Anna Kalinskaya vs Cristina BucsaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇷🇺Anna Kalinskaya
#22 · 27 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 3–2
🇪🇸Cristina Bucsa
#40 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
Anna 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 | 66% | 19/29 | 81% | 13/16 |
| Wins a set when losing | 42% | 8/19 | 35% | 7/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 18/48 | 28% | 10/36 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 54% | 15/28 | 40% | 6/15 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 58% | 11/19 | 55% | 11/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 10/15 | 40% | 4/10 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 96% | 26/27 | 83% | 15/18 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 70% | 19/27 | 72% | 13/18 |
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 (52% vs 48%, 1,181 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 | 85% | 11/13 | 80% | 4/5 |
| 3 or more | 69% | 9/13 | 20% | 1/5 |
| 5 or more | 39% | 5/13 | 20% | 1/5 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/5 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/13 | 0% | 0/5 |
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 | 8–5 | 2–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.24 | 1.95 |
| ROI % | -0.8% | -36.7% |
| Units P/L | -0.11u | -2.20u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kalinskaya | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 4 | 5 |
| Distance | 761 mi · 1,225 km | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | AUT → CAN → POL | CAN → POL → AUT |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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 (75% vs Bucsa's 13%).
| Opponent | Kalinskaya | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Victoria Mboko | L 46 16 | L 57 76 26 |
| Elina Svitolina | W 64 63 | L 46 16 |
| Sonay Kartal | W 76 61 | L 36 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Caty Mcnally
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Diana Shnaider
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 6
Mccartney Kessler
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Jessica Pegula
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Janice Tjen
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Daria Kasatkina
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Belinda Bencic
Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round
Jul 3
Diane Parry
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Darja Vidmanova
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Anna Bondar
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 26
Maja Chwalinska
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Panna Udvardy
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 13
Moyuka Uchijima
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Polina Kudermetova
Mubadala DC Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 28
Susan Bandecchi
French Open - Paris · 1st Round
May 25
Shuai Zhang
Internationaux de Strasbourg - Strasbourg · 1st Round
May 19
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 36–48 matches
| Metric | Kalinskaya | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 60% | 44% |
| Sets won | 58% | 48% |
| Games won | 52% | 50% |
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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