Cristina Bucsa vs Donna Vekic — Merida Round of 32

Merida · WTA · Round of 32
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
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#34WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Bucsa C.
6-3 6-2
Vekic D.
Bucsa C.
662
Vekic D.
320

Cristina Bucsa defeated Donna Vekic 6-3 6-2 in the Merida round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #34, defending last year's round of 16. Cristina Bucsa extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-09-24BeijingR128hardCristina Bucsa6-2 6-4
2025-06-30WimbledonR64grassCristina Bucsa6-1 6-3
2023-06-12NottinghamR32grassDonna Vekic6-2 4-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Bucsa C.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Bucsa C.

Serve advantage — Vekic D.

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.Vekic D.
22
Serve
6
52
Return
36

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

Statistics

This season
Bucsa C.Vekic D.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Clear edge
43%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.7
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bucsa C.Vekic D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
60
67
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
86
Break points won·Even
93
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
68
76
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
27
33

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Bucsa C.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Vekic D.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.1Hard Elo 1710
Surface ELO
4.9+26 Hard Elo edge
4.8Overall Elo 1722
ELO gap
5.2Overall Elo 1807
10.0
H2H
0.0
3.0
Surface form
5.2
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
9.3
Minutes 14d
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
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.Vekic D.
Freshness·
—
93

Vekic D.: 9 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