Maria Sakkari vs Yulia PutintsevaWuhan Round of 64

Wuhan · WTA · Round of 64
#37WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2017
hard
#82WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
Sakkari M.
1-6 6-4 6-2
Putintseva Y.
Sakkari M.
1662
Putintseva Y.
6421

Maria Sakkari defeated Yulia Putintseva 1-6 6-4 6-2 in the Wuhan round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #37, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Maria Sakkari extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-06-22Bad HomburgR32grassMaria Sakkari7-5 7-6(6)
2020-08-24CincinnatiR32hardMaria Sakkari6-4 7-6(9)
2016-09-12Japan Open TokyoR32hardYulia Putintseva6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sakkari M.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Sakkari M.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Sakkari M.Putintseva Y.
24
Serve
18
39
Return
29

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
60%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.5
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
81
83
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
87
Break points won·Slight edge
87
98
Deciding sets·Slight edge
77
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
83
72

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
92
75

Sakkari M.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Putintseva Y.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
31°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw