Alexandra Eala def. Elena Gabriela Ruse — Round of 64, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played15 Aug 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇵🇭ranked WTA number 20 going into this drawWon

Alexandra Eala seeded 17 6 3

🇷🇴ranked WTA number 74 going into this drawRetired

Elena Gabriela Ruse 1 0

🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalavE. RuseElena Gabriela Ruse🇷🇴

🇵🇭Alexandra Eala

🇷🇴Elena Gabriela Ruse

Match stats

Serve

0

Aces

1

0

Double faults

2

53%

1st serve in

39%

67%

1st serve points won

45%

69%

2nd serve points won

18%

68%

Service points won

29%

1/2

Break points saved

0/5

Return

71%

Return points won

32%

5/5

Break points won

1/2

43

Total points won

19

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

5–5

7–1

Last 30 days

2–1

By surface

14–4

Hard

3–4

4–6

Clay

4–5

7–4

Grass

5–3

By round

6–1

R64

0–5

9–4

R32

3–1

12–6

At WTA 1000s

4–6

How their matches go

37

Completed matches

23

41%

Won in straight sets

39%

22%

Won after losing a set

13%

5%

Lost after winning a set

9%

32%

Lost in straight sets

39%

4–1

Tiebreaks

4–1

8–2

Deciding sets

3–2

19/20

Won after winning set 1

10/12

4/17

Won after losing set 1

2/11

Serve and return, last 5 matches

64%

1st serve in

49%

66%

1st serve points won

67%

51%

2nd serve points won

41%

37%

Break points saved

54%

45%

Return points won

46%

44%

Break points won

34%

1.0

Aces a match

3.4

3.0

Double faults a match

5.0

Last 14 days

5

Matches

3

13

Sets

6

6

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentAlexandra EalaElena Gabriela Ruse
🇵🇱LinetteNo. 62
🇵🇱LinetteNo. 62WonMiami R32WonCincinnati R128
🇺🇸McNallyNo. 70
🇺🇸McNallyNo. 70WonCanada R32LostLondon R128
🇨🇿MuchováNo. 7
🇨🇿MuchováNo. 7LostMiami R16LostBad Homburg SF
🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 8
🇨🇿NoskovaNo. 8LostBerlin SFLostIndian Wells R16WonBad Homburg R32
🇧🇪MertensNo. 22
🇧🇪MertensNo. 22LostBad Homburg R32LostMadrid R64Won's-Hertogenbosch R16
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2WonBerlin R16LostRome R32LostMadrid R64
Total
Total5–75–5

Last 10 matches going in

LatestAlexandra EalaElena Gabriela Ruse
1Lost🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 14No. 14 · 9 AugCanada R16 · 9 AugWon🇵🇱M. LinetteMagda LinetteNo. 62No. 62 · 13 AugCincinnati R128 · 13 Aug
2Won🇺🇸C. McNallyCaty McNallyNo. 73No. 73 · 7 AugCanada R32 · 7 AugLost🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 27No. 27 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 Aug
3Won🇺🇸A. ParksAlycia ParksNo. 68No. 68 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 AugWon🇺🇸P. StearnsPeyton StearnsNo. 58No. 58 · 3 AugCanada R128 · 3 Aug
4Won🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 3No. 3 · 3 AugWashington F · 3 AugLost🇪🇸K. QuevedoKaitlin QuevedoNo. 107No. 107 · 14 JulIasi R32 · 14 Jul
5Won🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 13No. 13 · 1 AugWashington SF · 1 AugLost🇺🇸C. McNallyCaty McNallyNo. 50No. 50 · 30 JunLondon R128 · 30 Jun
6Won🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 10No. 10 · 31 JulWashington QF · 31 JulLost🇨🇿K. MuchováKarolína MuchováNo. 10No. 10 · 26 JunBad Homburg SF · 26 Jun
7Won🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezNo. 34No. 34 · 29 JulWashington R16 · 29 JulWon🇺🇸E. NavarroEmma NavarroNo. 25No. 25 · 25 JunBad Homburg QF · 25 Jun
8Won🇨🇳Q. ZhengQinwen ZhengNo. 135No. 135 · 28 JulWashington R32 · 28 JulWon🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 20No. 20 · 24 JunBad Homburg R16 · 24 Jun
9Lost🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 14No. 14 · 6 JulLondon R16 · 6 JulWon🇨🇿L. NoskovaLinda NoskovaNo. 13No. 13 · 23 JunBad Homburg R32 · 23 Jun
10Won🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 3No. 3 · 4 JulLondon R32 · 4 JulLost🇨🇿B. KrejcikovaBarbora KrejcikovaNo. 41No. 41 · 12 Jun's-Hertogenbosch QF · 12 Jun