Emil Ruusuvuori

2.1. Early Activities and Development (2013-2016)

At 14, nine years after he started playing tennis, Ruusuvuori entered his first ITF Juniors tournament, the Nokia Junior Cup, in 2013. His first notable successes came in 2014, where he reached two singles finals and two doubles finals, securing two doubles titles. In 2015, he continued this progress with one singles final and one doubles final appearance, alongside another doubles title.

Ruusuvuori's singles game significantly improved in 2016, as he won four singles events. He also maintained his doubles success, winning three events and reaching the finals of two others. By the end of 2016, he had accumulated four singles and six doubles titles in his junior career. Following this period, he transitioned to the ITF Futures Tour.

2.2. 2017: Junior Success and First ITF Futures Title

Ruusuvuori commenced 2017 at the AGL Loy Yang Traralgon Junior International in January, reaching the semifinals in both singles and doubles, partnering with Michael Vrbenský of the Czech Republic. He then made his Grand Slam junior debut at the Australian Open. In singles, he won his first three matches in straight sets before being defeated by Corentin Moutet in the quarterfinals. In doubles, again with Vrbensky, he lost in the first round.

In February, Ruusuvuori played his first Davis Cup match, losing to Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia. March saw him competing in the Croatia F3 Futures event in Umag, losing in singles qualifying. He then returned to the junior tour, reaching the singles final of the 33. Perin Memorial, where he lost to Alen Avidzba of Russia.

In May, Ruusuvuori participated in the Italy F13 Futures event, exiting in the third round of singles qualifying. He then competed in the 58th Trofeo Bonfiglio junior event, losing in the first round of both singles and doubles.

June was active with both Junior and Futures events. At the French Open junior boys' singles, he lost in the first round to Moutet again. Partnering Rudolf Molleker of Germany, he reached the doubles quarterfinals. He then advanced to the quarterfinals of the Portugal F9 Futures after successfully navigating qualifying.

In July, Ruusuvuori competed in two junior events. At the Nike Junior International in Roehampton, he reached the singles semifinals. At Wimbledon, he retired in the second set of his first-round singles match against Molleker.

In August, he returned to competition at Les Internationaux de Tennis Junior Banque Nationale du Canada, losing in the second round to Brian Shi of the United States.

In September, competing as an unseeded player at the 2017 US Open, Ruusuvuori achieved his best singles Grand Slam junior result of the year by reaching the semifinals. He defeated two seeded players, 13th seed Sebastian Korda and 10th seed Sebastián Báez of Argentina. In the semifinals, he lost to eventual champion Wu Yibing of China in three sets, despite holding two match points. In doubles, partnering with Simon Carr of Ireland, he reached the second round.

October featured further Futures and his final junior competition. At the Sweden F4 Futures, he reached the singles quarterfinals. At the ITF Junior Masters, he finished with a 2-1 record in round-robin play, defeating Jurij Rodionov of Austria and Marko Miladinović of Serbia, but losing to Wu Yibing. In the final, he again faced Wu, this time exacting revenge by winning in three sets (3-6, 6-1, 7-6⁽⁴⁾) to claim the title.

In November, Ruusuvuori competed in two Futures events: Estonia F4 in Pärnu and Finland F4 in Helsinki. As a wildcard in Pärnu, he defeated third seed Vladimir Ivanov of Estonia en route to his third quarterfinal of the year. He then secured his first Futures championship at the Finland F4 event in Helsinki. As a wildcard, he defeated the 8th, 4th, and 1st seeds before beating third seed Evgeny Karlovskiy of Russia in three sets (4-6, 6-0, 6-1) to win his maiden professional singles title. In doubles, he and fellow Finnish player Patrik Niklas-Salminen reached the quarterfinals.

By the end of 2017, Ruusuvuori was ranked World No. 665 in the ATP singles rankings.

3.1. 2018: First Challenger Main Draw Appearance

Ruusuvuori began 2018 at the Hong Kong F6 Futures in January, reaching the quarterfinals. The following week, he made his first Challenger main draw appearance at the Bangkok Challenger, progressing through qualifying to reach the second round. In February, he represented Finland in the Davis Cup, contributing to their 3-2 victory over Tunisia with a 1-1 singles record. Throughout 2018, he continued to participate in both Futures and Challenger events, winning three singles titles and three doubles titles on the Futures circuit. He officially turned professional in 2018.

3.2. 2019: Ranking Ascent and First Top 5 Win

The year 2019 marked a significant rise in Ruusuvuori's ATP ranking, as he climbed from World No. 385 at the start of the year to World No. 123 by its end. In April 2019, he reached and won his first Challenger final. He would go on to win three more Challenger finals that year, for a total of four Challenger titles.

