H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Elena Rybakina vs Cristina Bucsa H2H: 2-0

Elena Rybakina holds a 2–0 lead over Cristina Bucsa in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Elena Rybakina leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Elena Rybakina won the 2024 Abu Dhabi Open quarterfinal 6-1 6-4.

Kazakhstan Age 27 Right-Handed 184 cm / 6'0"
H2H
2 0
2 main-draw meetings
Spain Age 28 Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Elena Rybakina #5 6-1 6-4 Cristina Bucsa #74 Match data Feb 10, 2024* QF Abu Dhabi Open WTA 500 Hard
Elena Rybakina #3 6-3 7-5 Cristina Bucsa #61 Match data Jan 11, 2024* R16 Adelaide International WTA 500 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Elena Rybakina #2 #2 8,705 2,249 315 129 70.9% 3 2 1 6 2 14
Cristina Bucsa #40 #30 1,446 1,816 57 91 38.5% 0 0 0 1 0 1

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Elena Rybakina Cristina Bucsa
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2017 0–1 0.0% #435 1,540 0 0
19 2018 3–2 60.0% #182 1,568 0 0
20 2019 23–10 69.7% #37 1,756 0 1
21 2020 29–11 72.5% #19 1,874 0 2
22 2021 32–22 59.3% #14 1,866 0 2
23 2022 38–22 63.3% #21 1,904 1 3 2021 1–6 14.3% #161 1,546 0 0
24 2023 46–17 73.0% #4 2,025 1 5 2022 4–9 30.8% #105 1,686 0 0
25 2024 42–13 76.4% #6 2,070 1 8 2023 10–19 34.5% #61 1,712 0 0
26 2025 53–18 74.6% #5 2,172 1 11 2024 15–22 40.5% #103 1,678 0 0
27 2026 49–13 79.0% #2 2,190 3 14 2025 15–19 44.1% #51 1,759 0 0
28 2026 12–16 42.9% #40 1,739 0 1

