Laura Siegemund vs Cristina Bucsa — Dubai Qualifying Round 1
Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#87WTA
1769ELO
1713Hard ELO
$736kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
38 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2023
hard
#41WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Siegemund L.6-2 6-1
Bucsa C.
Siegemund L.
662
Bucsa C.
21–
Laura Siegemund defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-2 6-1 in the Dubai qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Cristina Bucsa came in ranked #41.
Key context
- Match story: Laura Siegemund dropped just 3 games past Cristina Bucsa.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Serve & return on hard
Siegemund L.Bucsa C.
11
Serve
22
46
Return
52
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
73%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
0.8
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (148 vs 193). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
64
60
Break points saved·Even
80
79
Break points won·Even
89
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
76
68
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
33
27
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
98
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Siegemund L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Draw — qualifying
Q2
Yastremska D.
Davis L.
6-36-3
Tomova V.
Jang S.
6-37-5
Siegemund L.
Liu C.
6-46-4
Zavatska K.
Bojica S.
6-26-1
Paolini J.
Dodin O.
6-17-5
Masarova R.
Marino R.
4-66-37-65
Bogdan A.
Martincova T.
6-47-5
Grabher J.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-2
Q1
Davis L.
Danilina A.
6-36-1
Yastremska D.
Errani S.
6-16-3
Jang S.
Kalinskaya A.
3-67-666-2
Tomova V.
Raina A.
3-66-16-4
Liu C.
Kucova K.
6-36-4
Siegemund L.
Bucsa C.
6-26-1
Bojica S.
Kovinic D.
6-37-62
Zavatska K.
Brengle M.
3-66-16-4
Paolini J.
Betova M.
6-46-1
Dodin O.
Jani R.
3-66-26-2
Marino R.
Dart H.
7-616-756-1
Masarova R.
Danilovic O.
6-36-2
Bogdan A.
Burel C.
6-06-3
Martincova T.
Frech M.
6-46-4
Mladenovic K.
Zanevska M.
3-66-36-2
Grabher J.
Silva E.
6-26-3