Antonia Ružić

Antonia Ružić
Ružić at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) Croatia
Born (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003
Orehovica, Croatia
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CoachJuraj Dusparić
Prize money$1,434,547
Singles
Career record228–121
Career titles12 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 50 (13 July 2026)
Current rankingNo. 50 (20 July 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2026)
French Open2R (2026)
Wimbledon2R (2026)
US Open1R (2025)
Doubles
Career record15–28
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 544 (27 January 2025)
Current rankingNo. 894 (20 July 2026)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2026)
French Open1R (2026)
Wimbledon1R (2026)
US Open1R (2025)
Team competitions
Fed Cup7–10
Last updated on: 20 July 2026.

Antonia Ružić (born 20 January 2003) is a Croatian tennis player. Ružić has a career-high singles ranking of No. 50 by the WTA, achieved on 13 July 2026. She also has a career-high WTA doubles ranking of No. 544, reached on 27 January 2025. Ružić has won 12 singles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit.

Ružić is a member of the Croatia BJK Cup team, having made her Fed Cup debut in 2020.[1]

Career

2024: WTA Tour debut and first quarterfinal

On her WTA Tour debut as a qualifier at the 2024 Jasmin Open in Monastir, Tunisia, Ružić reached the quarterfinals with wins over fourth seed Nadia Podoroska[2] and Lily Miyazaki,[3] before losing to seventh seed Lucia Bronzetti.[4]

2025: Major, top 100 and WTA 1000 debuts

Following the 2025 French Open, Ružić made her top 100 debut on 9 June 2025, at world No. 98.[5]

Ružić reached her second WTA Tour quarterfinal at the WTA 500 2025 Monterrey Open, as a qualifier, with wins over eighth seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova[6] and Elisabetta Cocciaretto[7] before falling to Marie Bouzková.[8]

Ružić made her major debut at the 2025 US Open,[9] losing to Taylor Townsend in the first round.[10] Ružić entered the main draw of the WTA 500 2025 Ningbo Open as a lucky loser but lost to Veronika Kudermetova.[11]

2026: WTA 1000 quarterfinal & top 10 win, top 60

At the 2026 Dubai Tennis Championships, Ružić reached her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal, after entering the main draw as a lucky loser, and defeating Emma Raducanu,[12] fellow lucky loser Anastasia Zakharova and reigning Australian Open champion and world No. 3, Elena Rybakina, her first top-10 win.[13][14][15] She lost in the last eight to seventh seed Elina Svitolina in three sets.[16] Despite the loss Ruzic reached a new career-high singles ranking of world No. 51 on 23 February 2026.[17]

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RRQ# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Tournament 2023 2024 2025 2026 W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 1R 0–1
French Open Q1 Q2 Q2 2R 1–1
Wimbledon A Q2 Q1 2R 1–1
US Open A Q1 1R 0–1
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–3 2–4

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 15 (12 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
W60/75 tournaments (2–0)
W40/50 tournaments (4–2)
W25/35 tournaments (5–1)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–1)
Clay (2–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2021 ITF Bad Waltersdorf, Austria W15 Clay Slovenia Živa Falkner 6–2, 6–2
Win 2–0 Oct 2021 ITF Lagos, Portugal W25 Hard Bulgaria Isabella Shinikova 6–1, 6–4
Win 3–0 Oct 2021 ITF Hamburg, Germany W25 Hard (i) Hungary Tímea Babos 6–2, 4–1 ret.
Loss 3–1 May 2022 ITF Osijek, Croatia W25 Clay Czech Republic Dominika Šalková 1–6, 2–6
Win 4–1 Jul 2022 ITF Darmstadt, Germany W25 Clay Irina Khromacheva 6–3, 6–2
Win 5–1 Aug 2022 ITF Vigo, Spain W25 Hard United Kingdom Anna Brogan 6–1, 6–1
Win 6–1 Mar 2023 ITF Říčany, Czech Republic W40 Hard (i) Netherlands Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove 6–4, 6–1
Loss 6–2 Sep 2023 ITF Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia W40 Clay North Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska 3–6, 3–6
Win 7–2 Dec 2023 ITF Monastir, Tunisia W25 Hard Turkey Ayla Aksu 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win 8–2 Jan 2024 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W50 Hard Japan Sara Saito 6–1, 6–3
Loss 8–3 Jan 2024 ITF Nonthaburi, Thailand W50 Hard Thailand Mananchaya Sawangkaew 1–6, 6–2, 2–6
Win 9–3 Nov 2024 ITF Veracruz, Mexico W50 Hard Mariia Tkacheva 6–4, 7–6(3)
Win 10–3 Nov 2024 Trnava Indoor, Slovakia W50 Hard (i) Czech Republic Tereza Valentová 6–3, 6–2
Win 11–3 Feb 2025 Trnava Indoor, Slovakia W75 Hard (i) Elena Pridankina 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Win 12–3 Mar 2025 Branik Maribor Open, Slovenia W75 Hard (i) Poland Linda Klimovičová 6–1, 4–6, 6–3

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Legend
W60 tournaments (0–1)}
W15 tournaments (0–2)
Finals by surface
Clay (0–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2019 ITF Tučepi, Croatia W15 Clay Serbia Tamara Malešević Bosnia and Herzegovina Nefisa Berberović
Slovenia Veronika Erjavec		 2–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 May 2021 ITF Antalya, Turkey W15 Clay United Kingdom Matilda Mutavdzic Italy Federica Bilardo
Belarus Kristina Dmitruk		 3–6, 6–0, [7–10]
Loss 0–3 May 2023 Zagreb Ladies Open, Croatia W60 Clay France Carole Monnet Greece Valentini Grammatikopoulou
Slovenia Dalila Jakupović		 2–6, 5–7