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Elena Rybakina Cristina Bucsa
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
18 2017 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2018 2 1 3 66.7% 1 1 2 50.0%
20 2019 12 6 18 66.7% 8 3 11 72.7% 3 1 4 75.0%
21 2020 22 8 30 73.3% 7 3 10 70.0%
22 2021 20 16 36 55.6% 5 3 8 62.5% 7 3 10 70.0%
23 2022 23 15 38 60.5% 7 5 12 58.3% 8 2 10 80.0% 2021 0 2 2 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0%
24 2023 32 12 44 72.7% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 2022 3 6 9 33.3% 1 2 3 33.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
25 2024 24 9 33 72.7% 12 2 14 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% 2023 6 9 15 40.0% 3 7 10 30.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 2025 39 12 51 76.5% 9 3 12 75.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 2024 9 14 23 39.1% 5 6 11 45.5% 1 2 3 33.3%
27 2026 36 7 43 83.7% 10 3 13 76.9% 3 3 6 50.0% 2025 11 13 24 45.8% 1 3 4 25.0% 3 3 6 50.0%
28 2026 12 12 24 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0%
Career 210 87 297 70.7% 68 26 94 72.3% 37 16 53 69.8% 41 56 97 42.3% 11 26 37 29.7% 5 9 14 35.7%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 407/445 of Elena Rybakina's and 127/149 of Cristina Bucsa's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Elena Rybakina Cristina Bucsa
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
18 2017 1/1 2.0 2.0 61.6% 50.9% 57.6% 53.9% 50.0% 53.5% 31.8% —/—
19 2018 5/5 3.4 4.8 62.1% 63.3% 44.2% 55.3% 50.1% 55.5% 43.5% —/—
20 2019 33/33 3.6 3.0 58.5% 68.8% 51.2% 56.1% 51.2% 61.4% 45.5% —/—
21 2020 39/40 4.9 3.4 59.8% 70.7% 49.6% 60.2% 46.7% 62.2% 43.3% —/—
22 2021 46/54 6.1 3.3 57.6% 73.4% 49.6% 58.1% 48.3% 63.2% 42.8% —/—
23 2022 55/60 6.7 2.7 56.1% 73.3% 53.0% 56.1% 42.5% 64.2% 41.8% 2021 7/7 0.4 3.9 73.1% 50.9% 35.2% 46.8% 44.5% 46.9% 43.6%
24 2023 60/63 7.6 3.0 56.9% 74.5% 49.3% 59.3% 44.7% 63.7% 43.9% 2022 13/13 0.5 3.4 68.7% 56.2% 41.6% 57.8% 45.5% 51.5% 41.7%
25 2024 53/55 6.8 2.6 61.6% 73.9% 47.9% 59.5% 47.6% 63.9% 45.7% 2023 29/29 1.1 3.5 63.8% 55.8% 40.3% 45.3% 44.7% 50.2% 41.7%
26 2025 55/72 7.3 3.0 57.2% 76.0% 51.8% 64.8% 45.4% 65.8% 43.4% 2024 34/37 1.1 3.3 66.1% 59.9% 44.3% 52.5% 48.5% 54.6% 43.4%
27 2026 60/62 6.2 2.8 57.7% 74.6% 52.5% 60.5% 48.3% 65.2% 42.6% 2025 20/35 1.4 2.8 64.3% 68.2% 44.2% 68.7% 36.7% 59.7% 43.9%
28 —/— 2026 24/28 1.1 3.2 64.2% 58.8% 42.6% 46.8% 45.2% 52.5% 41.7%
Career 407/445 6.3 3.0 58.1% 73.3% 50.6% 59.4% 46.6% 63.8% 43.5% 127/149 1.0 3.3 65.6% 59.2% 42.3% 52.5% 44.6% 53.3% 42.6%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Elena Rybakina Cristina Bucsa
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
18 2017 1541 106.5 +0.44 -1.64 0.683 44.3% 33.3% -1.67 0–1 +0.10
19 2018 1568 116.3 -1.53 +1.92 0.978 49.8% +44 54.5% +0.27 1–0 2–1 (67%) -0.11
20 2019 1757 132.5 +3.24 +1.67 1.179 53.3% -47 -58 -31 65.3% +1.17 7–3 (70%) 5–3 (63%) 107.8 +1.32
21 2020 1875 147.2 +4.32 +0.59 1.145 52.7% -14 -104 68.5% +1.08 9–5 (64%) 8–6 (57%) 104.7 +0.37 2019 1487
22 2021 1866 151.0 +5.80 +0.56 1.165 53.1% -24 -47 -11 61.7% +0.85 6–10 (38%) 6–13 (32%) 88.7 +0.11 2020 1499 105.2
23 2022 1905 152.2 +6.27 -0.63 1.167 52.5% -4 -89 +122 63.1% +0.92 10–10 (50%) 13–10 (57%) 102.7 +1.31 2021 1547 120.8 -3.76 -1.11 0.820 45.3% +21 26.7% -1.33 1–2 (33%) 0–1 -0.27
24 2023 2026 167.3 +7.04 +2.34 1.210 53.8% +35 -91 +26 71.5% +1.29 11–9 (55%) 15–5 (75%) 103.3 -1.22 2022 1686 118.4 -2.96 +0.15 0.858 46.9% -9 -59 33.3% -1.23 2–2 (50%) 1–1 -0.37
25 2024 2071 166.5 +6.78 +3.55 1.264 54.5% +35 +5 +84 71.2% +1.52 14–6 (70%) 6–9 (40%) 100.8 +0.07 2023 1712 126.2 -3.79 -0.06 0.837 46.0% +17 -88 -66 34.8% -1.20 7–4 (64%) 4–2 (67%) 105.8 -1.29
26 2025 2172 167.2 +8.24 +1.21 1.267 54.3% +50 -83 -22 69.5% +1.49 15–10 (60%) 14–10 (58%) 101.1 +0.87 2024 1679 130.3 -1.56 +0.24 0.955 49.0% -2 -29 -36 42.4% -0.46 5–6 (45%) 3–3 (50%) 98.8 +0.76
27 2026 2190 173.3 +7.80 +1.56 1.222 53.6% +140 -73 -145 72.4% +1.45 16–7 (70%) 7–6 (54%) 103.2 -1.68 2025 1759 134.5 +2.00 +1.14 1.090 51.5% +14 -203 -63 46.8% -0.05 4–7 (36%) 1–6 (14%) 94.9 -0.19
28 2026 1739 136.2 -3.31 -0.71 0.879 47.0% +44 -246 43.9% -0.45 5–5 (50%) 5–6 (45%) 98.8 +1.04
Career 2250 164.6 +6.35 +1.39 1.201 53.5% +31 -66 +15 67.9% +1.22 89–61 (59%) 76–63 (55%) 103.8 +0.26 1816 133.0 -2.10 +0.05 0.911 47.9% +16 -83 -58 40.7% -0.62 24–26 (48%) 14–19 (42%) 97.6 -0.22

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.