Cristina Bucsa vs Magdalena Frech — Merida Final

Merida · WTA · Final
Cristina Bucsa
ESP
Cristina Bucsa
#35WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026
hard
Magdalena Frech
POL
Magdalena Frech
#44WTA
1725ELO
1700Hard ELO
$659kYTD
$4.8MCAREER
28 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bucsa C.
6-1 4-6 6-4
Frech M.
Bucsa C.
6462
Frech M.
1641

Cristina Bucsa defeated Magdalena Frech 6-1 4-6 6-4 in the Merida final on hard. The result followed the form book — Cristina Bucsa came in ranked #35.

Key context

  • Match story: Cristina Bucsa came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bucsa C.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Frech M.

Frech M.serving70% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Bucsa 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

Bucsa C.Frech M.
22
Serve
32
52
Return
47

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

Statistics

This season
Bucsa C.Frech M.
1st serve in·Even
66%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
40%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
59%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Clear edge
45%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.7
3.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bucsa C.Frech M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
60
55
Break points saved·Even
79
76
Break points won·Clear edge
93
71
Deciding sets·Even
68
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
27
43

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Bucsa C.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Frech M.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.2+10 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.8Hard Elo 1700
5.2Overall Elo 1722
ELO gap
4.8Overall Elo 1725
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.0
Surface form
3.6
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.3
Minutes 14d
9.1
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
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
Bucsa C.Frech M.
Freshness·
—
97

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 22 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Bucsa C.
Frech M.
6-14-66-4
Semi-finals
Frech M.
Zhang S.
6-26-766-3
Bucsa C.
Paolini J.[1]
7-56-4
Quarter-finals
Paolini J.[1]
Boulter K.
0-66-36-3
Zhang S.
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
6-16-3
Frech M.
Bouzkova M.[4]
6-34-66-3
Bucsa C.
Sonmez Z.
6-36-4
R16
Bouzkova M.[4]
Arango E.
2-66-12-0
Frech M.
Bouzas Maneiro J.[7]
6-06-3
Bucsa C.
Stakusic M.
7-616-3
Boulter K.
Osorio C.
6-30-0
Zhang S.
Navarro E.[2]
6-46-4
Sonmez Z.
Li A.[3]
3-67-676-4
Paolini J.[1]
Hon P.
6-06-2
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Linette M.[8]
5-77-657-5
R32
Bucsa C.
Vekic D.
6-36-2
Boulter K.
Haddad Maia B.
6-46-4
Jimenez Kasintseva V.
Putintseva Y.
6-41-66-4
Zhang S.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-1
Stakusic M.
Yastremska D.[5]
6-46-3
Linette M.[8]
Maria T.
7-636-3
Hon P.
Zarazua R.
6-22-66-4
Bouzas Maneiro J.[7]
Watson H.
6-36-1
Osorio C.
Tjen J.[6]
6-46-3
Arango E.
Potapova A.
7-606-2
Frech M.
Timofeeva M.
6-47-66
Sonmez Z.
Brace C.
6-26-0