Yulia Putintseva vs Cristina Bucsa | Yulia Putintseva Wins 6-2 3-6 6-1

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Billie Jean King CupRB2HardWed 23 Sept · 06:30Final1h 52m

Yulia PutintsevaWTA #82 · KAZ

Cristina BucsaWTA #35 · ESP

SetsGames2

636

261

Yulia Putintseva defeated Cristina Bucsa in the Billie Jean King Cup, winning 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. Putintseva hit four aces and did not commit a double fault, while Bucsa did not record an ace or a double fault. Putintseva converted 75 percent of her break points and won three service breaks to Bucsa's two.

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Key context

Match story: Yulia Putintseva closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–1.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Putintseva Y. came through in three sets, with five breaks of serve.

Breaks of servePutintseva Y. 5 · Bucsa C. 2
1st-serve points wonPutintseva Y. 70% · Bucsa C. 56%
AcesPutintseva Y. 4 · Bucsa C. 0

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 12–1BreakPutintseva Y. · Broke, never broken back
Set 23–4Break backPutintseva Y. · Broke back
Set 23–5BreakBucsa C. · Broke, never broken back
Set 33–1BreakPutintseva Y. · Broke, never broken back

Serve flowPutintseva Y. broken twice · Bucsa C. broken 5 times.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Putintseva Y.

10/12Bucsa C.

7/12

Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchPutintseva Y.Bucsa C.

Late momentumPutintseva Y.43

8Last 12 points4

14Last 3 games7

5/7Break points2/4

Break of serve

Match statistics

Putintseva Y.Bucsa C.

Serve

4Aces0
0Double faults0
70%1st serve points won56%
83% · 10/12Service games held58% · 7/12

Return

75%Break points won50%
5Breaks of serve2

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

First-serve pointsPutintseva Y. won 70% of points behind the first serve, Bucsa C. 56%. Largest performance gap of the match.+14 ptsPutintseva Y.1st-serve pts won70%Bucsa C.1st-serve pts won56%

Common opponents

8 shared · last 12 months

Putintseva Y. and Bucsa C. faced 8 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Putintseva Y. went 2–6 (25%) against them, Bucsa C. 3–6 (33%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).

2–625%Putintseva Y. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents3–633%Bucsa C. · better vs 1

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

6–14Sets8–11

73–105Games79–91

2–1Tiebreaks1–1

2–2Deciding sets0–1

vs Jovic I.#13L0-6 1-6Australian Open · hardL4-6 1-6Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · hard
vs Starodubtseva Y.#45L4-6 2-6Ningbo · hardL2-6 2-3Miami · hard
vs Zheng Q.#54L4-6 6-2 1-6US Open · hardL6-7(6) 2-6Rome · clay

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vs Zhang S.#57L4-6 1-6Toronto · hardL6-2 5-7Strasbourg · clay
vs Sonmez Z.#58W6-3 6-7 6-3Australian Open · hardW6-3 6-4Merida · hard
vs Joint M.#75L6-0 3-6 1-6Monterrey · hardW6-3 6-1Hong Kong · hard
vs Seidel E.#169L3-6 2-6Guangzhou · hardL1-6 4-6Dubai · hard
vs Andreescu B.#172W7-6 3-6 7-6BJK Cup Qualifiers · hardW6-4 6-3Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · hard

Head-to-head

2 meetings · Putintseva Y. leads 2–0

Putintseva Y.September 2026Billie Jean King CupThis matchHard6-2 3-6 6-1
Putintseva Y.March 2024MiamiHard6-2 3-6 6-4

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Putintseva Y.Bucsa C.1 840ELO1 8351 767Hard ELO1 7474–6Last 106–431Age28163 cmHeight175 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $10.6M2026 $1.0MEarningsCareer $5.1M2026 $1.0M

Match info

Started06:30 local
Duration1h 52m

Cite this

Yulia Putintseva beat Cristina Bucsa 6-2 3-6 6-1. Umpiry, "Yulia Putintseva vs Cristina Bucsa — Billie Jean King Cup RB2", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-09-23/bucsa-vs-putintseva-billie-jean-king-cup-rb2?utm_source=cite (as of 23 September 2026).