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Cristina Bucsa qualifies for WTA Finals doubles with Nicole Melichar
Cristina Bucsa and Nicole Melichar qualified for the WTA Finals doubles event as a pair.
The tournament will be held in Indian Wells from November 8 to 15.
Bucsa will make her first appearance at the WTA Finals, while it will be Melichar's fifth.
The Spanish-American pair won the Guadalajara 500 and reached the final in Rome.
They also made the semifinals at the BNP Paribas Open, which is held in Indian Wells.
Bucsa will give Spanish women's tennis a player competing at the event, alongside Garbiñe Muguruza, who will direct the tournament.
Cristina Bucsa has qualified for the WTA Finals doubles competition with Nicole Melichar-Martinez.
The 2026 tournament will be held in Indian Wells from November 8 to 15.
Bucsa will make her first appearance at the WTA Finals.
Melichar-Martinez will compete at the event for the fifth time, having reached the final in 2023.
The pair won the Guadalajara 500 and also reached the Rome WTA 1000 final and the BNP Paribas Open semifinals.
- Who
- Cristina Bucsa and Nicole Melichar-Martinez.
- What
- They qualified for the WTA Finals doubles competition.
- When
- The tournament runs from November 8 to 15, 2026.
- Where
- Indian Wells.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Tournament
- WTA Finals
- Dates
- November 8–15, 2026
- Venue
- Indian Wells
- Bucsa
- First WTA Finals appearance
- Melichar-Martinez
- Fifth WTA Finals appearance; best result was the 2023 final
- Pair's results
- Won the Guadalajara 500; reached the Rome WTA 1000 final and BNP Paribas Open semifinals