicon|BEL}} Maryna Zanevska | 4–6, 6–3, [10–4] |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>7–6</small> | Sep 2018 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Dobrich, Bulgaria | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Clay | {{flagicon|ROU}} Jaqueline Cristian | {{flagicon|ROU}} Cristina Dinu <br /> {{flagicon|VEN}} Aymet Uzcategui | 6–7<sup>(3)</sup>, 2–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>7–7</small> | Jan 2019 | style="background:#addfad;"|Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | style="background:#addfad;"|60,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|ROU}} Andreea Mitu | {{flagicon|SWE}} Cornelia Lister <br /> {{flagicon|CZE}} Renata Voráčová | 1–6, 2–6 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>7–8</small> | Feb 2019 | style="background:lightblue;"|Open de l'Isère, France | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|ROU}} Andreea Mitu | {{flagicon|FRA}} Estelle Cascino <br /> {{flagicon|FRA}} Elixane Lechemia | 2–6, 2–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>8–8</small> | Jan 2020 | style="background:#addfad;"|Open Andrézieux-Bouthéon, France | style="background:#addfad;"|60,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|ROU}} Jaqueline Cristian | {{flagicon|CYP}} Raluca Șerban <br /> {{flagicon|GEO}} Ekaterine Gorgodze | 7–6<sup>(6)</sup>, 6–7<sup>(4)</sup>, [10–8] |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>9–8</small> | Oct 2020 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Istanbul, Turkey | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|ROU}} Jaqueline Cristian | {{flagicon|GBR}} Maia Lumsden <br /> {{flagicon|TUR}} Melis Sezer | 6–3, 6–4 |- | style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | <small>9–9</small> | May 2021 | style="background:lightblue;"|ITF Prague, Czech Republic | style="background:lightblue;"|25,000 | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|SUI}} Xenia Knoll | {{flagicon|HUN}} Anna Bondár <br /> {{flagicon|BEL}} Kimberley Zimmermann | 6–7<sup>(5)</sup>, 2–6 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>10–9</small> | Jun 2021 | style="background:#f88379;"| Nottingham Trophy, United Kingdom | style="background:#f88379;"| 100,000 | Grass | {{flagicon|ROU}} Monica Niculescu | {{flagicon|AUS}} Priscilla Hon <br /> {{flagicon|AUS}} Storm Sanders | 7–5, 7–5 |- | style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | <small>11–9</small> | Jun 2024 | style="background:#f88379;"| Ilkley Trophy, United Kingdom | style="background:#f88379;"| 100,000 | Grass | {{flagicon|FRA}} Kristina Mladenovic | {{flagicon|USA}} Quinn Gleason <br /> {{flagicon|CHN}} Tang Qianhui | 6–2, 6–2 |}

==Head-to-head records== ===Record against top 10 players=== * She has a 2–4 ({{Tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=4|integer=yes}}) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

{|class="wikitable sortable" |- !Result !class=unsortable|W–L !Opponent !Rank !Event !Surface !Round !class=unsortable|Score !{{Tooltip|Rank|Elena-Gabriela Ruse Rank}} !{{Tooltip|H2H|Overall head to head}} |- | colspan="10" align=center|'''2021''' |- | bgcolor="ffa07a" |Loss |<small>0–1</small> |{{flagicon|UKR}} Elina Svitolina | bgcolor="eee8aa" |No. 6 | bgcolor=d4f1c5|Chicago Open, United States | bgcolor="#ccf" |Hard | bgcolor="afeeee" |3R |3–6, 3–6 |No. 98 | |- | colspan="10" style="text-align:center" |'''2022''' |- | bgcolor="ffa07a" |Loss |<small>0–2</small> |{{flagicon|EST}} Anett Kontaveit | bgcolor="eee8aa" |No. 7 |bgcolor=d4f1c5|Sydney International, Australia | bgcolor="#ccf" |Hard | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |3–6, 1–6 |No. 82 | |- |bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>1–2</small> |{{flagicon|ESP}} Paula Badosa |bgcolor=eee8aa|No. 5 |bgcolor=d4f1c5|Dubai Championships, UAE |bgcolor=#ccf|Hard |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |No. 59 | |- | bgcolor="ffa07a" |Loss |<small>1–3</small> |{{flagicon|POL}} Iga Świątek | bgcolor="lime" |No. 1 |bgcolor=e9e9e9|Italian Open, Italy | bgcolor="ebc2af" |Clay | bgcolor="afeeee" |2R |3–6, 0–6 |No. 57 |- | colspan="10" align=center|'''2024''' |- | bgcolor="ffa07a" |Loss |<small>1–4</small> |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Elena Rybakina | bgcolor=eee8aa |No. 4 |bgcolor=f3e6d7|Wimbledon, UK | bgcolor=ccffcc |Grass | bgcolor=afeeee |1R |3–6, 1–6 |No. 152 | |- | bgcolor=98FB98|Win |<small>2–4</small> | {{flagicon|CZE}} Barbora Krejčíková | bgcolor=eee8aa|No. 8 | bgcolor=f3e6d7|US Open, USA | bgcolor=#ccf|Hard | bgcolor=afeeee|2R |6–4, 7–5 |No. 122 | |}

==Notes== {{Notelist}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|Elena-Gabriela Ruse}} * {{WTA|name=Elena-Gabriela Ruse}} * {{ITF|name=Elena Gabriela Ruse}} * {{Billie Jean King Cup player|new_id=1629b287-cf95-43c5-bf94-821070966566|name=Elena Gabriela Ruse|id=800350408}}

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