Fed Cup participation

Singles (5–7)

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Opponent W/L Score
2023 Z1 R/R 10 Apr 2023 Antalya, Turkey Denmark Denmark Clay Clara Tauson L 6–7(6), 1–6
12 Apr 2023 Serbia Serbia Mia Ristić L 4–6, 3–6
14 Apr 2023 Norway Norway Ulrikke Eikeri W 6–2, 6–4
2024 Z2 R/R 9 Apr 2024 Vilnius, Lithuania Estonia Estonia Hard (i) Kaia Kanepi W 6–4, 7–6(2)
10 Apr 2024 North Macedonia North Macedonia Lina Gjorcheska W 5–7, 6–2, 6–2
Z2 P/O 12 April 2024 Egypt Egypt Mayar Sherif W 6–1, 6–1
2025 Z1 R/R 8 April 2025 Vilnius, Lithuania Austria Austria Julia Grabher L 4–6, 0–6
9 April 2025 Portugal Portugal Francisca Jorge W 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
10 April 2025 Latvia Latvia Darja Semeņistaja L 3–6, 0–6
Z1 P/O 12 April 2025 Serbia Serbia Mia Ristić L 2–6, 6–4, 3–6
P/O 15 November 2025 Varaždin, Croatia Colombia Colombia Camila Osorio L 1–6, 3–6
16 November 2025 Czech Republic Czech Republic Linda Nosková L 5–7, 4–6

Doubles (2–3)

Edition Stage Date Location Against Surface Partner Opponents W/L Score
2020 Z1 R/R 7 Feb 2020 Tallinn, Estonia Ukraine Ukraine Hard (i) Tara Würth Marta Kostyuk
Katarina Zavatska		 L 4–6, 3–6
2023 Z1 R/R 11 Apr 2023 Antalya, Turkey Bulgaria Bulgaria Clay Lucija Ćirić Bagarić Isabella Shinikova
Julia Terziyska		 L 6–7(4), 6–4, 3–6
13 Apr 2023 Sweden Sweden Jacqueline Cabaj Awad
Kajsa Rinaldo Persson		 L 5–7, 5–7
2024 Z2 R/R 9 Apr 2024 Vilnius, Lithuania Estonia Estonia Hard (i) Iva Primorac Maileen Nuudi
Laura Rahnel		 W 6–3, 4–6, [10–4]
Z2 P/O 12 Apr 2024 Egypt Egypt Yassmin Ezat
Merna Refaat		 W 6–1, 6–2

Wins against top-10 players

  • Ružić has a 1–1 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[18]
No. Player Rk Event Surface Rd Score Rk Year Ref
1 Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina 3 Dubai Championships, UAE Hard 3R 5–7, 6–4, 1–0 ret. 67 2026
  • Key: (Rk) first use, opponent rank; (Rd) round; (Rk) 2nd use, player rank; (Ref) reference; (F) final; (SF) semifinal; (QF) quarterfinal; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualifying rounds or stages (3), 2, 1.

Notes

References

  1. ↑ "FED CUP Antonia Ružić nastupila u parovima". emedjimurje.rtl.hr (in Croatian).
  2. ↑ "On WTA debut, Croatian qualifier Ruzic upsets Podoroska in Monastir". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Qualifier Ruzic defeats Miyazaki in Monastir, makes first WTA quarterfinal". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Bronzetti bests Ruzic in Monastir for first WTA semifinal in 15 months". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Rankings Watch: Boisson enters Top 100 with biggest leap of the century". Women's Tennis Association. 9 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Qualifier Ruzic upsets four-time champ Pavlyuchenkova in Monterrey opener". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Croatia's Ruzic bests Cocciaretto in Monterrey; into first WTA quarterfinal (correction, this was her 2nd WTA quarterfinal)". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Bouzkova bests Ruzic in Monterrey to make second semifinal of 2025". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "US Open 2025's Grand Slam debuts: Tjen, Jimenez Kasintseva, Pareja and more". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  10. ↑ "Taylor Townsend rides power and support to defeat Antonia Ruzic at 2025 US Open". US Open. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  11. ↑ "Veronika Kudermetova tops lucky loser Ruzic in Ningbo; sets Paolini meeting". WTATennis. 14 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Ruzic grabs Dubai spotlight as lucky loser shocks Raducanu". Reuters. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "Ruzic advances to face Svitolina after Rybakina retirement". WTATennis. 18 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "From karate kid to Dubai's luckiest loser, get to know Antonia Ruzic". WTATennis. 18 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "'Lucky loser' Antonia Ruzic through to quarter-finals in Dubai". Gulf News. 18 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  16. ↑ "WTA Dubai: Svitolina Stages Comeback Against Ruzic, Sets Up Explosive Semifinal Clash with Coco Gauff!". Tennis Temple. 19 February 2026. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  17. ↑ "LIVE RANKINGS. Ruzic achieves a new career-high prior to competing against Svitolina in Dubai". 19 February 2026.
  18. ↑ "Antonia Ružić vs Top 10". Tennis Abstract. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
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