Cristina Bucșa Explained

Cristina Bucșa
Country: (2015–)
(2013–15)
Residence:Torrelavega, Spain
Fullname:Cristina Bucsa Bucsa[1]
Birth Date:1 January 1998
Birth Place:Chișinău, Moldova
Height:1.76 m
Coach:Ion Bucșa
Turnedpro:2016
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:US$ 2,311,574
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 56 (15 January 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 60 (22 July 2024)
Australianopenresult:3R (2023)
Frenchopenresult:2R (2024)
Wimbledonresult:2R (2023, 2024)
Usopenresult:2R (2022)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:2R (2024)
Doublestitles:4
Highestdoublesranking:No. 19 (10 June 2024)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 19 (10 June 2024)
Australianopendoublesresult:QF (2024)
Frenchopendoublesresult:3R (2024)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (2024)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (2023)
Frenchopenmixedresult:1R (2024)
Wimbledonmixedresult:2R (2024)
Updated:4 August 2024

Cristina Bucsa Bucsa (born 1 January 1998), known as Cristina Bucșa, is a Moldovan-born Spanish professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings of No. 56 in singles, achieved on 15 January 2024, and of No. 19 in doubles, achieved on 10 June 2024.[2] She is a bronze medalist in women's doubles at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life

Cristina Bucșa was born in Chișinău, Moldova. Her father, Ion Bucșa, is a former Olympic biathlete who was Moldova's flag bearer at the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympics.[3] [4] When she was three years old, her family moved to Cantabria in northern Spain; they originally moved to Las Fraguas before settling in Torrelavega.[5] Bucșa attended the Instituto Marqués De Santillana in Torrelavega, where she was awarded the title of Illustrious Alumna in December 2022.[6] She speaks Spanish, Romanian, English, and French.[7]

Bucșa began playing tennis at the age of five.[8] [9] In 2014, she moved to Barcelona to train at the Centre d'Alt Rendiment de Sant Cugat del Vallès,[10] but in 2016 she moved back to Torrelavega where she currently lives and trains.[11] She is coached by her father, who is self-taught and also acts as her physiotherapist.[12] Being unsponsored, she buys her own kits and rackets for the tour.[13] She does not have any public social media profiles, only using Facebook to keep in touch with other tennis players.[14]

She received her Spanish passport in 2014 and began representing Spain in 2015.

Professional

2017–2020: ITF Circuit titles

Bucșa won her first ITF Circuit titles in both singles and doubles in 2017. In May 2017, Bucșa won an ITF title in Santarém, defeating Valeria Savinykh in the final.[15] In November 2017, Bucșa and doubles partner Yana Sizikova won the Open de Valencia defeating Georgina García Pérez and Andrea Gámiz in the final.[16]

Bucșa entered the qualifiers of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships and lost to Samantha Murray Sharan in the second round.[17] One month later, she won the Open Araba en Femenino title in Vitoria-Gasteiz.[18]

2021–2022: Grand Slam and WTA 1000 debuts

Bucșa entered the singles main draw of a major tournament for the first time in her career at the 2021 US Open, after defeating Kateryna Baindl, Elvina Kalieva, and Océane Dodin in qualifying.[19]

In 2022, Bucșa qualified for the Australian Open and the French Open, but lost in the first round of both.[20] [21] She also qualified for her first WTA 1000 event at the Canadian Open. Bucșa recorded her first win at a major at the US Open defeating Kaja Juvan, before losing to 19th seed Danielle Collins.[22]

2023: Top 100, major third round, WTA 250 doubles & 125 singles titles

Bucșa reached the top 100 on 16 January 2023. She qualified for the Australian Open and recorded her first two wins at this major, defeating Eva Lys and Bianca Andreescu.[23] [24] She then lost to world No. 1, Iga Świątek, in the third round.[25] [26] This was her best result at a Grand Slam tournament thus far.[27] At the Lyon Open, she won her first doubles title with Bibiane Schoofs.[28] As a result, she reached a new career-high doubles ranking of No. 61 on 6 February 2023. At Indian Wells, she reached the second round of a WTA 1000 for the first time in her career, defeating Katie Swan as a qualifier.[29]

Bucșa made her main draw debut at Wimbledon, defeating Kamilla Rakhimova for her first win, before losing to fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula in the second round.[30] [31] She entered the main draw of the Canadian Open as a lucky loser, but lost to Petra Martić in the first round.[32] She reached the second round on her debut at the Cincinnati Open, upsetting 13th seed Belinda Bencic.[33] At the Guadalajara Open, she double bageled former top-ten player Kristina Mladenovic.[34] In mid-December, she won her first WTA 125 title at the Open de Limoges, defeating Elsa Jacquemot in the final. She also won the doubles title in Limoges with partner Sizikova by defeating Oksana Kalashnikova and Maia Lumsden in the final.[35] [36]

2024: Olympic bronze medal, maiden WTA 1000 title and top 20 in doubles

Bucșa began her season in Brisbane and reached the doubles semifinal with her partner Alexandra Panova.[37] She qualified for Adelaide as a lucky loser in singles and defeated Jasmine Paolini, before losing to top seed Elena Rybakina in the second round.[38] [39] Following this, she reached a new career-high singles ranking of No. 56, on 15 January 2024. At the Australian Open, she reached the doubles quarterfinals with Panova.[40] [41] As a result, she reached the top 50 in doubles. Continuing her campaign on hardcourts, Bucșa participated in the Abu Dhabi Open where, as a lucky loser, she reached the quarterfinals and, once again, lost to top seed Elena Rybakina.[42] In Doha, she and partner Monica Niculescu reached the doubles quarterfinal.[43] Bucșa then made her debut at the Dubai Championships where she replaced, also as a lucky loser, fifth seed Ons Jabeur into the second round, before losing to eventual runner-up Anna Kalinskaya.[44]

Seeded fourth in singles in Bogotá, Bucșa defeated You Xiaodi and Jule Niemeier, before losing to her doubles partner Kamilla Rakhimova in the quarterfinals.[45] Bucșa and Rakhimova later won the doubles title in Bogotá defeating the third-seeded team of Anna Bondár and Irina Khromacheva in the final, bringing Bucșa to a career-high doubles ranking of No. 38, on 8 April 2024.[46] In Madrid, Bucșa defeated Harriet Dart, before losing to tenth seed Daria Kasatkina in the second round.[47] [48] In doubles, seeded eighth, she and compatriot Sara Sorribes Tormo won the title after defeating Barbora Krejčíková and Laura Siegemund in the final, becoming the first all-Spanish doubles team to win the 1000 tournament in Madrid.[49] [50] [51] This was her first WTA 1000 title and brought her to a career-high doubles ranking of No. 27 on 6 May 2024.[52] [53] The following month, Bucșa won her first WTA 500 doubles title in Strasbourg, partnering Niculescu and defeating Asia Muhammad and Aldila Sutjiadi in the final.[54] En route to the title, Bucșa and Niculescu upset the second-seeded team of Demi Schuurs and Luisa Stefani in the semifinal.[55]

Bucșa achieved her first French Open singles victory against qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva in the first round,[56] before losing to Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the second.[57] In doubles, she and Niculescu upset the 14th-seeded team of Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the second round.[58] Following the pair's third-round run at the French Open, Bucșa achieved a career high doubles ranking of No. 19 and surpassed Sorribes Tormo as the top Spanish female doubles player on 10 June 2024.[59] [60]

She made her Olympic debut in Paris where she reached the second round in singles with a win over Petra Martić.[61] Seeded eighth in doubles with Sorribes Tormo, they won the bronze medal.[62]

Performance timelines

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
style=text-align:left Australian OpenAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee3Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 32–3
style=text-align:left French OpenAstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q1style=background:#f0f8ff Q1style=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 2R0 / 31–3
style=text-align:left Wimbledonstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q2style=color:#767676 NHstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q3style=background:#f0f8ffQ2style=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee2R0 / 22–2
style=text-align:left US Openstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q1Astyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 2Rstyle=background:#afeeee 1R0 / 31–3
style=text-align:left Win–loss0–00–00–11–33–42–30 / 116–11
National representation
style=text-align:leftSummer OlympicsNHANHstyle=background:#afeeee2R0 / 11–1
WTA 1000 tournaments
style=text-align:left Dubai / Qatar OpenAAstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q1Astyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee2R0 / 10–1
style=text-align:left Indian Wells OpenAstyle=color:#767676NHAAstyle=background:#afeeee2Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 21–2
style=text-align:left Miami OpenAstyle=color:#767676NHAAstyle=background:#f0f8ffQ1style=background:#afeeee1R0 / 10–1
style=text-align:left Madrid OpenAstyle=color:#767676 NHAstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q1style=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 2R0 / 21–2
style=text-align:left Italian OpenAAAstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q2style=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee1R0 / 20–2
style=text-align:left Canadian OpenAstyle=color:#767676NHAstyle=background:#afeeee1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 1Rstyle=background:#afeeee 1R0 / 30–3
style=text-align:left Cincinnati OpenAAAAstyle=background:#afeeee 2R0 / 11–1
style=text-align:left Guadalajara OpenNHAstyle=background:#afeeee 2Rstyle=color:#767676 NMS0 / 11–1
style=text-align:left Wuhan OpenANH0 / 00–0
style=text-align:left China OpenANHstyle=background:#f0f8ff Q20 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–13–60 / 83–8
Career statistics
201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
style=text-align:left Tournaments006919Career total: 34
style=text-align:leftTitles00000Career total: 0
style=text-align:leftFinals00000Career total: 0
style=text-align:leftHard win–loss0–00–00–23–66–90 / 179–17
style=text-align:leftClay win–loss0–00–01–41–23–70 / 135–13
style=text-align:leftGrass win–loss0–00–00–00–11–30 / 41–4
style=text-align:left Overall win–loss0–00–01–64–910–190 / 3415–34
style=text-align:left Year-end ranking16416115910783$1,517,425

Doubles

Current through the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAA2RQF0 / 24–2
French OpenAAAA1R3R0 / 22–2
WimbledonAstyle=color:#767676NHAA1R2R0 / 21–2
US OpenAAAA2R0 / 11–1
Win–loss0–00–00–00–02–40 / 78–7
National representation
style=text-align:leftSummer OlympicsNHANHB0 / 14–1
WTA 1000 tournaments
Dubai / Qatar OpenAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Indian Wells OpenAAAAA1R0 / 10–1
Miami OpenAAAAA1R0 / 10–1
Madrid OpenAAA1RAstyle=background:limeW1 / 15–6
Italian OpenAAAAA1R0 / 10–1
Canadian OpenAAAAA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati OpenAAAAA0 / 00–0
Guadalajara OpenNHA1R0 / 10–1
Wuhan OpenANH0 / 00–0
China OpenANHA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–10–10 / 20–2
Career statistics
201920202021202220232024SRW–LWin%
Tournaments112510Career total: 19
Titles00001Career total: 1
Finals00011Career total: 2
Overall win–loss0–10–11–25–58–91 / 1914–18
Year-end ranking24627024215166

Mixed doubles

Current through the 2024 French Open.

Tournaments2024SRW–L
Australian OpenA0 / 00–0
French Open1R0 / 10–1
Wimbledon2R0 / 11–1
US Open0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss1–20 / 21–2

Significant finals

WTA 1000 finals

Doubles: 1 (title)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsclass=unsortableScore
Win2024Madrid OpenClay Sara Sorribes Tormo Barbora Krejčíková
Laura Siegemund
6–0, 6–2

Olympic medal matches

Doubles: 1 (bronze medal)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsclass=unsortableScore
style=background:#c96Bronze20242024 Summer Olympics, ParisClay Sara Sorribes Tormo Karolína Muchová
Linda Nosková
6–2, 6–2

WTA Tour finals

Doubles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000 (1–0)
WTA 500 (1–0)
WTA 250 (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (3–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Resultclass=unsortableW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Portorož Open, SloveniaWTA 250Hard Tereza Mihalíková Marta Kostyuk
Tereza Martincová
4–6, 0–6
Win1–1Lyon Open, FranceWTA 250Hard (i) Bibiane Schoofs Olga Danilović
Alexandra Panova
7–6(7–5), 6–3
Win2–1Copa Colsanitas, ColombiaWTA 250Clay Kamilla Rakhimova Anna Bondár
Irina Khromacheva
7–6(7–5), 3–6, [10–8]
Win3–1May 2024style=background:#e9e9e9Madrid Open, Spainstyle=background:#e9e9e9WTA 1000Clay Sara Sorribes Tormo Barbora Krejčíková
Laura Siegemund
6–0, 6–2
Win4–1style=background:#d4f1c5 Internationaux de Strasbourg,
France
style=background:#d4f1c5 WTA 500Clay Monica Niculescu Asia Muhammad
Aldila Sutjiadi
3–6, 6–4, [10–6]

WTA Challenger finals

Doubles: 6 (4 titles, 2 runner-ups)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1style=background:silverConcord Open,
United States
Hard Usue Maitane Arconada Peangtarn Plipuech
Jessy Rompies
6–3, 6–7(5–7), [8–10]
Win1–1style=background:silverAndorrà Open,
Andorra
Hard (i) Weronika Falkowska Angelina Gabueva
Anastasia Zakharova
7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win2–1style=background:silverContrexéville Open,
France
Clay Alena Fomina-Klotz Amina Anshba
Anastasia Dețiuc
4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss2–2style=background:silverChicago Challenger,
United States
Hard Alexandra Panova Ulrikke Eikeri
Ingrid Neel
walkover
Win3–2style=background:silverOpen Angers,
France
Hard (i) Monica Niculescu Anna Danilina
Alexandra Panova
6–1, 6–3
Win4–2style=background:silverOpen de Limoges,
France
Hard (i) Yana Sizikova Oksana Kalashnikova
Maia Lumsden
6–4, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–1)
$10/15,000 tournaments (1–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Feb 2015ITF Palma Nova, Spain10,000Clay Amanda Carreras5–7, 0–6
Loss0–2Sep 2016ITF Madrid, Spain10,000Hard Nuria Párrizas Díaz4–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win1–2May 2017ITF Santarém, Portugal15,000Hard Valeria Savinykh6–4, 6–4
Win2–2Jul 2018ITF Porto, Portugal25,000Clay Jil Teichmann7–6(7–4), 6–1
Loss2–3Nov 2018ITF Nules, Spain15,000Clay Elisabetta Cocciaretto2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss2–4May 2019ITF Monzón, Spain25,000Clay Nadia Podoroska2–6, 6–4, 2–6
Win3–4Jul 2019ITF Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain25,000Hard Shalimar Talbi6–0, 6–4
Win4–4Nov 2019Open Nantes Atlantique, France60,000Hard (i) Tamara Korpatsch6–2, 6–7(11–13), 7–6(6)
Loss4–5Sep 2020Open de Saint-Malo, France60,000Clay Nadia Podoroska6–4, 5–7, 2–6

Doubles: 19 (9 titles, 10 runner–ups)

Legend
$80,000 tournaments (1–1)
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$25,000 tournaments (6–5)
$10,000 tournaments (1–4)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 2015ITF Pula, Italy10,000Clay Eva Guerrero Álvarez Priscilla Hon
Aliona Bolsova
0–6, 3–6
Loss0–2May 2017ITF Santarém, Portugal10,000Hard Ksenia Kuznetsova Valeria Savinykh
Valeriya Strakhova
3–6, 2–6
Loss0–3Jul 2017ITF Getxo, Spain25,000Clay Noelia Zeballos Andrea Gámiz
Aleksandrina Naydenova
2–6, 4–6
Loss0–4Sep 2017ITF Middelkerke, Belgium10,000Clay Cristina Adamescu Sara Cakarevic
Magali Kempen
4–6, 6–4, [5–10]
Loss0–5Sep 2017Open de Biarritz, France80,000Clay Isabelle Wallace Irina Bara
Mihaela Buzărnescu
3–6, 1–6
Loss0–6Nov 2017ITF Benicar, Spain10,000Clay Elixane Lechemia Noelia Bouzó Zanotti
Ángeles Moreno Barranquero
3–6, 4–6
Win1–6Nov 2017Open de Valencia, Spain25,000Clay Yana Sizikova Georgina García Pérez
Andrea Gámiz
7–6(7–1), 7–6(7–5)
Win2–6May 2018ITF Mónzon, Spain25,000Hard Yana Sizikova Sarah Beth Grey
Olivia Nicholls
6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss2–7Jun 2018ITF Périgueux, France25,000Clay María Fernanda Herazo Eleni Kordolaimi
Elixane Lechemia
4–6, 6–3, [9–11]
Loss2–8Jul 2018ITF Porto, Portugal25,000Clay Ramu Ueda Montserrat Gonzalez
Laura Pigossi
5–7, 0–6
Win3–8Sep 2018Open de Saint-Malo, France60.000Clay María Fernanda Herazo Alexandra Cadanțu
Diāna Marcinkēviča
4–6, 6–1, [10–8]
Loss3–9Oct 2018ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000Carpet Diāna Marcinkēviča Michaëlla Krajicek
Ingrid Neel
2–6, 2–6
Win4–9Nov 2018ITF Nules, Spain10,000Clay Claudia Hoste Ferrer Marina Bassols Ribera
Júlia Payola
7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win5–9Feb 2018AK Ladies Open, Germany25,000Carpet (i) Rosalie van der Hoek Marie Benoît
Katarzyna Piter
5–7, 6–3, [12–10]
Win6–9Apr 2019ITF Óbidos, Portugal25,000Carpet Georgina García Pérez Sofia Shapatava
Emily Webley-Smith
7–5, 7–5
Win7–9Apr 2019Chiasso Open, Switzerland25,000Clay Marta Kostyuk Sharon Fichman
Jaimee Fourlis
6–1, 3–6, [10–7]
Loss7–10Nov 2019ITF Saint-Étienne, France25,000Hard (i) Julia Wachaczyk Marina Melnikova
Laura Ioana Paar
3–6, 7–6(9–7), [9–11]
Win8–10Mar 2022ITF Le Havre, France25,000Clay Georgina García Pérez Diāna Marcinkēviča
Chiara Scholl
6–4, 6–3
Win9–10Nov 2022Open de Valencia, Spain80,000+HClay Ylena In-Albon Irina Khromacheva
Iryna Shymanovich
6–3, 6–2

Head-to-head records

Record against top 10 players

Resultclass=unsortableW–LOpponentRankEventSurfaceRoundclass=unsortableScore
2023
Loss0–1 Iga ŚwiątekNo. 1Australian Open, AustraliaHard3R0–6, 1–6No. 1000–1
Loss0–2 Coco GauffNo. 6Indian Wells Open, USHard2R2–6, 4–6No. 900–1
Loss0–3 Iga ŚwiątekNo. 1French Open, FranceClay1R4–6, 0–6No. 700–2
Loss0–4 Jessica PegulaNo. 4Wimbledon Championships, UKGrass2R1–6, 4–6No. 780–1
2024
Loss0–5 Elena RybakinaNo. 3Adelaide International, AustraliaHard2R3–6, 5–7No. 610–1
Loss0–6 Elena RybakinaNo. 5Abu Dhabi Open, UAEHardQF3–6, 4–6No. 740–2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clasificación y Plazas Olímpicas París 2024 *. CSD - Consejo Superior de Deportes. es-es.
  2. Web site: Cristina Bucsa Player Stats & More . Women's Tennis Association . 6 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Falagán . Aser . Cristina Bucsa, la tenista atípica . El Diario Montañés . 24 April 2024 . es . 30 January 2023.
  4. Web site: Solsona . Joan . Cristina Bucsa: "Quiero ser cinturón negro de karate" . Marca . 24 April 2024 . es . 5 July 2023.
  5. Web site: Murciego . Fernando . El milagro de Cristina Bucsa . Puntodebreak.com . 24 April 2024 . es . 27 November 2022.
  6. Web site: Paradelo . Javier G. . La tenista Cristina Bucsa, alumna ilustre de su instituto . EFE Noticias . 26 April 2024 . es . 5 December 2022.
  7. Web site: Albarrán . Nacho . Bucsa se estrena en Australia: "Tengo 7 equipaciones y me vale" . Diario AS . 24 April 2024 . es . 16 January 2023.
  8. Web site: Aragon . Andres . Cristina Bucsa: sin redes, sin patrocinadores y en tercera ronda del Open de Australia . El Mundo . 24 April 2024 . es . 18 January 2023.
  9. Web site: Rivera . Beatriz . La otra faceta de Cristina Bucsa . Diario ABC . 26 April 2024 . es . 24 April 2024.
  10. Web site: Mühlenberg . Nacho . Cristina Bucsa, diamante en bruto con pasaporte español . Puntodebreak.com . 24 April 2024 . es . 30 March 2015.
  11. Web site: Solsona . Joan . Cristina Bucsa: "No me impresiona ninguna tenista, veo que puedo con ellas" . Marca . 24 April 2024 . es . 18 January 2024.
  12. Web site: Străjescu . Carolina . Cristina Bucșa s-a calificat în turul secund la Australian Open . Radio Moldova . 24 April 2024 . ro . 16 January 2023.
  13. Web site: Arribas . Daniel . Deportista de élite sin redes sociales: así es Cristina Bucsa, la nueva sorpresa del tenis español . Relevo . 24 April 2024 . es . 19 January 2023.
  14. Web site: Bisti . Riccardo . Niente social, niente sponsor... ma (quasi) top-100 WTA . Tennis Magazine Italia . 26 April 2024 . it . 29 November 2022.
  15. Web site: Pérez Altozano . Javier . Cristina Bucsa, una nueva ganadora para España . Puntodebreak.com . 24 April 2024 . es . 28 May 2017.
  16. Web site: Ramírez . Álvaro . Cristina Bucsa y Sizikova ganan el título de dobles en Valencia . ElDesmarque . 24 April 2024 . es . 25 November 2017.
  17. Web site: Ciriza . Alejandro . El marciano aterrizaje de Bucsa en Wimbledon: "Fui a un Decathlon a por zapatillas de golf..." . El País . 24 April 2024 . es . 4 July 2023.
  18. Web site: Jiménez . Olga . Cristina Bucsa impone su ley en el World Tennis Vitoria . El Correo . 24 April 2024 . es . 29 July 2019.
  19. Web site: Macpherson . Alex . Introducing the 2021 US Open's Grand Slam debutantes . Women's Tennis Association . 24 April 2024 . 28 August 2021.
  20. Web site: Solsona . Joan . Cristina Bucsa pasa la previa y será la cuarta española en el cuadro de Roland Garros . Marca . 24 April 2024 . es . 19 May 2022.
  21. Web site: Navarro . Carlos . Cristina Bucsa da el golpe y se clasifica para Roland Garros 2022 . Puntodebreak.com . 24 April 2024 . es . 19 May 2022.
  22. Web site: Osborn . Richard . Collins defeats Bucsa for spot in Round 3 at 2022 US Open . US Open . 24 April 2024 . 1 September 2022.
  23. Web site: Solsona . Joan . Cristina Bucsa estrena su casillero de victorias en el Open de Australia y celebra su aparición en el 'top100' . Marca . 24 April 2024 . es . 16 January 2023.
  24. Web site: Reid . Andrew . 'Terrible': Bianca Andreescu 'implodes' in brutal Aus Open scenes . Yahoo Sports . 24 April 2024 . en-AU . 18 January 2023.
  25. Web site: Tan . Gill . Women's wrap: Fearless four Grand Slam champions advance . Australian Open . 24 April 2024 . 20 January 2023.
  26. Web site: Nair . Rohith . Swiatek stays grounded ahead of Rybakina test in clash of champions . Reuters . 24 April 2024 . 21 January 2023.
  27. Web site: García Mayo . Óscar . La torrelaveguense Cristina Bucsa sigue adelante en Australia y reta a la número 1 . Cadena SER . 24 April 2024 . es . 18 January 2023.
  28. Web site: Kapetanakis . Arthur . Take Five: Alycia Parks wins first WTA title; Stan Wawrinka plays hero in Davis Cup return . US Open . 24 April 2024 . 6 February 2023.
  29. Web site: Solsona . Joan . Cristina Bucsa, la tenista de los grandes escenarios: ya es la número dos del tenis español . Marca . 24 April 2024 . es . 9 March 2023.
  30. Web site: Falagán . Aser . Cristina Bucsa pasa a la segunda ronda de Wimblendon . El Diario Montañés . 24 April 2024 . es . 3 July 2023.
  31. Web site: Vidart . Marco G. . Cristina Bucsa cae en la segunda ronda de Wimbledon . El Diario Montañés . 24 April 2024 . es . 6 July 2023.
  32. Web site: Martínez . José . Bucsa cae en primera ronda en Montreal . Canal Tenis . 24 April 2024 . es . 8 August 2023.
  33. Web site: García . Andrés . Cristina Bucsa se despide de Cincinnati tras perder ante Jasmine Paolini . Marca . 24 April 2024 . es . 16 August 2023.
  34. Web site: Gómez Forcadell . Tomás . Bucsa aplasta a Mladenovic en Guadalajara . Canal Tenis . 24 April 2024 . es . 17 September 2023.
  35. Web site: Carreño . Fernando M. . Cristina Bucsa hace doblete en el WTA 125 de Limoges y acaba el año con su mejor ranking y numero 2 español . Marca . 24 April 2024 . es . 17 December 2023.
  36. Web site: Gómez Forcadell . Tomás . Bucsa se lleva doble título en Limoges . Canal Tenis . 24 April 2024 . es . 17 December 2023.
  37. Web site: Solsona . Joan . Cristina Bucsa se hace doblista: a cuartos del Open de Australia junto a la rusa Panova . Marca . 26 April 2024 . es . 22 January 2024.
  38. Web site: Llewelyn Evans . Richard . Rybakina aims to maintain winning form at Adelaide International . Adelaide International Tennis . 26 April 2024 . 9 January 2024.
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  40. Web site: Albarrán . Nacho . Granollers y Zeballos se despiden en octavos . Diario AS . 26 April 2024 . es . 22 January 2024.
  41. Web site: Sánchez . Juan . Bucsa cae con honores en los cuartos de final del dobles . Puntodebreak.com . 26 April 2024 . es . 23 January 2024.
