Cristina Bucsa / Nicole Melichar-Martinez beats Oksana Selekhmeteva / Anastasia Zakharova to move on to the Round of 32 in the women's doubles this Roland-Garros 2026 (French Open)

Cristina Bucsa / Nicole Melichar-Martinez dropped the opener but found another gear at the Roland-Garros 2026 (French Open), overturning Oksana Selekhmeteva / Anastasia Zakharova 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Women's Doubles Round of 64.

6-4 — set 1 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 games.

The Players

Cristina Bucsa — representing Spain, currently ranked No. 41 in the world, with a record of 6W-5L from 11 recorded matches — takes another step forward with this result. Nicole Melichar-Martinez — with a record of 4W-8L from 12 recorded matches — takes another step forward with this result.

Oksana Selekhmeteva — representing Spain, currently ranked No. 88 in the world, with a record of 5W-5L from 10 recorded matches — exits this bracket but leaves with competitive minutes banked. Anastasia Zakharova — representing Russia, currently ranked No. 101 in the world, with a record of 1W-5L from 6 recorded matches — exits this bracket but leaves with competitive minutes banked.

Head-to-Head

This was the first meeting between the two in our results ledger.

Coming in, Cristina Bucsa / Nicole Melichar-Martinez had gone L-W-W-L-W in recent recorded matches, while Oksana Selekhmeteva / Anastasia Zakharova stood at L-W-W-L-L.

What's Next

Cristina Bucsa / Nicole Melichar-Martinez advances to the Round of 32 of the Roland-Garros 2026 (French Open), while Oksana Selekhmeteva / Anastasia Zakharova's run ends here.

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