H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC
Cristina Bucsa holds a 2–1 lead over Yuliia Starodubtseva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 3 main-draw meetings, Cristina Bucsa leads 1–0 on clay and 1–0 on grass. Most recently, Yuliia Starodubtseva won the 2026 Miami Open second round 6-2 3-2.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | 6-2 3-2 (ret.) | Cristina Bucsa | Match data | Mar 20, 2026 | R64 | Miami Open | WTA 1000 | Hard |
| Cristina Bucsa | 6-3 6-3 | Yuliia Starodubtseva | Match data | Jun 17, 2025 | R32 | Nottingham Open | WTA 250 | Grass |
| Cristina Bucsa | 6-4 6-1 | Yuliia Starodubtseva | Match data | May 28, 2024* | R128 | Roland Garros | Grand Slam | Clay |
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.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | #58 | #53 | 1,139 | 1,800 | 32 | 41 | 43.8% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cristina Bucsa | #40 | #30 | 1,446 | 1,816 | 57 | 91 | 38.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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 | Yuliia Starodubtseva | Cristina Bucsa | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 1–6 | 14.3% | #161 | 1,546 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 2024 | 7–8 | 46.7% | #101 | 1,657 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | 4–9 | 30.8% | #105 | 1,686 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | 2025 | 9–17 | 34.6% | #113 | 1,617 | 0 | 0 | 2023 | 10–19 | 34.5% | #61 | 1,712 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 2026 | 16–16 | 50.0% | #58 | 1,741 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | 15–22 | 40.5% | #103 | 1,678 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 15–19 | 44.1% | #51 | 1,759 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 12–16 | 42.9% | #40 | 1,739 | 0 | 1 |
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 | Yuliia Starodubtseva | Cristina Bucsa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |||
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0% | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 2024 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54.5% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 2022 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 25 | 2025 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18.8% | 5 | 2 | 7 | 71.4% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% | 2023 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 40.0% | 3 | 7 | 10 | 30.0% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% |
| 26 | 2026 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.9% | 9 | 5 | 14 | 64.3% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 25.0% | 2024 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 39.1% | 5 | 6 | 11 | 45.5% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | — | 15 | 26 | 41 | 36.6% | 14 | 9 | 23 | 60.9% | 3 | 6 | 9 | 33.3% | — | 41 | 56 | 97 | 42.3% | 11 | 26 | 37 | 29.7% | 5 | 9 | 14 | 35.7% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 68/73 of Yuliia Starodubtseva's and 128/149 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 | Yuliia Starodubtseva | 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% | |
| 23 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2021 | 7/7 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 73.1% | 50.9% | 35.2% | 46.8% | 44.5% | 46.9% | 43.6% |
| 24 | 2024 | 15/15 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 66.0% | 58.8% | 44.7% | 51.8% | 52.2% | 54.0% | 45.8% | 2022 | 13/13 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 68.7% | 56.2% | 41.6% | 57.8% | 45.5% | 51.5% | 41.7% |
| 25 | 2025 | 22/26 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 62.0% | 58.5% | 45.0% | 48.6% | 50.8% | 53.5% | 42.2% | 2023 | 29/29 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 63.8% | 55.8% | 40.3% | 45.3% | 44.7% | 50.2% | 41.7% |
| 26 | 2026 | 31/32 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 63.9% | 62.3% | 53.9% | 53.4% | 55.0% | 59.3% | 45.2% | 2024 | 34/37 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 66.1% | 59.9% | 44.3% | 52.5% | 48.5% | 54.6% | 43.4% |
| 27 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2025 | 20/35 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 64.3% | 68.2% | 44.2% | 68.7% | 36.7% | 59.7% | 43.9% |
| 28 | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 25/28 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 63.9% | 59.0% | 43.2% | 44.9% | 44.8% | 52.9% | 41.9% |
| Career | — | 68/73 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 63.7% | 60.3% | 49.0% | 51.5% | 53.0% | 56.2% | 44.4% | — | 128/149 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 65.5% | 59.2% | 42.4% | 52.1% | 44.6% | 53.3% | 42.6% |
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 | Yuliia Starodubtseva | 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 | |
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2019 | 1487 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2020 | 1499 | 105.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2023 | 1523 | 98.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | 2024 | 1658 | 124.1 | -0.76 | +1.87 | 0.996 | 50.2% | -1 | — | — | 51.4% | -0.17 | 1–4 (20%) | 2–2 (50%) | 96.6 | +0.13 | 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 | 2025 | 1618 | 124.4 | -2.58 | -0.33 | 0.907 | 47.8% | -45 | -10 | -13 | 36.7% | -0.73 | 4–4 (50%) | 3–3 (50%) | 102.0 | +0.81 | 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 | 2026 | 1742 | 142.2 | +1.15 | +1.43 | 1.111 | 52.3% | -46 | +31 | -154 | 51.9% | +0.17 | 5–8 (38%) | 4–5 (44%) | 97.1 | +0.25 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | 1740 | 136.2 | -3.17 | -0.52 | 0.890 | 47.2% | +43 | -247 | — | 43.9% | -0.45 | 5–5 (50%) | 5–6 (45%) | 98.8 | +1.04 |
| Career | — | 1800 | 132.2 | -0.48 | +0.96 | 1.014 | 50.4% | -34 | +17 | -94 | 46.5% | -0.21 | 10–16 (38%) | 9–10 (47%) | 97.0 | +1.63 | — | 1816 | 133.0 | -2.09 | +0.08 | 0.913 | 47.9% | +16 | -83 | -58 | 40.7% | -0.62 | 24–26 (48%) | 14–19 (42%) | 97.6 | -0.22 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Blinkova | 1 | 2 | 3 | Jun 30, 2026 | H2H |
| Jaqueline Cristian | 0 | 3 | 3 | Apr 23, 2026 | H2H |
| Cristina Bucsa | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mar 20, 2026 | H2H |
| Elena Rybakina | 1 | 1 | 2 | Sep 6, 2026 | H2H |
| Maya Joint | 1 | 1 | 2 | Aug 3, 2026 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elise Mertens | 2 | 3 | 5 | Mar 8, 2026 | H2H |
| Shuai Zhang | 0 | 4 | 4 | May 19, 2026 | H2H |
| Donna Vekic | 3 | 1 | 4 | Feb 24, 2026 | H2H |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | 2 | 1 | 3 | Mar 20, 2026 | H2H |
| Jasmine Paolini | 2 | 1 | 3 | Mar 1, 2026 | H2H |