Elise Mertens vs Cristina Bucsa — Indian Wells Round of 64
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
BEL22#22WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$2.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
#38WTA
1722ELO
1710Hard ELO
$900kYTD
$5.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLL
Mertens E.6-2 6-1
Bucsa C.
Mertens E.
662
Bucsa C.
210
Elise Mertens defeated Cristina Bucsa 6-2 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Elise Mertens came in ranked #22, defending last year's round of 32. Elise Mertens extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Elise Mertens dropped just 3 games past Cristina Bucsa.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-13 | Osaka | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2025-08-25 | US Open | R32 | hard | Cristina Bucsa | 3-6 7-5 6-3 |
| 2025-02-09 | Doha | R32 | hard | Elise Mertens | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2024-09-25 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Cristina Bucsa | 4-6 6-2 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Clear edge
58%
44%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
0.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
69
22
Break points saved·Dominant
65
16
Break points won·Clear edge
97
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
34
Tiebreaks·Dominant
70
5
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
94
92
Mertens E.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Bucsa C.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast