Donna Vekic vs Cristina Bucsa — Nottingham Round of 32

Nottingham · WTA · Round of 32
Donna Vekic
CRO4
Donna Vekic
#34WTA
1807ELO
1729Grass ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 June 2023
grass
Cristina Bucsa
ESP
Cristina Bucsa
#35WTA
1722ELO
1594Grass ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Vekic D.
6-2 4-6 6-1
Bucsa C.
Vekic D.
6462
Bucsa C.
2611

Donna Vekic defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-2 4-6 6-1 in the Nottingham round of 32 on grass. The result followed the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #34, defending last year's round of 32. Donna Vekic claimed a first win over Cristina Bucsa in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Donna Vekic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-23MeridaR32hardCristina Bucsa6-3 6-2
2025-09-24BeijingR128hardCristina Bucsa6-2 6-4
2025-06-30WimbledonR64grassCristina Bucsa6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Bucsa C.

Bucsa C.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

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
Vekic D.Bucsa C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
56%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (165 vs 193). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Bucsa C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
67
60
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
79
Break points won·Even
91
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
77
68
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
33
27

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Vekic D.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Bucsa C.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
5.9+135 Grass Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Grass Elo 1594
5.2Overall Elo 1807
ELO gap
4.8Overall Elo 1722
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
7.8
Minutes 14d
9.3
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
3.0
Surface transition
3.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Vekic D.Bucsa C.
Freshness·
95
—

Vekic D.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Boulter K.
Burrage J.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Burrage J.
Cornet A.
7-57-5
Boulter K.
Watson H.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Burrage J.
Frech M.
6-23-67-5
Watson H.
Golubic V.
7-627-5
Boulter K.
Dart H.
6-37-5
Cornet A.
Mandlik E.
6-34-66-3
R16
Dart H.
Kalinina A.[5]
6-07-5
Mandlik E.
Giorgi C.[7]
7-55-76-3
Boulter K.
Snigur D.
7-56-3
Golubic V.
Vekic D.[4]
6-46-1
Cornet A.
Sakkari M.[6]
6-16-4
Watson H.
Maria T.
6-46-4
Frech M.
Zhu L.[8]
6-26-4
Burrage J.
Linette M.[3]
7-56-3
R32
Zhu L.[8]
Parks A.
7-656-2
Watson H.
Niemeier J.
6-46-3
Cornet A.
Swan K.
2-66-16-4
Vekic D.[4]
Bucsa C.
6-24-66-1
Frech M.
Kartal S.
6-35-76-2
Golubic V.
Teichmann J.
6-46-3
Snigur D.
Haddad Maia B.[2]
6-46-3
Mandlik E.
Tomova V.
6-23-67-65
Kalinina A.[5]
Parrizas Diaz N.
7-56-3
Dart H.
Marino R.
6-46-2
Giorgi C.[7]
Brengle M.
7-656-2
Linette M.[3]
Gadecki O.
6-46-4
Boulter K.
Appleton E.
6-16-3
Sakkari M.[6]
Wang X.
6-27-66
Maria T.
Zhang S.[6]
6-16-4
Burrage J.
Martincova T.
7-653-67-64