Cristina Bucsa def. Jasmine Paolini — Semifinal, Merida Open Akron 2026
WTA 500HardMerida, Mexico
Played28 Feb 2026
🇪🇸ranked WTA number 63 going into this drawWon
Cristina Bucsa 7 6
🇮🇹ranked WTA number 8 going into this draw
Jasmine Paolini seeded 1 5 4
🇪🇸Cristina Bucsa
🇮🇹Jasmine Paolini
Match stats
Serve
0
Aces
0
2
Double faults
2
62%
1st serve in
71%
70%
1st serve points won
54%
44%
2nd serve points won
50%
60%
Service points won
53%
4/7
Break points saved
6/11
Return
47%
Return points won
40%
5/11
Break points won
3/7
72
Total points won
63
Head to head
2–0 Bucsa
- This matchMerida SFwon by Bucsa
- 2024HardAdelaide R32won by Bucsa
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
4–6
Last 10 matches
5–5
3–3
Last 30 days
2–2
By surface
10–10
Hard
13–8
–
Indoor hard
0–3
By round
1–0
SF
0–2
0–1
F
–
4–3
At WTA 500s
4–1
How their matches go
19
Completed matches
23
37%
Won in straight sets
39%
11%
Won after losing a set
13%
16%
Lost after winning a set
4%
37%
Lost in straight sets
43%
3–3
Tiebreaks
1–3
2–3
Deciding sets
3–1
7/8
Won after winning set 1
9/10
2/11
Won after losing set 1
3/13
Serve and return, last 5 matches
65%
1st serve in
66%
59%
1st serve points won
53%
42%
2nd serve points won
51%
49%
Break points saved
46%
52%
Return points won
44%
50%
Break points won
48%
0.8
Aces a match
0.2
2.4
Double faults a match
1.6
Last 14 days
4
Matches
3
8
Sets
7
1
Days since last match
1
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Cristina Bucsa | Jasmine Paolini |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1 | ||
| 🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1 | LostBrisbane R32LostNew York R16 | LostRiyadh RR |
| 🇨🇭BencicNo. 13 | ||
| 🇨🇭BencicNo. 13 | WonHong Kong QF | LostPerth & Sydney RRWonNingbo QF |
| Total | ||
| Total | 1–2 | 1–2 |