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Tennis · Clay-court baseliner · Romania

Virginia Ruzici

1975–1987 · Roland-Garros champion in 1978, Romania's first Grand Slam singles winner.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
79.9
Cultural & brand footprint 55/100 · total legacy 73.0
Grand Slam singles titles
1
Grand Slam doubles titles
1
WTA titles
12
Career-high ranking
8
Grand Slam finals
2

Category profile

Dominance
74
Peak
90
Longevity
78
Honours
76
Statistics
84

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
19761
19772
19784
19793
19802
19812
19822
19831
19841
19851
19860

Data sources

  • ATP
  • WTA
  • International Tennis Hall of Fame

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Virginia Ruzici ranks #102 in Tennis

Virginia Ruzici ranks 102nd among Tennis athletes on GOAT Rank and 1427th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 90, Longevity 78, Honours 76, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Tennis reference universe of 251 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1975–1987 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1978, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes grand slam singles titles 1, grand slam doubles titles 1, wta titles 12, career-high ranking 8.

Immediately ahead sits John Hawkes on 80.1, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Marcel Bernard on 79.9. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Virginia Ruzici GOAT Score explained

Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Ruzici stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Tennis cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1978. Scored 90/100.
Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
Honours76/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.

Virginia Ruzici — frequently asked

Is Virginia Ruzici the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Virginia Ruzici ranks 102nd in Tennis with a GOAT Score of 79.9, behind Novak Djokovic on 97.6.
What is Virginia Ruzici's GOAT Score?
79.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Virginia Ruzici rank all time?
1427th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 102nd within Tennis.
Virginia Ruzici vs John Hawkes: who ranks higher?
John Hawkes, on 80.1 against Virginia Ruzici's 79.9 — a margin of 0.2 points.
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