Kimberly Birrell vs Cristina Bucsa — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 2
Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#69WTA
1754ELO
1752Hard ELO
28 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025 ·
hard
#38WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Birrell K.6-4 6-4
Bucsa C.
Birrell K.
662
Bucsa C.
440
Kimberly Birrell defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Cristina Bucsa came in ranked #38.
Key context
- Match story: Kimberly Birrell edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (118 vs 92). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
37
22
Break points saved·Slight edge
11
16
Break points won·Slight edge
77
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
78
34
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
14
5
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
96
87
Birrell K.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Bucsa C.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 43 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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