Cristina Bucsa def. Magdalena Frech — Final, Merida Open Akron 2026

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Merida Open Akron 2026

WTA 500HardMerida, Mexico

Played1 Mar 2026

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇪🇸ranked WTA number 63 going into this drawWon

Cristina Bucsa 6 4 6

🇵🇱ranked WTA number 55 going into this draw

Magdalena Frech 1 6 4

🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsavM. FrechMagdalena Frech🇵🇱

🇪🇸Cristina Bucsa

🇵🇱Magdalena Frech

Match stats

Serve

2

Aces

1

4

Double faults

6

55%

1st serve in

63%

74%

1st serve points won

57%

43%

2nd serve points won

39%

60%

Service points won

51%

2/6

Break points saved

4/11

Return

49%

Return points won

40%

7/11

Break points won

4/6

91

Total points won

76

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

5–5

Last 10 matches

6–4

4–3

Last 30 days

5–2

By surface

10–9

Hard

11–8

By round

0–1

F

–

5–3

At WTA 500s

6–2

How their matches go

18

Completed matches

17

44%

Won in straight sets

29%

6%

Won after losing a set

29%

17%

Lost after winning a set

6%

33%

Lost in straight sets

35%

3–3

Tiebreaks

6–3

1–3

Deciding sets

5–1

8/9

Won after winning set 1

10/11

1/9

Won after losing set 1

0/6

Serve and return, last 5 matches

63%

1st serve in

62%

66%

1st serve points won

62%

42%

2nd serve points won

45%

57%

Break points saved

55%

52%

Return points won

50%

48%

Break points won

54%

0.6

Aces a match

1.4

2.2

Double faults a match

3.2

Last 14 days

5

Matches

5

10

Sets

12

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentCristina BucsaMagdalena Frech
🇮🇹PaoliniNo. 8
🇮🇹PaoliniNo. 8WonMerida SFLostMelbourne R64
🇩🇪SeidelNo. 95
🇩🇪SeidelNo. 95LostDubai R64LostBeijing R128
🇬🇧RaducanuNo. 25
🇬🇧RaducanuNo. 25LostBeijing R64LostHobart R16
Total
Total1–20–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestCristina BucsaMagdalena Frech
1Won🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 8No. 8 · 28 FebMerida SF · 28 FebWon🇨🇳S. ZhangShuai ZhangNo. 85No. 85 · 28 FebMerida SF · 28 Feb
2Won🇹🇷Z. SonmezZeynep SonmezNo. 84No. 84 · 27 FebMerida QF · 27 FebWon🇨🇿M. BouzkovaMarie BouzkovaNo. 38No. 38 · 27 FebMerida QF · 27 Feb
3Won🇨🇦M. StakusicMarina StakusicNo. 139No. 139 · 25 FebMerida R16 · 25 FebWon🇪🇸J. Bouzas ManeiroJessica Bouzas ManeiroNo. 48No. 48 · 26 FebMerida R16 · 26 Feb
4Won🇭🇷D. VekicDonna VekicNo. 99No. 99 · 24 FebMerida R32 · 24 FebWon🇺🇿M. TimofeevaMaria TimofeevaNo. 154No. 154 · 24 FebMerida R32 · 24 Feb
5Lost🇩🇪E. SeidelElla SeidelNo. 100No. 100 · 15 FebDubai R64 · 15 FebLost🇺🇸P. StearnsPeyton StearnsNo. 55No. 55 · 15 FebDubai R64 · 15 Feb
6Lost🇺🇦D. YastremskaDayana YastremskaNo. 43No. 43 · 9 FebDoha R64 · 9 FebLost🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 41No. 41 · 10 FebDoha R32 · 10 Feb
7Lost🇬🇧S. KartalSonay KartalNo. 66No. 66 · 2 FebAbu Dhabi R32 · 2 FebWon🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 18No. 18 · 8 FebDoha R64 · 8 Feb
8Lost🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 12No. 12 · 18 JanMelbourne R128 · 18 JanLost🇮🇹J. PaoliniJasmine PaoliniNo. 7No. 7 · 21 JanMelbourne R64 · 21 Jan
9Lost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 6 JanBrisbane R32 · 6 JanWon🇸🇮V. ErjavecVeronika ErjavecNo. 99No. 99 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 Jan
10Won🇭🇺A. BondarAnna BondarNo. 74No. 74 · 5 JanBrisbane R64 · 5 JanLost🇬🇧E. RaducanuEmma RaducanuNo. 29No. 29 · 14 JanHobart R16 · 14 Jan