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Elena-Gabriela Ruse (born 6 November 1997) is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 51 and a doubles ranking of No. 32 achieved in May 2022 and 2023 respectively.
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- She Chose Tennis Over Singing
- Her Idol Is ... Simona Halep
- Her Rise Was Sparked by Family Tragedy
- She's Thriving with A Lot of Structure and A Little Bit of Luck
- She Earned Her First Top 10 Win in February
Ruse started playing tennis when she was 4 years old. Her father played soccer and her mother was a gymnast. Ruse kept herself occupied with a variety of activities, but when she was 13 years old, she committed her sole focus to tennis. "At the end, it was singing or tennis," Ruse said. "I was a very, very, very good singer. My voice was like an op...
No surprise here. But Ruse laughed when discussing her 0-3 record against Halep. "Simona was my idol -- that's why she beats me so bad!" Ruse said." It's hard to play against your idol. I will beat her once. That's why I'm practicing and fighting. I need to beat my idol. "She's a great person and we have a good relationship. I learned so many thing...
Ruse had a breakthrough last summer on clay. Ranked No.198, Ruse plowed through the draw as a qualifier in Hamburg to win her first title. She went on to make the final in Palermo straight away. In total, Ruse won 12 consecutive matches during that stretch, tallying wins over quality opposition like Danielle Collins, Jil Teichmann, Dayana Yastremsk...
Ruse is not short on ambition, but she struggled with self-belief when she was younger. She was a national champion in Romania as a junior, made the 2014 Wimbledon girls' semifinal and peaked at No.7 on the ITF Junior Circuit. But her transition to the pro level was marred by injuries and a lack of guidance. "I was all the time very close to being ...
In January, Ruse endured yet another injury setback. In a spate of bad luck, she broke a ligament in her wrist returning a serve in practice at the Australian Open. But when she returned for her first match back at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, Ruse proceeded to knock Paula Badosaout in the first round for her first win against a Top 10...
Romania's Elena-Gabriela Ruse is not just the last player from her country standing at the 2024 US Open; she's also a qualifier who's already upset Wimbledon winner Barbora Krejcikova.
Aug 28, 2024 · Harnessing momentum from qualifying, an inspired Elena-Gabriela Ruse toppled Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova, 6-4, 7-5, on the Grandstand, on Day 3 of the 2024 US Open.
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Jul 11, 2021 · Qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse belied her inexperience at WTA level to deliver a superb performance in the Hamburg European Open final, defeating former World No.9 Andrea Petkovic 7-6 (6), 6-4 to lift her maiden WTA trophy.
