Coco Gauff vs Cristina BucsaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Coco Gauff
#5 · 22 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 4–0
🇪🇸Cristina Bucsa
#38 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
4Coco Gauff and Cristina Bucsa have met 2 times since 2023; Coco Gauff leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells in 2023 on hard. On hard courts Gauff leads 2–0. Gauff has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Gauff has taken 4 sets to Bucsa's 0. Their most recent meeting: Coco Gauff won at U.S. Open - New York (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Gauff | Bucsa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Coco Gauff | Cristina Bucsa | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 61% | 30/49 | 75% | 15/20 |
| Wins a set when losing | 75% | 12/16 | 36% | 8/22 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 48% | 31/65 | 31% | 13/42 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 53% | 29/55 | 40% | 8/20 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 89% | 8/9 | 62% | 13/21 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 65% | 11/17 | 46% | 6/13 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 37/41 | 86% | 19/22 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 30/41 | 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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Gauff 2, Bucsa 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gauff
👑 The Complete Package
Bucsa
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
👑 The Complete Package vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 1,054 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Sep 5, 2026
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 3rd Round
Mar 10, 2023
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Gauff | Bucsa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Coco Gauff | Cristina Bucsa | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 19/19 | 73% | 11/15 |
| 3 or more | 74% | 14/19 | 13% | 2/15 |
| 5 or more | 37% | 7/19 | 7% | 1/15 |
| 10 or more | 5% | 1/19 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/15 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/15 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Gauff | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–3 | 7–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.30 | 2.76 |
| ROI % | +4.6% | -5.4% |
| Units P/L | +0.88u | -0.86u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Gauff | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 3 |
| Events | 1 | 3 |
| Matches | 3 | 3 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 1,089 mi · 1,753 km |
| Route | ROU | ROU → CZE → FRA |
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
Gauff has a higher win rate against shared opponents (63% vs Bucsa's 25%).
| Opponent | Gauff | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Elise Mertens | L 36 36 | L 26 16 |
| Xinran Sun | W 75 61 | L 46 57 |
| Iva Jovic | W 61 64 | L 46 16 |
| Sara Bejlek | W 64 61 | W 60 64 |
| Zeynep Sonmez | W 63 64 | L 16 76 26 |
| Elina Svitolina | L 46 76 26 | L 46 16 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 26 64 36 | L 06 16 |
| Jasmine Paolini | W 63 62 | W 75 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Elise Mertens
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 7
Xinran Sun
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Maria Victoria Quinde Serrano
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Elena Rybakina
U.S. Open - New York · Semifinals
Sep 11
Mirra Andreeva
U.S. Open - New York · Quarterfinals
Sep 9
Iva Jovic
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 8
Cristina Bucsa
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 5
Paula Badosa
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 4
Polina Kudermetova
Ningbo Open - Ningbo · 1st Round
Oct 20
Dayana Yastremska
Wuhan Open - Wuhan · 1st Round
Oct 13
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
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 42–65 matches
| Metric | Gauff | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 75% | 48% |
| Sets won | 68% | 49% |
| Games won | 57% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Gauff | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Gauff | Bucsa |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
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