Cristina Bucsa and Nao Hibino will square off in the qualifications of the Qatar TotalEnergies Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:00 pm on Granstand 4. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cristina Bucsa who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Cristina Bucsa is the pick to win this match.
Cristina Bucsa -> 1.42
Nao Hibino -> 2.73

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Prediction and head to head Cristina Bucsa vs. Nao Hibino

This will be the 2nd time that Cristina Bucsa and Nao Hibino square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Bucsa (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Bucsa won 7-6(10) 6-2 in the qualifications in at the Australian Open back in 2023.

Cristina Bucsa

Cristina Bucsa

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Rank
54
High
54
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 37-31 24-20 2-6 5-1 6-4 0-0
2024 24-29 14-18 8-7 0-0 2-4 0-0
2023 35-30 17-15 7-8 8-3 3-4 0-0
2022 49-31 17-8 15-12 10-6 5-4 2-1
2021 31-27 9-7 9-11 6-6 5-2 2-1

Ranked no. 74,she will start her run in Doha after she played her last match in Abu Dhabi where she overcame 7-6(1) 7-5 to Watson in the 2nd round on the 8th of February.

The Spaniard has an overall 6-5 win-loss record in 2024, 6-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about her overall career, The Spaniard has an overall 276-182 record. She has a positive 92-51 record on hard.

Previously in Doha

Previously, her best result was reaching the qualifications in 2021. See her history.

Doha
Bucsa's Record

Nao Hibino

Nao Hibino

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Rank
174
High
56
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 26-26 15-13 10-11 1-1 0-1 0-0
2024 27-32 21-21 2-7 2-1 2-3 0-0
2023 40-30 26-19 9-7 1-1 4-3 0-0
2022 36-29 26-19 7-8 3-2 0-0 0-0
2021 7-21 1-9 5-8 0-0 1-4 0-0

Ranked no. 93, Hibino will start her run in Doha after she played her last match in the Mumbai where she lost 2-6 6-1 7-6(5) to Rashmikaa in the 1st round on the 6th of February.

The Japanese has a compiled 3-5 win-loss record in 2024, 3-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of her career, Hibino has an overall 357-287 record. She has a positive 259-194 record on hard.

Doha
Hibino's Record

Tennis Scores in Doha

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