Cristina Bucsa vs Marina Stakusic — Merida Round of 16

Merida · WTA · Round of 16
Cristina Bucsa
ESP
Cristina Bucsa
#35WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026
hard
CAN
Marina Stakusic
#140WTA
1707ELO
1672Hard ELO
21 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLL
Bucsa C.
7-6 6-3
Stakusic M.
Bucsa C.
7762
Stakusic M.
6130

Cristina Bucsa defeated Marina Stakusic 7-6 6-3 in the Merida round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Cristina Bucsa came in ranked #35.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bucsa C.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Stakusic M.

Stakusic M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Bucsa C.

Serve advantage — Stakusic M.

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.Stakusic M.
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 season
Bucsa C.Stakusic M.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
39%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
52%
61%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
44%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.8
5.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 9). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bucsa C.Stakusic M.
Clutch Rating·Even
60
61
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
73
Break points won·Even
93
94
Deciding sets·Clear edge
68
54
Tiebreaks·
27
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Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Bucsa C.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Stakusic M.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 35 days (−1.0)
Form & Matchup
5.7+38 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.3Hard Elo 1672
5.7Overall Elo 1722
ELO gap
4.3Overall Elo 1707
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.0
Surface form
6.8
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.3
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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
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