Alexandra Eala — Elena Gabriela Ruse 1:0: match report and statistics

WTA. Cincinnati · 15.08.2026 15:10 · Finished

Head-to-head: Alexandra Eala vs Elena Gabriela Ruse
HardNikola Srecec (Croatia)

Who will win?

Votes: 0
  • Alexandra Eala0%
  • Draw0%
  • Elena Gabriela Ruse0%

Overview

Alexandra Eala and Elena Gabriela Ruse meet on 15.08.2026 15:10 (UTC) in WTA. Cincinnati.

Form of Alexandra Eala in the last 6 matches: wins 5, defeats 1. Form of Elena Gabriela Ruse in the last 6 matches: wins 2, defeats 4.

Head-to-head meetings: 1. Wins of Alexandra Eala: 0, wins of Elena Gabriela Ruse: 1. The last meeting on 22.08.2024 19:15 ended Alexandra Eala 1:2 Elena Gabriela Ruse.

Related pages: Alexandra Eala statistics, Elena Gabriela Ruse statistics, WTA. Cincinnati.

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Score by periods

Team12Σ
Alexandra Eala
631
Elena Gabriela Ruse
100

Match statistics

  • 0 Aces 1
  • 0 Double faults 2
  • 53% First serve 39%
  • 67% (12/18)1st serve points won(5/11) 45%
  • 69% (11/16)2nd serve points won(3/17) 18%
  • 0% Break points saved 0%
  • 55% (6/11)1st serve return points won(6/18) 33%
  • 82% (14/17)2nd serve return points won(5/16) 31%
  • 0% Break points converted 0%
  • 68% (23/34)Service points won(8/28) 29%
  • 71% (20/28)Return points won(11/34) 32%
  • 69% (43/62)Total points won(19/62) 31%
  • 8 Посл. 10 мячей 2
  • 0 Match Points Saved 0
  • 80% (4/5)Service games won(0/5) 0%
  • 100% (5/5)Return games won(1/5) 20%
  • 90% (9/10)Total games won(1/10) 10%

Game by game

Alexandra Eala
Elena Gabriela Ruse
1/1Service games won0/22Breaks02/2Break points converted0
  • 1 : 0Lost serve
    0:15 15:15 30:15 30:30 40:30 BP
  • 2 : 0
    15:0 30:0 40:0
  • 3 : 0Lost serve
    0:15 15:15 15:30 30:30 40:30 BP

Head-to-head

Matches played: 1
draws: 0

0 / 1
Wins
1 / 1
1 / 3
Points
2 / 3
Matches

Previous matches: Alexandra Eala

Previous matches: Elena Gabriela Ruse

Match info

Tournament
Cincinnati
Season
2026
Referee
Nikola Srecec

WTA. Cincinnati

Match forecast and markets

Quick readAlexandra Eala favourite · 57%Likely score 2:0Expected games 24.6Tiebreak in match 33%
57%Win · Alexandra Eala1.76
43%Win · Elena Gabriela Ruse2.31
24.6Expected games
54%Alexandra Eala wins 1st set1.84
33%Tiebreak in match2.99
50%Deciding set2.02
  • On serve the model gives Alexandra Eala 58% of points and Elena Gabriela Ruse 57% — adjusted for the opponent's return.
  • Most likely score in sets is 2:0 (30%), then 2:1 (27%).
  • About 24.6 games expected; over 21.5 — 63%.
MarkethistoryhistoryModelFair odds
Alexandra Eala wins83%5/640%4/1057%1.76
Elena Gabriela Ruse wins17%1/660%6/1043%2.31
Alexandra Eala wins 1st set67%4/650%5/1054%1.84
Deciding set50%3/610%1/1050%2.02
Tiebreak in match0%0/60%0/1033%2.99
Score in sets
2:033%2/640%4/1030%3.37
2:150%3/60%0/1027%3.70
1:20%0/610%1/1023%4.43
0:217%1/650%5/1021%4.83

Model: serve and return points of each player in recent matches (6 and 10) → game → set → match. History — share of each player's matches where the market came in.

Players' style of play

Alexandra Ealamatches: 6

Strengths

  • Return games won 43% (avg 33%)Very strong
  • Deciding sets 3/3Very strong
  • Double faults per match 2.8 (avg 4.2)Strong
  • First serve in 63% (avg 58%)Strong
  • Return points won 46% (avg 43%)Strong
  • Closing out after winning 1st set 4/4Strong

Weaknesses

  • Aces per match 1 (avg 3.6)Very weak
Aces per match
1
Double faults per match
2.8
First serve in
63%
Service games held
71%
Return games won
43%

Elena Gabriela Rusematches: 10

Strengths

  • Points won on 1st serve 72% (avg 66%)Very strong
  • Aces per match 5 (avg 3.6)Strong
  • Points won on 2nd serve 49% (avg 46%)Strong
  • Service games held 75% (avg 67%)Strong
  • Closing out after winning 1st set 5/5Strong

Weaknesses

  • First serve in 50% (avg 58%)Very weak
Aces per match
5
Double faults per match
5.2
First serve in
50%
Service games held
75%
Return games won
35%

What to expect

  • Alexandra Eala will break Elena Gabriela Ruse's serveLikely
  • Elena Gabriela Ruse will hit many aces — 5 per match on averageLikely

Compared with the average of all players in these matches (both players and their opponents). Recent 10 matches.

Trends

  • Matches without a deciding set: 9 of 1090%
  • Under 21.5 games in 9 of 10 matches90%
  • Wins in 5 of 6 matches83%

Based on recent matches: home team — 6, away team — 10

Win probability

Points won on serve: 64% Points won on serve: 48%Before the match: 98%

Markov model: each player's chance to win a point on serve → game → set → match. Bars below show how much each point mattered.