Yue Yuan vs Cristina Bucsa — Dubai Qualifying Round 1

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
CHN
Yue Yuan
#138WTA
1629ELO
1610Hard ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2025 ·
hard
Cristina Bucsa
ESP
Cristina Bucsa
#40WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLLLL
Yuan Y.
6-3 6-1
Bucsa C.
Yuan Y.
662
Bucsa C.
310

Yue Yuan defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-3 6-1 in the Dubai qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Cristina Bucsa came in ranked #40, but Yue Yuan had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Yue Yuan extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-08-07CincinnatiR128hardYue Yuan6-2 6-2
2025-02-14DubaiQ32hardYue Yuan6-3 6-1
2024-08-05TorontoR64hardYue Yuan6-3 6-3

Statistics

This season
Yuan Y.Bucsa C.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (94 vs 92). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Yuan Y.Bucsa C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
11
22
Break points saved·Even
16
16
Break points won·Dominant
44
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
5
35
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
5

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

Freshness

Recent load
Yuan Y.Bucsa C.
Freshness·Clear edge
65
79

Yuan Y.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 64 games (7d) · Bucsa C.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw