Cristina Bucsa vs Mccartney KesslerPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇪🇸Cristina Bucsa
#40 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 2–4
🇺🇸Mccartney Kessler
#65 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
Cristina Bucsa and Mccartney Kessler have met 2 times since 2025; Mccartney Kessler leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at ATX Open - Austin in 2025 on hard. On hard courts Kessler leads 2–0. Kessler has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Bucsa has taken 2 sets to Kessler's 4. Their most recent meeting: Mccartney Kessler won at Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Bucsa | Kessler | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Cristina Bucsa | Mccartney Kessler | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 81% | 13/16 | 67% | 14/21 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 7/20 | 35% | 8/23 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 10/36 | 34% | 15/44 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 6/15 | 46% | 11/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 55% | 11/20 | 45% | 9/20 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 4/10 | 63% | 10/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 15/18 | 73% | 16/22 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 13/18 | 64% | 14/22 |
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: 0 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Bucsa 0, Kessler 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Bucsa
🏹 Frontrunner
Kessler
💥 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
2 career meetings, newest first
Oct 20, 2025
Toray Pan Pacific Open - Tokyo
H Hard · 1st Round
Feb 27, 2025
ATX Open - Austin
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Bucsa | Kessler | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Cristina Bucsa | Mccartney Kessler | ||
| 1 or more | 80% | 4/5 | 82% | 9/11 |
| 3 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 55% | 6/11 |
| 5 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 27% | 3/11 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/11 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/11 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Bucsa | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–4 | 4–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.95 | 2.40 |
| ROI % | -36.7% | -45.3% |
| Units P/L | -2.20u | -4.98u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Bucsa | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 5 | 3 |
| Distance | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km | 411 mi · 662 km |
| Route | CAN → POL → AUT | CAN → POL |
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
Kessler has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Bucsa's 33%).
| Opponent | Bucsa | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 06 16 | L 16 67 |
| Anhelina Kalinina | L 46 36 | W 64 63 |
| Zeynep Sonmez | L 16 76 26 | L 67 06 |
| Magdalena Frech | W 61 46 64 | W 26 64 62 |
| Elise Mertens | L 26 16 | W 62 64 |
| Emiliana Arango | W 62 64 | W 63 62 |
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
Caty Mcnally
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Anna Kalinskaya
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Cadence Brace
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Renata Zarazua
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 29
Aryna Sabalenka
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Oleksandra Oliynykova
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Madison Keys
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · Quarterfinals
Jun 25
Anhelina Kalinina
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 2nd Round
Jun 24
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 36–44 matches
| Metric | Bucsa | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 48% |
| Sets won | 48% | 49% |
| Games won | 50% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Bucsa | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 250 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Bucsa | Kessler |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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