Shuai Zhang vs Cristina Bucsa — Nottingham Round of 32

Nottingham · WTA · Round of 32
Shuai Zhang
CHN4
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1619Grass ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 June 2022
grass
Cristina Bucsa
ESP
Cristina Bucsa
#41WTA
1722ELO
1594Grass ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWWWW
Zhang S.
7-6 6-3
Bucsa C.
Zhang S.
7762
Bucsa C.
6430

Shuai Zhang defeated Cristina Bucsa 7-6 6-3 in the Nottingham round of 32 on grass. The result followed the form book — Shuai Zhang came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's final. Shuai Zhang extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-19StrasbourgR32clayShuai Zhang2-6 7.9-6.7 7-5
2022-08-08TorontoR64hardShuai Zhang6-1 6-3
2021-07-19PalermoR32clayShuai Zhang7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Bucsa C.

Bucsa C.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Bucsa C.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
52%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (190 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Bucsa C.
Clutch Rating·Even
62
60
Break points saved·Clear edge
55
79
Break points won·Slight edge
83
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
27

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zhang S.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Bucsa C.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
5.2+26 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.8Grass Elo 1594
4.5Overall Elo 1718
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1722
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.4
Surface form
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
7.0
3.0
Surface transition
3.0
Context
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Bucsa C.
Freshness·
99
—

Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Haddad Maia B.[7]
Riske Amritraj A.[6]
6-41-66-3
Semi-finals
Haddad Maia B.[7]
Martincova T.
6-34-1
Riske Amritraj A.[6]
Golubic V.
6-34-66-3
Quarter-finals
Golubic V.
Tomljanovic A.[5]
6-27-66
Martincova T.
Zhang S.[4]
6-36-2
Haddad Maia B.[7]
Sakkari M.[6]
6-44-66-3
Riske Amritraj A.[6]
Dart H.
4-66-26-1
R16
Riske Amritraj A.[6]
Garcia C.
6-47-5
Haddad Maia B.[7]
Miyazaki Y.
6-27-64
Zhang S.[4]
Burrage J.
6-27-64
Sakkari M.[6]
Marino R.
1-66-36-3
Martincova T.
Linette M.[8]
6-27-63
Tomljanovic A.[5]
Boulter K.
6-36-4
Golubic V.
Watson H.
7-56-2
Dart H.
Giorgi C.[3]
5-76-47-63
R32
Martincova T.
Dodin O.
7-617-5
Tomljanovic A.[5]
Wang X.
6-46-4
Watson H.
Volynets K.
6-46-2
Dart H.
Vekic D.
6-46-3
Golubic V.
Raducanu E.
4-3
Zhang S.[4]
Bucsa C.
7-646-3
Haddad Maia B.[7]
Wang Q.
5-76-46-3
Marino R.
Silva E.
6-46-4
Miyazaki Y.
Frech M.
6-41-66-1
Linette M.[8]
Kawa K.
7-646-2
Boulter K.
Maria T.
4-66-16-4
Sakkari M.[6]
Osorio C.
6-26-3
Burrage J.
Zhu L.
7-656-4
Riske Amritraj A.[6]
Snigur D.
7-56-3
Giorgi C.[3]
Kartal S.
6-46-3
Garcia C.
Davis L.
6-37-63