Cristina Bucsa vs Yuliia StarodubtsevaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇪🇸Cristina Bucsa
#40 · 28 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 4–0
🇺🇦Yuliia Starodubtseva
#74 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
Cristina Bucsa and Yuliia Starodubtseva have met 2 times since 2024; Cristina Bucsa leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at French Open - Paris in 2024 on clay. Bucsa has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Bucsa has taken 4 sets to Starodubtseva's 0. Their most recent meeting: Cristina Bucsa won at Rothesay Open - Nottingham (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Bucsa | Starodubtseva | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Cristina Bucsa | Yuliia Starodubtseva | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 81% | 13/16 | 70% | 14/20 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 7/20 | 46% | 11/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 28% | 10/36 | 39% | 17/44 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 40% | 6/15 | 33% | 8/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 55% | 11/20 | 63% | 12/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 40% | 4/10 | 33% | 3/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 15/18 | 74% | 17/23 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 13/18 | 61% | 14/23 |
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 (Bucsa 2, Starodubtseva 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Bucsa
🏹 Frontrunner
Starodubtseva
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
The 🏹 Frontrunner archetype wins about 54% vs 🎾 All-Court across 253 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Cristina Bucsa.
Frontrunner players often use fast starts and aggressive openers to pressure the all-court's tactical versatility.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jun 17, 2025
Rothesay Open - Nottingham
G Grass · 1st Round
May 27, 2024
French Open - Paris
C Clay · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Bucsa | Starodubtseva | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Cristina Bucsa | Yuliia Starodubtseva | ||
| 1 or more | 80% | 4/5 | 78% | 7/9 |
| 3 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 44% | 4/9 |
| 5 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 22% | 2/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Bucsa | Starodubtseva |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–4 | 3–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.95 | 2.01 |
| ROI % | -36.7% | -28.4% |
| Units P/L | -2.20u | -2.56u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Bucsa | Starodubtseva |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 5 | 5 |
| Distance | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | CAN → POL → AUT | 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
Starodubtseva has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Bucsa's 17%).
| Opponent | Bucsa | Starodubtseva |
|---|---|---|
| Elise Mertens | L 26 16 | L 16 46 |
| Maya Joint | W 63 61 | L 64 16 36 |
| Moyuka Uchijima | L 36 46 | W 63 16 63 |
| Anhelina Kalinina | L 46 36 | L 36 67 |
| Shuai Zhang | L 62 67 57 | W 62 61 |
| Mccartney Kessler | L 63 57 36 | W 64 64 |
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
Elise Mertens
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Janice Tjen
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 2nd Round
Aug 26
Lilli Tagger
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 24
Daria Snigur
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Maya Joint
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 4
Sloane Stephens
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 29
Anna Blinkova
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Anastasia Zakharova
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 1st Round
Jun 23
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 36–44 matches
| Metric | Bucsa | Starodubtseva |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 44% | 45% |
| Sets won | 48% | 49% |
| Games won | 50% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Bucsa | Starodubtseva |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| WTA 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Bucsa | Starodubtseva |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
| Grass | 1 | 0 |
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