Wakana Sonobe vs Cristina Bucsa

Abu Dhabi · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2

JPN

Wakana Sonobe

#678WTA

1506ELO

1523Hard ELO

18 yrs · Left-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 0

Sets

Monday, 3 February 2025 · 00:00

hard

ESP

Cristina Bucsa

#38WTA

1722ELO

1710Hard ELO

$900kYTD

$5.0MCAREER

28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

LWLLLLLLLL

Sonobe W.

6-3 6-3

Bucsa C.

Sonobe W.

662

Bucsa C.

330

Wakana Sonobe defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-3 6-3 in the Abu Dhabi qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Cristina Bucsa came in ranked #38.

Key context

Match story: Wakana Sonobe dropped just 6 games past Cristina Bucsa.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Sonobe W.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Bucsa C.

Bucsa C.serving54% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Sonobe W.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Sonobe W.Bucsa C.

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Serve

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Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season

Sonobe W.Bucsa C.

1st serve in·Slight edge

57%

64%

1st serve points won·Even

66%

63%

2nd serve points won·Even

45%

Service points won·Even

57%

Return points won·Even

45%

46%

Break points saved·Even

55%

Aces / match·Clear edge

3.2

1.2

Double faults / match·Dominant

4.3

2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (53 vs 92). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

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Sonobe W.Bucsa C.

Freshness·

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Bucsa C.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 43 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed

Mediumbalanced pace

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Wakana Sonobe vs Cristina Bucsa — Abu Dhabi Qualifying Round 2

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard

Statistics

Freshness

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard