Anna Kalinskaya vs Cristina BucsaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇺Anna Kalinskaya
#21 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 3–2
🇪🇸Cristina Bucsa
#38 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
3Anna Kalinskaya and Cristina Bucsa have met 2 times since 2024; they are level 1–1. Their first meeting came at Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai in 2024 on hard. On hard courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Kalinskaya has taken 3 sets to Bucsa's 2. Their most recent meeting: Cristina Bucsa won at Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kalinskaya | Bucsa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Anna Kalinskaya | Cristina Bucsa | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 63% | 20/32 | 75% | 15/20 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 5/16 | 33% | 7/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 35% | 17/48 | 29% | 12/41 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 57% | 16/28 | 42% | 8/19 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 12/19 | 57% | 12/21 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 71% | 10/14 | 46% | 6/13 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 97% | 29/30 | 86% | 19/22 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 20/30 | 68% | 15/22 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kalinskaya 1, Bucsa 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kalinskaya
💥 Big Hitter
Bucsa
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,247 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Feb 9, 2025
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha
H Hard · 1st Round
Feb 20, 2024
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kalinskaya | Bucsa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Anna Kalinskaya | Cristina Bucsa | ||
| 1 or more | 83% | 10/12 | 71% | 10/14 |
| 3 or more | 67% | 8/12 | 14% | 2/14 |
| 5 or more | 25% | 3/12 | 7% | 1/14 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/12 | 0% | 0/14 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kalinskaya | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–4 | 7–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.98 | 2.88 |
| ROI % | +9.6% | +8.1% |
| Units P/L | +1.06u | +1.14u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kalinskaya | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 1 | 2 |
| Matches | 1 | 4 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 7,530 mi · 12,118 km |
| Route | ROU | UKR → ROU |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kalinskaya has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Bucsa's 20%).
| Opponent | Kalinskaya | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Qinwen Zheng | L | L 67 26 |
| Iva Jovic | L 36 46 | L 46 16 |
| Elina Svitolina | W 63 26 63 | L 46 16 |
| Coco Gauff | L 46 46 | L 36 46 |
| Xinyu Wang | W 75 26 63 | W 62 62 |
| Maja Chwalinska | L 67 36 | L 26 26 |
| Mccartney Kessler | W 62 67 64 | L 63 57 36 |
| Magdalena Frech | W 76 64 | W 61 46 64 |
| Shuai Zhang | W 61 61 | L 62 67 57 |
| Zeynep Sonmez | W 64 76 | L 16 76 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Qinwen Zheng
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Emma Navarro
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 7
Elina Svitolina
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 5
Xinyu Wang
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Xin Yu Wang
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Anna Blinkova
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Sorana Cirstea
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 17
Caty Mcnally
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Xinran Sun
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Iva Jovic
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Semifinals
Sep 18
Sara Bejlek
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Quarterfinals
Sep 17
Panna Udvardy
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 2nd Round
Sep 15
Bianca Andreescu
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 1st Round
Sep 13
Coco Gauff
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 5
Himeno Sakatsume
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Sara Bejlek
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 41–48 matches
| Metric | Kalinskaya | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 49% |
| Sets won | 61% | 50% |
| Games won | 53% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kalinskaya | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kalinskaya | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 1 |
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