In May, Ruusuvuori secured his first Challenger doubles title at the Shymkent Challenger in Kazakhstan, partnering with Jurij Rodionov. The following month, in June, he won his first Challenger singles title at the Fergana Challenger in Uzbekistan, defeating Roberto Cid Subervi in the final. In July, he claimed his second Challenger doubles title at the Amersfoort Challenger in the Netherlands, partnering with Harri Heliövaara. In September, he won his second Challenger singles title at the Rafa Nadal Open Banc Sabadell in Manacor, Spain, by defeating Matteo Viola in straight sets.

A major highlight occurred in September 2019 during a Davis Cup tie against Austria. Ruusuvuori stunned then-World No. 5 and two-time French Open finalist Dominic Thiem in straight sets (6-3, 6-2) to secure his first top-10 victory. The following week, he won his third Challenger singles title at the Glasgow Challenger in the United Kingdom, defeating Alexandre Müller in the final. In November, he claimed his fourth Challenger singles title at the Tali Open in Helsinki, Finland, beating Mohamed Safwat in a three-set final.

3.3. 2020: Top 100 Debut and Grand Slam Entry

Ruusuvuori's 2020 season saw him enter the ATP Top 100 rankings for the first time. In January, he made his Grand Slam qualifying debut at the Australian Open, winning his first match but losing in the second round of qualifying. In February, he made his ATP Tour main draw debut at the Montpellier tournament, defeating Dennis Novak for his first tour-level main draw victory before losing in the second round.

Following the COVID-19 tour suspension, Ruusuvuori made his Masters 1000 debut at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati in August. He advanced to the second round, where he lost to Matteo Berrettini. His ranking rose to World No. 100 after this tournament. The subsequent week, at the US Open, he secured his first Grand Slam main draw win by defeating Aljaž Bedene in the first round. He retired in the third set of his second-round match against Casper Ruud. At the French Open in September, he lost in the first round. In November, he partnered with Harri Heliövaara to win his third Challenger doubles title at the Bratislava Challenger. Later that month, he reached his first ATP Tour semifinal at the Nur-Sultan tournament, where he lost to Adrian Mannarino.

3.4. 2021: Miami Masters Fourth Round

Ruusuvuori started his 2021 season by defeating tenth seed Gaël Monfils in a five-set match in the first round of the Australian Open, but lost in the second round.

In March, at the Miami Open, he scored a significant upset by defeating World No. 7 Alexander Zverev (6-1, 6-3, 6-1) in the second round, marking his second career top-10 victory. He continued his run by defeating Mikael Ymer in the third round, reaching the fourth round, his best career result at a Masters 1000 event, before losing to Jannik Sinner.

In July, Ruusuvuori reached the semifinals of the 2021 Atlanta Open, overcoming Mackenzie McDonald, seventh seed Benoît Paire, and third seed Cameron Norrie before falling to Brandon Nakashima. His performance at this event helped him reach a new career-high singles ranking of World No. 69 on August 2, 2021.

At the 2021 Winston-Salem Open in August, Ruusuvuori reached his third quarterfinal and third tour-level semifinal of the year, defeating fourteenth seed Richard Gasquet along the way. He was defeated by Ilya Ivashka in the semifinals.

3.5. 2022: First ATP Tour Final and Top 50 Entry

Ruusuvuori began 2022 at the Melbourne Summer Set 1, where he reached the semifinals, losing to top seed and eventual champion, Rafael Nadal. At the Australian Open, he lost a five-set thriller in the first round to World No. 9 Félix Auger-Aliassime, despite having led two sets to one and having bagelled Auger-Aliassime in the second set.

In February, seeded sixth at the Maharashtra Open in Pune, Ruusuvuori reached his first career ATP Tour final. He defeated Egor Gerasimov, qualifier Vít Kopřiva, defending champion Jiří Veselý, and Kamil Majchrzak en route to the final, where he lost to João Sousa in three sets. Later that month, at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, he defeated David Goffin in the first round before losing to sixth seed Karen Khachanov.

He achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 63 on April 25 after reaching the second rounds of the 2022 BNP Paribas Open, 2022 Miami Open, and 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters, and the third round of the 2022 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. After reaching the quarterfinals at the 2022 BMW Open, his ranking further improved to World No. 59 on May 2, 2022.

At the 2022 Italian Open, he entered the main draw as a lucky loser and reached the second round. He won his first match at the 2022 French Open over Ugo Humbert in five sets, but lost to eighth seed Casper Ruud in the second round.

Ruusuvuori broke into the top 50 of the rankings, reaching World No. 48, after reaching the quarterfinals at the 2022 Queen's Club Championships as a qualifier. He made his debut at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships and won his first match at the Major against Yoshihito Nishioka.

At the 2022 Citi Open in Washington, D.C. in August, he upset World No. 11 Hubert Hurkacz in the second round. In Canada, at the 2022 National Bank Open in Montreal, he defeated former World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka in the first round before losing to Hurkacz in the second.

