Danielle Collins vs Elena Gabriela Ruse — Palermo Final

Palermo · WTA · Final
Danielle Collins
USA1
Danielle Collins
#1014WTA
1844ELO
1809Clay ELO
32 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 July 2021 ·
clay
Elena Gabriela Ruse
ROU
Elena Gabriela Ruse
#74WTA
1850ELO
1744Clay ELO
28 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
Collins D.
6-4 6-2
Gabriela Ruse E.
Collins D.
662
Gabriela Ruse E.
420

Danielle Collins defeated Elena Gabriela Ruse 6-4 6-2 in the Palermo final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Gabriela Ruse came in ranked #74. Danielle Collins extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-05-06RomeR64clayDanielle Collins6-3 6-3
2021-07-05HamburgQFclayElena Gabriela Ruse6-4 1-6 7-5
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Statistics

This season
Collins D.Gabriela Ruse E.
1st serve in·Even
56%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
53%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.9
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Collins D.Gabriela Ruse E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
45
Break points saved·Dominant
82
11
Break points won·Slight edge
99
93
Deciding sets·Even
82
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
18

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Collins D.Gabriela Ruse E.
Freshness·
—
94

Gabriela Ruse E.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 10 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw