Cristina Bucsa is 4 wins away to conquer the title at the U.S. Open. Bucsa has defeated Claire Liu 6-2 6-1, Alexandra Eala 6-4 6-3 and Elise Mertens 3-6 7-5 6-3 to reach the 4th round where she will face Aryna Sabalenka.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Cristina Bucsa’s projected draw alongsideherprojected opponents at the U.S. Open. Bucsa has a negative record (0-6) with the projected opponents.

R1 – Claire Liu (371) – 6-2 6-1
R2 – Alexandra Eala (75) – 6-4 6-3
R3 – Elise Mertens (21) – 3-6 7-5 6-3
R4 – Aryna Sabalenka (1) – H2H 0-0
1/4 – Elena Rybakina (10) – H2H 0-2
or Marketa Vondrousova (60) – H2H 0-0
1/2 – Jessica Pegula (4) – H2H 0-2
or Ann Li (58) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Iga Swiatek (2) – H2H 0-2
or Cori Gauff (3) – H2H 0-1
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R4 – Aryna Sabalenka’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0

63 - 12win/loss in 2025

Rank
1
High
1
LWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 63-12 35-6 17-3 4-1 7-2 0-0
2024 56-14 38-7 15-4 2-2 1-1 0-0
2023 55-14 35-9 14-3 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 33-22 20-15 9-5 0-0 4-2 0-0
2021 45-18 24-11 13-3 1-1 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 14-7 6-3 9-0 0-0 0-0
2019 39-22 28-12 5-5 4-1 2-4 0-0
2018 51-25 34-13 7-6 3-2 7-4 0-0

Aryna Sabalenka has a 53-10 record in 2025, 29-5 on hard. Regarding the previous 10 years, Aryna has a 256-97 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Belarussian won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best result of this season was winning the title in Brisbane where she beat Polina Kudermetova in the final 4-6 6-3 6-2, in Miami where she overcame Jessica Pegula in the final 7-5 6-2, and in Madrid where she overcame Cori Gauff in the final 6-3 7-6(3).

Last year at the U.S. Open the Belarussian won the tournament after beating Jessica Pegula 7-5 7-5.

H2H Cristina Bucsa vs. Aryna Sabalenka

There is no head to head record between Cristina Bucsa and Aryna Sabalenka since this would be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

1/4 – Elena Rybakina’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Elena Rybakina

59 - 19win/loss in 2025

Rank
5
High
3
WWWWWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 59-19 37-13 9-3 8-0 5-3 0-0
2024 43-11 23-5 12-2 2-2 6-2 0-0
2023 47-15 31-11 11-2 0-0 5-2 0-0
2022 40-21 18-12 9-5 5-2 8-2 0-0
2021 33-23 18-14 6-4 2-2 7-3 0-0
2020 29-10 18-5 7-3 4-2 0-0 0-0
2019 57-21 19-9 15-6 16-4 7-2 0-0
2018 32-22 11-8 7-9 13-4 0-0 1-1

Elena Rybakina has a 44-16 record in 2025, 28-10 on hard. In the previous 11 years, Rybakina has a 178-81 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). The Kazakhstani won 8 of her last 10 matches.

Her best achievement of the season was winning the tournament in Strasbourg where she beat Liudmila Samsonova in the final 6-1 6-7(2) 6-1.

Last year at the U.S. Open Elena was defeated by Jessika Ponchet in the 2nd round w/o.

H2H Cristina Bucsa vs. Elena Rybakina

This match would represent the 3rd

time that Cristina Bucsa and Elena Rybakina square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Rybakina (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Cristina Bucsa may compete against Marketa Vondrousova. Their H2H is 0-0.

1/2 – Jessica Pegula’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Jessica Pegula

53 - 23win/loss in 2025

Rank
6
High
3
LWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 53-23 35-12 11-5 3-4 4-2 0-0
2024 39-16 29-9 4-2 0-2 6-3 0-0
2023 59-18 45-12 8-4 0-0 6-2 0-0
2022 42-21 28-15 11-4 1-1 2-1 0-0
2021 39-19 29-12 6-4 0-0 4-3 0-0
2020 17-9 16-7 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0
2019 25-19 14-10 4-5 4-1 3-3 0-0
2018 50-22 21-9 22-10 7-2 0-1 0-0

Jessica Pegula has a 40-16 win-loss record in 2025, 25-9 on hard. In connection to the last 17 years, the American has a 276-135 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Jessica won 6 of her last 10 matches.

Her most significant achievement of the year was winning the tournament in Austin where she overcame Mccartney Kessler in the final 7-5 6-2, in Charleston where she overcame Sofia Kenin in the final 6-3 7-5, and in Bad Homburg where she defeated Iga Swiatek in the final 6-4 7-5.

Last year at the U.S. Open the American lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the final 7-5 7-5.

H2H Cristina Bucsa vs. Jessica Pegula

This match would represent the 3rd time that Cristina Bucsa and Jessica Pegula square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Pegula (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Possibly, Cristina Bucsa may play Ann Li. Their head to head record is 0-0.

Final – Iga Swiatek’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 2-0 for Iga Swiatek

64 - 17win/loss in 2025

Rank
2
High
1
WWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 64-17 40-10 11-4 3-2 10-1 0-0
2024 64-9 29-5 26-2 7-1 2-1 0-0
2023 68-11 42-8 19-2 0-0 7-1 0-0
2022 67-9 42-6 18-1 5-1 2-1 0-0
2021 36-15 18-10 12-2 2-1 4-2 0-0
2020 16-5 6-4 7-1 3-0 0-0 0-0
2019 34-17 17-8 10-3 4-3 3-3 0-0
2018 43-6 8-1 34-5 1-0 0-0 0-0

Iga Swiatek has a 52-12 record in 2025, 31-7 on hard. During the last 10 years, Iga has a 193-49 record on hard (Click here to see full career record). Iga will try to keep a positive momentum since she is on a 8 matches winning streak.

Her best result of the current season was winning the tournament at the Wimbledon where she defeated Amanda Anisimova in the final 6-0 6-0, and in Cincinnati where she overcame Jasmine Paolini in the final 7-5 6-4.

Last year at the U.S. Open Swiatek lost to Jessica Pegula in the quarter 6-2 6-4.

H2H Cristina Bucsa vs. Iga Swiatek

This match would represent the 3rd time that Cristina Bucsa and Iga Swiatek fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Swiatek (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard in major tournaments.

Nevertheless, Cristina Bucsa may play Cori Gauff. Their H2H is 1-0 for Cori Gauff.