Cristina Bucsa def. Zeynep Sonmez — Quarterfinal, Merida Open Akron 2026

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Merida Open Akron 2026

WTA 500HardMerida, Mexico

Played27 Feb 2026

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

🇪🇸ranked WTA number 63 going into this drawWon

Cristina Bucsa 6 6

🇹🇷ranked WTA number 84 going into this draw

Zeynep Sonmez 3 4

🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsavZ. SonmezZeynep Sonmez🇹🇷

🇪🇸Cristina Bucsa

🇹🇷Zeynep Sonmez

Match stats

Serve

0

Aces

0

2

Double faults

4

64%

1st serve in

63%

66%

1st serve points won

49%

44%

2nd serve points won

38%

58%

Service points won

45%

10/13

Break points saved

7/13

Return

55%

Return points won

42%

6/13

Break points won

3/13

76

Total points won

58

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

4–6

Last 10 matches

5–5

2–3

Last 30 days

2–3

By surface

10–10

Hard

8–9

By round

1–0

QF

–

1–0

SF

–

3–3

At WTA 500s

3–3

How their matches go

19

Completed matches

17

37%

Won in straight sets

24%

11%

Won after losing a set

24%

16%

Lost after winning a set

18%

37%

Lost in straight sets

35%

3–3

Tiebreaks

3–1

2–3

Deciding sets

4–3

7/8

Won after winning set 1

6/7

2/11

Won after losing set 1

2/10

Serve and return, last 5 matches

64%

1st serve in

59%

60%

1st serve points won

56%

39%

2nd serve points won

44%

38%

Break points saved

53%

48%

Return points won

45%

52%

Break points won

41%

0.8

Aces a match

0.0

3.4

Double faults a match

3.0

Last 14 days

3

Matches

3

6

Sets

7

2

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentCristina BucsaZeynep Sonmez
🇵🇭EalaNo. 47
🇵🇭EalaNo. 47WonNew York R64LostAbu Dhabi R32
🇭🇺BondarNo. 65
🇭🇺BondarNo. 65WonBrisbane R64WonMelbourne R64
Total
Total2–01–1

Last 10 matches going in

LatestCristina BucsaZeynep Sonmez
1Won🇨🇦M. StakusicMarina StakusicNo. 139No. 139 · 25 FebMerida R16 · 25 FebWon🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 36No. 36 · 26 FebMerida R16 · 26 Feb
2Won🇭🇷D. VekicDonna VekicNo. 99No. 99 · 24 FebMerida R32 · 24 FebWon🇨🇦C. BraceCadence BraceR32 · 24 FebMerida R32 · 24 Feb
3Lost🇩🇪E. SeidelElla SeidelNo. 100No. 100 · 15 FebDubai R64 · 15 FebLost🇨🇿S. BejlekSara BejlekNo. 38No. 38 · 15 FebDubai R64 · 15 Feb
4Lost🇺🇦D. YastremskaDayana YastremskaNo. 43No. 43 · 9 FebDoha R64 · 9 FebLost🇬🇷M. SakkariMaria SakkariNo. 49No. 49 · 9 FebDoha R64 · 9 Feb
5Lost🇬🇧S. KartalSonay KartalNo. 66No. 66 · 2 FebAbu Dhabi R32 · 2 FebLost🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 49No. 49 · 2 FebAbu Dhabi R32 · 2 Feb
6Lost🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 12No. 12 · 18 JanMelbourne R128 · 18 JanLost🇰🇿Y. PutintsevaYulia PutintsevaNo. 105No. 105 · 23 JanMelbourne R32 · 23 Jan
7Lost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 6 JanBrisbane R32 · 6 JanWon🇭🇺A. BondarAnna BondarNo. 75No. 75 · 21 JanMelbourne R64 · 21 Jan
8Won🇭🇺A. BondarAnna BondarNo. 74No. 74 · 5 JanBrisbane R64 · 5 JanWon🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 11No. 11 · 18 JanMelbourne R128 · 18 Jan
9Lost🇨🇦V. MbokoVictoria MbokoNo. 23No. 23 · 2 NovHong Kong F · 2 NovLost🇹🇭L. TararudeeLanlana TararudeeNo. 173No. 173 · 30 OctChennai R16 · 30 Oct
10Won🇦🇺M. JointMaya JointNo. 32No. 32 · 1 NovHong Kong SF · 1 NovWon🇷🇺T. ProzorovaTatiana ProzorovaNo. 176No. 176 · 29 OctChennai R32 · 29 Oct