Yulia Putintseva vs Sloane Stephens — Nurnberg Round of 32
Yulia Putintseva defeated Sloane Stephens 5-7 6-4 7-6 in the Nurnberg round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in ranked #78, defending last year's quarter-final. Yulia Putintseva claimed a first win over Sloane Stephens in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Yulia Putintseva dropped the opening set before beating Sloane Stephens 5–7 6–4 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedPutintseva Y. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
6 shared · last 12 monthsPutintseva Y. and Stephens S. faced 6 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Putintseva Y. went 0–6 (0%) against them, Stephens S. 6–1 (86%). Stephens S. came out clearly better against 4 of 5 comparable opponents, Putintseva Y. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (retirement).
0–60%Putintseva Y. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents6–186%Stephens S. · better vs 4
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
1–12Sets13–5
51–81Games98–69
1–2Tiebreaks2–2
0–1Deciding sets2–1
vs Zhang S.#55L4-6 4-6Beijing · hardL6-2 6-7 2-6Australian Open · hard
vs Sevastova A.#609L1-6 6-7Wimbledon · grassW6-3 3-6 7-6US Open · hard
vs Kvitova P.L7-6 6-7 4-6Indian Wells · hardW6-2 6-3Cincinnati · hard
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vs Goerges J.L3-6 3-6Moscow · hardW6-3 3-6 6-1US Open · hard
vs Niculescu M.L2-6 4-6Miami · hardW6-7 6-3 4-0Miami · hard
vs Muguruza G.Hard to compareL5-7 2-6Roland Garros · clayW6-3 6-4Miami · hard
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
Clay: Putintseva Y. leads 1–0 · Hard: Stephens S. leads 1–0
- Putintseva Y.May 2018NurnbergThis matchClay5-7 6-4 7-6
- Stephens S.August 2017TorontoHard6-7 6-0 6-4
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchPutintseva Y.Stephens S.1 857ELO1 8311 718Clay ELO1 7834–6Last 106–423Age25163 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $10.4M2026 $860KEarningsCareer $19.4M2026 $411K