Cristina Bucsa vs Himeno SakatsumePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇪🇸Cristina Bucsa
#38 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
31 meeting · sets 2–1
🇯🇵Himeno Sakatsume
#115 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
Cristina Bucsa and Himeno Sakatsume have met 1 time since 2026; Cristina Bucsa leads 1–0. Across all meetings Bucsa has taken 2 sets to Sakatsume's 1. Their most recent meeting: Cristina Bucsa won at U.S. Open - New York (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Bucsa | Sakatsume | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Cristina Bucsa | Himeno Sakatsume | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 75% | 15/20 | 71% | 29/41 |
| Wins a set when losing | 33% | 7/21 | 43% | 12/28 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 29% | 12/41 | 35% | 24/69 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 42% | 8/19 | 46% | 16/35 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 12/21 | 57% | 16/28 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 46% | 6/13 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 19/22 | 83% | 34/41 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 68% | 15/22 | 71% | 29/41 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Bucsa 0, Sakatsume 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Bucsa
🏹 Frontrunner
Sakatsume
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
Both Cristina Bucsa and Himeno Sakatsume are 🏹 Frontrunner types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 296 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 3, 2026
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Bucsa | Sakatsume | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Cristina Bucsa | Himeno Sakatsume | ||
| 1 or more | 71% | 10/14 | 71% | 10/14 |
| 3 or more | 14% | 2/14 | 36% | 5/14 |
| 5 or more | 7% | 1/14 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/14 | 0% | 0/14 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Bucsa | Sakatsume |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–7 | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.88 | 1.91 |
| ROI % | +8.1% | +2.8% |
| Units P/L | +1.14u | +0.45u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Bucsa | Sakatsume |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 4 | 5 |
| Distance | 7,530 mi · 12,118 km | — |
| Route | UKR → ROU | POR → ESP |
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
Bucsa has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Sakatsume's 40%).
| Opponent | Bucsa | Sakatsume |
|---|---|---|
| Anhelina Kalinina | L 46 36 | W 63 63 |
| Moyuka Uchijima | L 36 46 | L 26 46 |
| Polina Kudermetova | L 75 67 06 | L 57 26 |
| Shuai Zhang | L 62 67 57 | L 64 26 16 |
| Tiphanie Lemaitre | W 62 62 | W 63 64 |
| Ye Xin Ma | W 61 62 | W 63 64 |
| Yi Chi Ma | W 61 62 | W 63 64 |
| Jasmine Paolini | W 75 64 | L 36 16 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 06 16 | L 46 26 |
| Maya Joint | W 63 61 | L 46 62 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Ayla Aksu
Samsun Open - Samsun · Semifinals
Oct 10
Simona Waltert
Samsun Open - Samsun · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Viktoria Hruncakova
Samsun Open - Samsun · 2nd Round
Oct 7
Dominika Salkova
Samsun Open - Samsun · 1st Round
Oct 5
Taylah Preston
Korea Open - Seoul · 1st Round
Sep 22
Cristina Bucsa
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Anhelina Kalinina
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Mia Ristic
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 41–69 matches
| Metric | Bucsa | Sakatsume |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 49% | 59% |
| Sets won | 50% | 58% |
| Games won | 51% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Bucsa | Sakatsume |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Bucsa | Sakatsume |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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