Cristina Bucsa vs Lia Karatancheva — Monterrey Qualifying Round 1
Monterrey · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#41WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 August 2025
hard
Bucsa C.6-2 6-1
Karatancheva L.
Bucsa C.
662
Karatancheva L.
21–
Cristina Bucsa defeated Lia Karatancheva 6-2 6-1 in the Monterrey qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Cristina Bucsa came in ranked #41.
Key context
- Match story: Cristina Bucsa dropped just 3 games past Lia Karatancheva.
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
Bucsa C.Karatancheva L.
22
Serve
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52
Return
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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
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (78 vs 70). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Umpiry Score
Pre-match7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score3.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScoreForm & Matchup
10.0+488 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO0.0Hard Elo 1222
10.0Overall Elo 1722
ELO gap0.0Overall Elo 1271
5.0No prior meetings
H2H5.0
3.2
Surface form2.0
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak0.0Lost last 6
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d9.0
Prev. matchSurface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts5.0
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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast