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Bucsa wins in Guadalajara alongside Melichar and aims for the WTA Finals

Diego Jiménez Rubio - 20 Sep 2026
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Cristina Bucsa, champion in Guadalajara. Photo: gettyimages

Cristina Bucsa continues to honor Spanish tennis wherever she goes and deserves greater recognition from everyone. After having a great week in the individual tournament of the WTA 500 Guadalajara 2026 that has allowed her to place 35th in the world, the player from Santander has lifted the title in the doubles event, alongside her partner Nicole Melichar, obtaining a decisive boost in her desire to participate in the WTA Finals 2026.

It is no trivial matter to be the seventh-best pair in the world so far this season. In that privileged position are Bucsa and Melichar after winning the final of the Mexican tournament against Kobori and Plipuech with a score of 6-2 5-7 10-5. This is the ninth WTA doubles title for the Spanish player, who has reasons to dream of participating in the WTA Finals, the major goal of this duo and for which they work every day.

Bucsa wins her ninth doubles title

With this success in Guadalajara, they have moved into 7th place, leading the ninth-ranked players, currently Aoyama and Liang, by 819 points. The upcoming weeks seem crucial to determine if we will have a Spanish representative at the WTA Finals 2026 to be held in Charlotte, being unfeasible in the singles tournament, but Cristina Bucsa has quite a good chance of doing so in doubles. 

The WTA 1000 tournaments in Beijing and Wuhan will be key in the race for a position in the Masters tournament, with three pairs already mathematically qualified, but five spots still to be decided. Cristina Bucsa and Nicole Melichar will have many chances to secure one of them if they can maintain the level of play shown this week in Guadalajara and the synergy they have displayed on the court since the beginning of the season.

Race WTA, Bucsa.

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