Wakana Sonobe vs Cristina Bucsa — Abu Dhabi Qualifying Round 2

Abu Dhabi · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
JPN
Wakana Sonobe
#631WTA
1506ELO
1523Hard ELO
18 yrs · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 February 2025
hard
Cristina Bucsa
ESP
Cristina Bucsa
#41WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWWWW
Sonobe W.
6-3 6-3
Bucsa C.
Sonobe W.
662
Bucsa C.
33–

Wakana Sonobe defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-3 6-3 in the Abu Dhabi qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Cristina Bucsa came in ranked #41.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sonobe W.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Bucsa C.

Bucsa C.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Sonobe W.

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

Sonobe W.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
Sonobe W.Bucsa C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.2
1.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 78). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sonobe W.
3.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Bucsa C.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.4Hard Elo 1523
Surface ELO
7.6+187 Hard Elo edge
1.8Overall Elo 1506
ELO gap
8.2Overall Elo 1722
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.2
Surface form
3.6
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.0
6.0
Surface transition
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.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Kenin S.
Kudermetova V.
7-636-2
Kessler M.
Kostovic T.
6-46-2
Kartal S.
Uchijima M.
6-16-4
Volynets K.
Saville D.
7-686-3
Zarazua R.
Sonmez Z.
6-16-2
Sonobe W.
Bucsa C.
6-36-3
Q1
Kudermetova V.
Samson L.
6-16-2
Kenin S.
Ito A.
7-646-2
Kessler M.
Starodubtseva Y.
6-26-1
Kostovic T.
Parry D.
6-20-0
Uchijima M.
Gadecki O.
7-56-2
Kartal S.
Paquet C.
4-66-26-3
Volynets K.
Watson H.
6-46-3
Saville D.
Andreeva E.
6-736-46-3
Zarazua R.
Bonaventure Y.
6-31-0
Sonmez Z.
Townsend T.
6-15-77-5
Bucsa C.
Rakhimova K.
5-77-646-3
Sonobe W.
Baptiste H.
6-36-1