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Bucsa secures leaving Mérida with the best ranking of her career

Fernando Murciego - 1 Mar 2026
Bucsa ensures to leave Mérida with the best ranking of her career. Source: Getty

What a week for Cristina Bucsa at the WTA 500 in Mérida, one of those that can define a season until the end. We knew the draw would be wide open from the beginning, but the Spanish player's dominance has secured her, regardless of tonight's final outcome, her best professional ranking from tomorrow onwards. The Cantabrian, who will battle to clinch her first title against Magdalena Frech, virtually positions herself as the #46 in the world, though the trophy would propel her to a hypothetical #31, confirming her longstanding status as the most in-form Spanish tennis player in recent months. 

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