Aryna Sabalenka def. Cristina Bucsa — Round of 32, Brisbane International 2026
WTA 500HardBrisbane, Australia
Played6 Jan 2026
🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this drawWon
Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 6 6
🇪🇸ranked WTA number 51 going into this draw
Cristina Bucsa 0 1
🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka
🇪🇸Cristina Bucsa
Match stats
Serve
4
Aces
0
0
Double faults
1
78%
1st serve in
63%
79%
1st serve points won
44%
88%
2nd serve points won
27%
81%
Service points won
38%
0/0
Break points saved
1/6
Return
63%
Return points won
19%
5/6
Break points won
0/0
54
Total points won
22
Head to head
2–0 Sabalenka
- This matchBrisbane R32won by Sabalenka
- 2025HardNew York R16won by Sabalenka
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
8–2
Last 10 matches
6–4
–
Last 30 days
1–0
By surface
13–2
Hard
9–8
4–1
Indoor hard
–
2–1
Grass
–
By round
3–0
R32
2–3
4–0
R16
1–1
–
At WTA 500s
1–2
How their matches go
22
Completed matches
16
55%
Won in straight sets
38%
27%
Won after losing a set
13%
9%
Lost after winning a set
19%
9%
Lost in straight sets
31%
7–2
Tiebreaks
2–1
6–2
Deciding sets
2–3
15/16
Won after winning set 1
6/8
3/6
Won after losing set 1
2/8
Serve and return, last 5 matches
67%
1st serve in
–
67%
1st serve points won
–
49%
2nd serve points won
–
64%
Break points saved
–
42%
Return points won
–
40%
Break points won
–
7.0
Aces a match
–
2.2
Double faults a match
–
Last 14 days
0
Matches
1
0
Sets
3
59
Days since last match
1
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Aryna Sabalenka | Cristina Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇪MertensNo. 20 | ||
| 🇧🇪MertensNo. 20 | WonLondon R16 | LostOsaka R32WonNew York R32 |
| 🇬🇧RaducanuNo. 29 | ||
| 🇬🇧RaducanuNo. 29 | WonCincinnati R32 | LostBeijing R64 |
| Total | ||
| Total | 2–0 | 1–2 |