Claire Liu vs Cristina Bucsa — Chicago 125 Semi-final

Chicago 125 · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Claire Liu
USA
Claire Liu
#111WTA
1669ELO
1635Hard ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWWWWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 21 August 2023
hard
Cristina Bucsa
ESP
Cristina Bucsa
#41WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWWWW
Liu C.
2-1
Bucsa C.
Liu C.
21
Bucsa C.
1–

Claire Liu advanced when Cristina Bucsa retired 2-1 in the Chicago 125 semi-final. Claire Liu claimed a first win over Cristina Bucsa in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-25US OpenR128hardCristina Bucsa6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Liu C.serving51% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Bucsa C.

Bucsa C.serving54% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Baseline 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

Liu C.Bucsa C.
—
Serve
22
—
Return
52

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Liu C.Bucsa C.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (138 vs 193). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Liu C.Bucsa C.
Clutch Rating·Even
61
60
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
79
Break points won·Clear edge
78
93
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
27

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

Freshness

Recent load
Liu C.Bucsa C.
Freshness·
71
—

Liu C.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Tomova V.
Liu C.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Liu C.
Bucsa C.
2-1
Tomova V.
Bronzetti L.
7-633-66-1
Quarter-finals
Bronzetti L.
Baindl K.
W/O
Tomova V.
Rakhimova K.
7-54-66-3
Liu C.
Masarova R.
7-55-77-63
Bucsa C.
Peterson R.
3-66-46-4
R16
Bucsa C.
Lepchenko V.
W/O
Masarova R.
Brengle M.
7-646-3
Liu C.
Hunter S.
6-06-4
Peterson R.
Kanepi K.
6-41-66-3
Baindl K.
Chang S.
7-616-2
Bronzetti L.
Gleason Q.
7-626-2
Tomova V.
Cornet A.
6-47-65
Rakhimova K.
Ngounoue C.
6-05-76-1
R32
Baindl K.
Rus A.
7-656-3
Chang S.
Eikeri U.
3-66-16-1
Gleason Q.
Burrage J.
5-76-37-64
Bronzetti L.
Marino R.
7-646-1
Cornet A.
Osuigwe W.
6-07-5
Tomova V.
Osabuohien A.
6-06-0
Ngounoue C.
Anderson R.
6-746-46-4
Masarova R.
Udvardy P.
6-26-4
Brengle M.
Khromacheva I.
6-16-0
Liu C.
Fetecau I.
6-16-4
Rakhimova K.
Kawa K.
6-16-2
Hunter S.
Osorio C.
6-26-4
Peterson R.
Parry D.
6-16-4
Kanepi K.
Betova M.
6-26-1
Bucsa C.
Allen K.
6-06-2
Lepchenko V.
Avanesyan E.
6-26-4