Cristina Bucsa def. Marina Stakusic — Round of 16, Merida Open Akron 2026

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Merida Open Akron 2026

WTA 500HardMerida, Mexico

Played25 Feb 2026

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

🇪🇸ranked WTA number 63 going into this drawWon

Cristina Bucsa 7 6

🇨🇦ranked WTA number 139 going into this draw

Marina Stakusic 61 3

🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsavM. StakusicMarina Stakusic🇨🇦

🇪🇸Cristina Bucsa

🇨🇦Marina Stakusic

Match stats

Serve

1

Aces

1

2

Double faults

3

69%

1st serve in

63%

71%

1st serve points won

56%

61%

2nd serve points won

43%

68%

Service points won

51%

2/5

Break points saved

7/11

Return

49%

Return points won

32%

4/11

Break points won

3/5

79

Total points won

60

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

4–6

Last 10 matches

4–6

1–3

Last 30 days

1–0

By surface

10–10

Hard

3–2

By round

1–1

R16

1–0

1–0

QF

0–1

2–3

At WTA 500s

3–1

How their matches go

19

Completed matches

4

37%

Won in straight sets

25%

11%

Won after losing a set

50%

16%

Lost after winning a set

0%

37%

Lost in straight sets

25%

2–3

Tiebreaks

0–1

2–3

Deciding sets

2–0

7/8

Won after winning set 1

2/2

2/11

Won after losing set 1

1/2

Serve and return, last 5 matches

64%

1st serve in

55%

57%

1st serve points won

65%

34%

2nd serve points won

46%

40%

Break points saved

37%

46%

Return points won

46%

56%

Break points won

59%

0.8

Aces a match

2.4

4.2

Double faults a match

6.6

Last 14 days

2

Matches

1

4

Sets

2

1

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentCristina BucsaMarina Stakusic
🇺🇦YastremskaNo. 44
🇺🇦YastremskaNo. 44LostDoha R64WonMerida R32
🇨🇴ArangoNo. 56
🇨🇴ArangoNo. 56WonHong Kong R16LostGuadalajara QF
Total
Total1–11–1

Last 10 matches going in

LatestCristina BucsaMarina Stakusic
1Won🇭🇷D. VekicDonna VekicNo. 99No. 99 · 24 FebMerida R32 · 24 FebWon🇺🇦D. YastremskaDayana YastremskaNo. 44No. 44 · 23 FebMerida R32 · 23 Feb
2Lost🇩🇪E. SeidelElla SeidelNo. 100No. 100 · 15 FebDubai R64 · 15 FebLost🇦🇺P. HonPriscilla HonR128 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 Jan
3Lost🇺🇦D. YastremskaDayana YastremskaNo. 43No. 43 · 9 FebDoha R64 · 9 FebLost🇨🇴E. ArangoEmiliana ArangoNo. 84No. 84 · 12 SepGuadalajara QF · 12 Sep
4Lost🇬🇧S. KartalSonay KartalNo. 66No. 66 · 2 FebAbu Dhabi R32 · 2 FebWon🇱🇻J. OstapenkoJelena OstapenkoNo. 26No. 26 · 12 SepGuadalajara R16 · 12 Sep
5Lost🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 12No. 12 · 18 JanMelbourne R128 · 18 JanWon🇺🇿P. KudermetovaPolina KudermetovaNo. 67No. 67 · 9 SepGuadalajara R32 · 9 Sep
6Lost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 6 JanBrisbane R32 · 6 JanLost🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 49No. 49 · 27 JulCanada R128 · 27 Jul
7Won🇭🇺A. BondarAnna BondarNo. 74No. 74 · 5 JanBrisbane R64 · 5 JanLost🇬🇷M. SakkariMaria SakkariNo. 51No. 51 · 1 AprCharleston R64 · 1 Apr
8Lost🇨🇦V. MbokoVictoria MbokoNo. 23No. 23 · 2 NovHong Kong F · 2 NovLost🇧🇾A. SasnovichAliaksandra SasnovichNo. 149No. 149 · 5 FebCluj-Napoca R16 · 5 Feb
9Won🇦🇺M. JointMaya JointNo. 32No. 32 · 1 NovHong Kong SF · 1 NovWon🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 70No. 70 · 3 FebCluj-Napoca R32 · 3 Feb
10Won🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 13No. 13 · 31 OctHong Kong QF · 31 OctLost🇷🇸N. StojanovicNina StojanovicR16 · 31 OctMerida R16 · 31 Oct