  42. Web site: Mesic . Dzevad . Abu Dhabi: Elena Rybakina sets up semis against player who is her nightmare matchup . Tennis World USA . 26 April 2024 . 9 February 2024.
  43. Web site: Solsona . Joan . El buen momento de Bucsa se traslada al dobles: cuartofinalista de Doha al lado de la rumana Niculescu . Marca . 26 April 2024 . es . 13 February 2024.
  44. Web site: Murciego . Fernando . WTA Dubái 2024. La derrota de Bucsa deja el cuadro sin españolas . Puntodebreak.com . 26 April 2024 . es . 20 February 2024.
  45. Web site: Solsona . Joan . Cristina Bucsa pasa a cuartos de Bogotá y Sorribes se queda en el camino . Marca . 24 April 2024 . es . 4 April 2024.
  46. Web site: Falagán . Aser . Cristina Bucsa suma un nuevo título en dobles . El Diario Montañés . 24 April 2024 . es . 8 April 2024.
  47. Web site: Gardiner . Enric . Bouzas sorprende a Badosa y solo Munar sobrevive en chicos . Diario Sur . 26 April 2024 . es . 24 April 2024.
  48. Web site: Tolso . Gonzalo . Bucsa sufrió un revés: La local dice adiós en Madrid . Canal Tenis . 26 April 2024 . es . 26 April 2024.
  49. Web site: Fonseca Rodríguez . Diego . Sorribes y Bucsa, primeras españolas en ganar el dobles en Madrid, se postulan para los Juegos: "Ojalá estemos ahí" . El País . 5 May 2024 . es . 5 May 2024.
  50. Web site: Solsona . Joan . Cristina Bucsa y Sara Sorribes hacen historia: primera pareja española en coronarse en el Mutua Madrid Open . Marca . 5 May 2024 . es . 5 May 2024.
  51. Web site: Martínez . Francisco . Sara Sorribes y Cristina Bucsa, el comienzo de una hermosa amistad: ganan en dobles el Mutua Madrid Open, el primer torneo que juegan juntas . La Razón . 5 May 2024 . es . 5 May 2024.
  52. Web site: Albarrán . Nacho . Bucsa y Sorribes, campeonas a primera vista . Diario AS . 6 May 2024 . es . 5 May 2024.
  53. Web site: On home soil, Bucsa and Sorribes Tormo storm to Madrid doubles title . Women's Tennis Association . 5 May 2024 . 6 May 2024.
  54. Web site: Fleşeru . Roxana . Monica Niculescu a câștigat al unsprezecelea titlu la dublu: "A fost o săptămână grozavă pentru mine, dar și dificilă" . Gazeta Sporturilor . 26 May 2024 . ro . 25 May 2024.
  55. Web site: Fleşeru . Roxana . Monica Niculescu la a 34-a finală la dublu în circuitul WTA » Luptă pentru trofeul de la Strasbourg . Gazeta Sporturilor . 25 May 2024 . ro . 24 May 2024.
  56. Web site: Falagán . Aser . Gardiner . Enric . Cristina Bucsa debuta con victoria en París . El Diario Montañés . 27 May 2024 . es . 27 May 2024.
  57. Web site: Solsona . Joan . Cristina Bucsa cae ante la italiana Cocciaretto y deja a Badosa sola en Roland Garros . Marca . 30 May 2024 . es . 30 May 2024.
  58. Web site: Șenea . Mihai . Badea . Gabriela . Tenis: Monica Niculescu şi Cristina Bucşa, calificate în optimile probei feminine de dublu la Roland Garros . Agerpres . 2 June 2024 . ro . 2 June 2024.
  59. Web site: Rafa Nadal y Carlos Alcaraz lideran a la 'Armada' en los Juegos de París 2024; Paula Badosa renuncia . RTVE . 12 June 2024 . es . 12 June 2024.
  60. Web site: Sokout . Omid . Sorribes obtiene plaza para los Juegos Olímpicos . Castellón Plaza . 12 June 2024 . es . 12 June 2024.
  61. Web site: Solsona . Joan . Cristina Bucsa se estrena en unos Juegos con triunfo ante Martic . Marca . 28 July 2024 . es . 28 July 2024.
  62. Web site: Campos . Tomás . Bucsa y Sorribes logran un valioso bronce en el dobles femenino . Marca . 4 August 2024 . es . 4 August 2024.