Cristina Bucsa vs Sonay KartalPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇪🇸Cristina Bucsa
#40 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 0–2
🇬🇧Sonay Kartal
#123 · 24 yrs · Right-Handed
25wCristina Bucsa and Sonay Kartal have met 1 time since 2026; Sonay Kartal leads 1–0. Across all meetings Bucsa has taken 0 sets to Kartal's 2. Their most recent meeting: Sonay Kartal won at Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Bucsa | Kartal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Cristina Bucsa | Sonay Kartal | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 81% | 13/16 | 69% | 9/13 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 7/20 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 10/36 | 40% | 8/20 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 6/15 | 64% | 7/11 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 55% | 11/20 | 78% | 7/9 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 4/10 | 50% | 4/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 15/18 | 92% | 12/13 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 13/18 | 69% | 9/13 |
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 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Bucsa 0, Kartal 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Bucsa
🏹 Frontrunner
Kartal
💥 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
1 career meeting, newest first
Feb 2, 2026
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Bucsa | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–4 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.95 | - |
| ROI % | -36.7% | - |
| Units P/L | -2.20u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Bucsa | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 5 | — |
| Distance | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km | — |
| Route | 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
Kartal has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Bucsa's 25%).
| Opponent | Bucsa | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Ella Seidel | L 16 46 | W 63 61 |
| Elina Svitolina | L 46 16 | L 46 76 67 |
| Anhelina Kalinina | L 46 36 | L 67 61 16 |
| Maya Joint | W 63 61 | 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
Madison Keys
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 3rd Round
Mar 9
Emma Navarro
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 2nd Round
Mar 7
Lanlana Tararudee
BNP Paribas Open - Indian Wells · 1st Round
Mar 5
Magda Linette
Qatar TotalEnergies Open - Doha · 1st Round
Feb 8
Sara Bejlek
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi · Quarterfinals
Feb 5
Renata Zarazua
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi · 2nd Round
Feb 4
Cristina Bucsa
Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open - Abu Dhabi · 1st Round
Feb 2
Anna Kalinskaya
Australian Open - Melbourne · 1st Round
Jan 20
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 20–36 matches
| Metric | Bucsa | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 65% |
| Sets won | 48% | 63% |
| Games won | 50% | 55% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Bucsa | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Bucsa | Kartal |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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