Elise Mertens def. Cristina Bucsa — Round of 64, Indian Wells Open 2026

🇺🇸
Indian Wells Open 2026

WTA 1000HardIndian Wells, USA

Played7 Mar 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇧🇪Won

Elise Mertens66

Winner meets Belinda Bencic

Straight sets

🇪🇸

Cristina Bucsa21

What this match is worth

Points earned

+65

Mertens · Bucsa banks 35

Head to head

11 level

In Setlex records · including this match

Around this match

Seeds left

22 of 22 nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Both roads here

Mertens
Round
Bucsa

Bye

R128

Darja Vidmanova🇨🇿

6-4 6-0

Elise Mertens and Cristina Bucsa reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 128: Elise Mertens had a bye; Cristina Bucsa beat Darja Vidmanova

How they arrived

0–0

Sets won

2–0

Games won

75%

0–0

Tiebreaks

0–0

0

Deciding sets

0

Previous meetings

1 meeting in Setlex records

Cristina Bucsa leads 10

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