In October, at the 2022 Stockholm Open, he reached the semifinals by defeating third seed Frances Tiafoe, but lost to top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. His ranking rose nine positions to World No. 43. At the 2022 Erste Bank Open in Vienna, he defeated Lorenzo Sonego, further advancing his ranking to World No. 41 on October 31, 2022. He concluded the year ranked World No. 40.

3.6. 2023: First Masters Quarterfinal

Ruusuvuori started his 2023 season at the Maharashtra Open as the third seed and a finalist from the previous year, but lost in the second round. He also lost in the first round of the Adelaide International 2. At the Australian Open, he was defeated in the second round by fifth seed Andrey Rublev.

In February, representing Finland in the Davis Cup tie against Argentina, Ruusuvuori won both his singles matches against Pedro Cachin and Facundo Bagnis, contributing to Finland's 3-1 victory and qualification for the Davis Cup Finals. In the Open Sud de France, he lost in the second round to eventual finalist Maxime Cressy. At the Rotterdam Open, he was defeated in the first round by top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. At the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, he beat sixth seed Dan Evans in the first round, but lost to Jiří Lehečka in the second round. At the Dubai Championships, he fell in the first round.

In March, competing at the Indian Wells Masters, he beat 22nd seed Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round, but lost to 12th seed Alexander Zverev in the third round. At the Arizona Classic, he was defeated in the second round.

His most significant achievement of the year came at the Miami Open. He again defeated 22nd seed Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round, and then Taro Daniel in the third round to reach the fourth round for the second time at this Masters tournament. He went on to defeat 26th seed Botic van de Zandschulp in the fourth round, reaching his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal. He lost his quarterfinal match to tenth seed and eventual finalist Jannik Sinner. As a result of this performance, he achieved a new career-high ranking of World No. 37 on April 3, 2023.

Ruusuvuori began his clay-court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters. Although he lost in the final round of qualifying, he entered the main draw as a lucky loser due to Frances Tiafoe's withdrawal. He lost in the first round to Jiří Lehečka. At the Barcelona Open, he upset fifth seed Frances Tiafoe in the second round but was defeated by tenth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the third round. At the Madrid Open, he lost in the second round to top seed and eventual champion Carlos Alcaraz in three sets. In Rome, he was beaten in the second round by third seed and eventual champion Daniil Medvedev. At the French Open, he lost in the second round to 28th seed Grigor Dimitrov.

He started his grass-court season at the Libéma Open, defeating seventh seed Ugo Humbert in the second round. In the quarterfinals, he earned his third Top 10 win by upsetting second seed and World No. 9 Jannik Sinner. He lost in the semifinal to sixth seed and eventual champion Tallon Griekspoor.

At the 2023 Western & Southern Open in August, he defeated sixth seed Andrey Rublev, marking his fourth top-10 win, and reached the third round. He then skipped the US Open and the Asian swing. In October, at the 2023 Stockholm Open, he lost to Tallon Griekspoor and fell out of the top 60.

In the 2023 Davis Cup Finals, Ruusuvuori represented Finland in the semifinal against Australia, losing his match against Alex de Minaur. Finland was ultimately defeated in the semifinals.

3.7. 2024: 100th Career Win, Major Third Round, and Early Season End

Ruusuvuori reached his second career ATP final at the Hong Kong Open in January, defeating Benjamin Bonzi, second seed Karen Khachanov, Pavel Kotov, and Sebastian Ofner. He returned to the top 50 in the rankings on January 8, 2024. In the final, he was defeated by Andrey Rublev in straight sets.

At the 2024 Australian Open, he recorded his 100th career ATP win by defeating wildcard Patrick Kypson in the first round. This milestone made him only the second Finnish player, after Jarkko Nieminen, to achieve 100 career wins. In the second round, he played a five-set match against third seed Daniil Medvedev, where he led two sets to love before eventually losing.

At the 2024 ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam, he reached the quarterfinals, defeating seventh seed Ugo Humbert and Jan-Lennard Struff.

At the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, he reached the third round of a Major for the first time in his career, with wins over Mackenzie McDonald and 11th seed Stefanos Tsitsipas. He became the third Finnish player, after Pekka Säilä and Jarkko Nieminen, to reach the third round at the All England Club.

He ended his season earlier after withdrawing from the 2024 US Open. His career prize money as of August 26, 2024, totaled 4.05 M USD.

4.1. ATP Tour Finals

4.2. ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour Finals

4.3. Wins over Top 10 Players

Emil Ruusuvuori holds a 4-14 (win-loss) record against players who were ranked in the top 10 at the time of the match.

4.4. Performance Timelines

The following tables summarize Emil Ruusuvuori's singles performance year-by-year in Grand Slam tournaments and ATP Masters 1000 events.

(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.