Cristina Bucsa def. Donna Vekic — Round of 32, Merida Open Akron 2026

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Merida Open Akron 2026

WTA 500HardMerida, Mexico

Played24 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 99 going into this draw

Donna Vekic 3 2

🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsavD. VekicDonna Vekic🇭🇷

🇪🇸Cristina Bucsa

🇭🇷Donna Vekic

Match stats

Serve

2

Aces

1

5

Double faults

6

60%

1st serve in

44%

64%

1st serve points won

46%

31%

2nd serve points won

24%

51%

Service points won

34%

6/10

Break points saved

5/12

Return

66%

Return points won

49%

7/12

Break points won

4/10

72

Total points won

52

Head to head

3–0 Bucsa

  1. This matchMerida R32won by Bucsa
  2. 2025HardBeijing R128won by Bucsa
  3. 2025GrassLondon R64won by Bucsa

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

4–6

Last 10 matches

3–7

0–3

Last 30 days

–

By surface

9–10

Hard

3–6

By round

2–4

R32

1–1

1–1

R16

1–0

4–6

First match at an event

2–4

1–3

At WTA 500s

–

How their matches go

18

Completed matches

9

33%

Won in straight sets

22%

11%

Won after losing a set

11%

17%

Lost after winning a set

22%

39%

Lost in straight sets

44%

2–3

Tiebreaks

0–1

2–3

Deciding sets

1–2

6/7

Won after winning set 1

2/4

2/11

Won after losing set 1

1/5

Serve and return, last 5 matches

65%

1st serve in

55%

55%

1st serve points won

67%

34%

2nd serve points won

43%

32%

Break points saved

61%

39%

Return points won

41%

56%

Break points won

43%

0.4

Aces a match

5.6

3.4

Double faults a match

5.8

Last 14 days

1

Matches

0

2

Sets

0

9

Days since last match

36

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentCristina BucsaDonna Vekic
🇵🇭EalaNo. 47
🇵🇭EalaNo. 47WonNew York R64LostAuckland R32
🇨🇭BencicNo. 13
🇨🇭BencicNo. 13WonHong Kong QFLostWuhan R64
Total
Total2–00–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestCristina BucsaDonna Vekic
1Lost🇩🇪E. SeidelElla SeidelNo. 100No. 100 · 15 FebDubai R64 · 15 FebLost🇷🇺M. AndreevaMirra AndreevaNo. 8No. 8 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 Jan
2Lost🇺🇦D. YastremskaDayana YastremskaNo. 43No. 43 · 9 FebDoha R64 · 9 FebLost🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 53No. 53 · 6 JanAuckland R32 · 6 Jan
3Lost🇬🇧S. KartalSonay KartalNo. 66No. 66 · 2 FebAbu Dhabi R32 · 2 FebLost🇦🇺K. BirrellKimberly BirrellNo. 114No. 114 · 31 OctChennai QF · 31 Oct
4Lost🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 12No. 12 · 18 JanMelbourne R128 · 18 JanWon🇮🇳S. YamalapalliSahaja YamalapalliR16 · 30 OctChennai R16 · 30 Oct
5Lost🇧🇾A. SabalenkaAryna SabalenkaNo. 1No. 1 · 6 JanBrisbane R32 · 6 JanWon🇮🇳V. AdkarVaishnavi AdkarR32 · 29 OctChennai R32 · 29 Oct
6Won🇭🇺A. BondarAnna BondarNo. 74No. 74 · 5 JanBrisbane R64 · 5 JanLost🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 16No. 16 · 7 OctWuhan R64 · 7 Oct
7Lost🇨🇦V. MbokoVictoria MbokoNo. 23No. 23 · 2 NovHong Kong F · 2 NovLost🇪🇸C. BucsaCristina BucsaNo. 63No. 63 · 25 SepBeijing R128 · 25 Sep
8Won🇦🇺M. JointMaya JointNo. 32No. 32 · 1 NovHong Kong SF · 1 NovLost🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffNo. 3No. 3 · 28 AugNew York R64 · 28 Aug
9Won🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 13No. 13 · 31 OctHong Kong QF · 31 OctWon🇪🇸J. Bouzas ManeiroJessica Bouzas ManeiroNo. 40No. 40 · 26 AugNew York R128 · 26 Aug
10Won🇨🇴E. ArangoEmiliana ArangoNo. 48No. 48 · 29 OctHong Kong R16 · 29 OctLost🇧🇪E. MertensElise MertensNo. 22No. 22 · 20 AugMonterrey R16 · 20 Aug