Article by Tudor Belivacă – Published Tuesday, 03 February 2026, 18:22 / Updated Tuesday, 03 February 2026 18:25
Gabriela Ruse (28 years old, 72nd WTA) was eliminated from the Transylvania Open in the very first match of the main singles draw. The Romanian was eliminated by Rebeka Masarova (26 years old, 114th place WTA) in a match with three sets, score 1-6, 6-4, 2-6.
Gabriela Ruse lost the first set without the right to appeal, took a hard second set, but in the last act she managed to take only two games and was eliminated from the competition.
Gabriela Ruse was eliminated from the Transylvania Open: she kept pace with her opponent in one set
Gabriela Ruse started the match terribly with the Swiss outside the top 100 WTA. Masarova won the first game, then Gabriela Ruse lost on her serve. After 5 quick games, Masarova won 5-0. Ruse won on her serve, as did the Swiss and won the first set 6-1.
In the second set, things balanced out, and Gabriela Ruse went head to head with Masarova until 4-4. Then the Romanian broke away and won the set.
In the last act, the Romanian could no longer keep up with Masarova, and the Swiss won the set, score 6-2. In the next act of the competition, Masarova will play with Xinyu Wang, the number 4 favorite of the competition, the 33rd WTA.
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After being eliminated in the first round of the Transylvania Open, Gabriela Ruse collected almost $2000. Transylvania Open, category 250 tournament, takes place in BTarena in Cluj Napoca from January 31 to February 7. The total prizes of the Cluj Napoca tournament are 283,347 dollars.
For now, the picture at the Transylvania Open looks terrible for the players from Romania. The only one who managed to pass to the second round is Sorana Cîrstea, who could be joined by Jaqueline Cristian if the number one favorite wins her first round match with Stefanini. Gabriela Ruse, Elena Ruxandra Bertea, Ana Bogdan and Miriam Bulgaru were eliminated from the first round of the Cluj tournament.
