Shuai Zhang vs Yulia PutintsevaBeijing Round of 64

Beijing · WTA · Round of 64
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2017
hard
#82WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
Zhang S.
6-4 6-4
Putintseva Y.
Zhang S.
662
Putintseva Y.
440

Shuai Zhang defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-4 6-4 in the Beijing round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in leading the head-to-head 6–1, defending last year's round of 32. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

16
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-31CharlestonR32clayYulia Putintseva7-6(5) 6-1
2025-01-13Australian OpenR64hardYulia Putintseva6-2 6-1
2024-10-07WuhanR64hardYulia Putintseva6-4 6-4
2021-09-20OstravaR32hardYulia Putintseva5-7 7-6(7) 6-4
2021-08-16CincinnatiR64hardYulia Putintseva6-2 6-0
2020-08-24CincinnatiR64hardYulia Putintseva6-4 6-3
2019-02-09Fed Cup G1 PPO: CHN vs KAZRRhardShuai Zhang6-3 3-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Serve advantage — Putintseva Y.

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

Zhang S.Putintseva Y.
17
Serve
18
58
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·Slight edge
66%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
62
83
Break points saved·Dominant
55
87
Break points won·Clear edge
83
98
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
72

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
96
75

Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Putintseva Y.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
15°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw