Cristina Bucsa vs Donna VekicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇪🇸Cristina Bucsa
#40 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
4 meetings · sets 7–2
🇭🇷Donna Vekic
#36 · 29 yrs · Right-Handed
44Cristina Bucsa and Donna Vekic have met 4 times since 2023; Cristina Bucsa leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Rothesay Open - Nottingham in 2023 on grass. On grass courts they are level 1–1. On hard courts Bucsa leads 2–0. Bucsa has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Bucsa has taken 7 sets to Vekic's 2. Their most recent meeting: Cristina Bucsa won at Merida Open Akron - Merida (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Bucsa | Vekic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Cristina Bucsa | Donna Vekic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 81% | 13/16 | 82% | 18/22 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 7/20 | 39% | 7/18 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 10/36 | 28% | 11/40 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 6/15 | 50% | 13/26 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 55% | 11/20 | 71% | 10/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 4/10 | 56% | 5/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 15/18 | 75% | 21/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 13/18 | 64% | 18/28 |
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: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Bucsa 3, Vekic 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Bucsa
🏹 Frontrunner
Vekic
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🏹 Frontrunner vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,181 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Feb 24, 2026
Merida Open Akron - Merida
H Hard · 1st Round
Sep 25, 2025
China Open - Beijing
H Hard · 1st Round
Jul 2, 2025
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 2nd Round
Jun 12, 2023
Rothesay Open - Nottingham
G Grass · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Bucsa | Vekic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Cristina Bucsa | Donna Vekic | ||
| 1 or more | 80% | 4/5 | 100% | 10/10 |
| 3 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 80% | 8/10 |
| 5 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 60% | 6/10 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/10 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Bucsa | Vekic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–4 | 6–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.95 | 1.77 |
| ROI % | -36.7% | -7.8% |
| Units P/L | -2.20u | -0.93u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Bucsa | Vekic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 5 | 2 |
| Distance | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km | 1,709 mi · 2,751 km |
| Route | CAN → POL → AUT | CAN → 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
Across 2 shared opponents, both Bucsa and Vekic posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Bucsa | Vekic |
|---|---|---|
| Tiphanie Lemaitre | W 62 62 | L 63 16 46 |
| Emma Raducanu | L 36 36 | W 60 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Diane Parry
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 25
Xinyu Wang
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Viktorija Golubic
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 4
Ashlyn Krueger
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Alexandra Eala
Berlin Tennis Open - Berlin · 1st Round
Jun 17
Emma Raducanu
The HSBC Championships - London · Final
Jun 14
Katie Boulter
The HSBC Championships - London · Semifinals
Jun 13
Karolina Pliskova
The HSBC Championships - London · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 36–40 matches
| Metric | Bucsa | Vekic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 55% |
| Sets won | 48% | 56% |
| Games won | 50% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Bucsa | Vekic |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 500 | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Bucsa | Vekic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 2 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 1 |
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