Elena-Gabriela
Ruse

Career Highlights

SINGLES
Winner (1): 2021 - Hamburg

Finalist (3): 2025 - 's-Hertogenbosch
2023 - Cluj-Napoca
2021 - Palermo

DOUBLES
Finalist (1): 2019 - Bucharest (w/Cristian)

WTA 125 TITLES AND FINALS
DOUBLES
Winner (2): 2024 - Hong Kong, Angers (both w/Niculescu)

Career in Review

Reached fourth career WTA final in 2025 at 's-Hertogenbosch (l. Mertens); also reached SF at Rouen. Made a run as a qualifier to 3r at Miami before losing to eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka. Registered career first Roland Garros main draw win by defeating McCartney Kessler in the 1r (l. Badosa in 2r)

Highlight of 2024 season was reaching first career Grand Slam third round at US Open earning second Top 10 win of career by beating No.8 Barbora Krejcikova in the second round; also reached quarterfinals at Rouen and semifinals at WTA 125 Paris and WTA 125 Hamburg

2023 highlight was reaching third WTA singles final of career, on home soil at Cluj-Napoca (l. Korpatsch)

In 2022, reached 2r on nine occasions, including Australian Open (l. Kudermetova) and US Open (l. Gauff)

During 2021 season, captured maiden WTA title at Hamburg (d. Petkovic in F) and finished R-Up at Palermo (l. Collins) - entered both tournaments as a qualifier

Made Top 100 debut at No.99 on September 20, 2021

Ended 2020 with her deepest ITF Circuit run of the season, at $100k Dubai-UAE. Also reached two QFs at this level and fell in final round of qualifying at both Australian Open and Roland Garros

Advanced to maiden WTA QF at 2019 Nottingham (as qualifier, l. Garcia)

Fell in 1r on Grand Slam main draw debut at 2018 Wimbledon (as qualifier, l. A.Radwanska in 3s)

Made WTA main draw debut at 2016 Bucharest and scored first Tour-level win of career at 2017 Bucharest (d. Shinikova, l. Suarez Navarro)

WTA qualifying debut came at 2015 Bucharest

Owner of six singles and 11 doubles titles on ITF Circuit

Played first professional events of career in Romania on ITF circuit in 2012