Shuai Zhang vs Yulia Putintseva — CHN vs KAZ Round Robin

CHN vs KAZ · WTA · Round Robin
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#55WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 9 February 2019 ·
hard
Yulia Putintseva
KAZ
Yulia Putintseva
#79WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWL
Zhang S.
6-3 3-6 6-4
Putintseva Y.
Zhang S.
6362
Putintseva Y.
3641

Shuai Zhang defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3 3-6 6-4 in the CHN vs KAZ round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in leading the head-to-head 6–1. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 6–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-31CharlestonR32clayYulia Putintseva7-6 6-1
2025-01-13Australian OpenR64hardYulia Putintseva6-2 6-1
2024-10-07WuhanR64hardYulia Putintseva6-4 6-4
2021-09-20OstravaR32hardYulia Putintseva5-7 7-6 6-4
2021-08-16CincinnatiR64hardYulia Putintseva6-2 6-0
2020-08-24CincinnatiR64hardYulia Putintseva6-4 6-3
2017-10-02BeijingR64hardShuai Zhang6-4 6-4

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Putintseva Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
71%
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
2.3
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Putintseva Y.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
39
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
4
21
Break points won·Slight edge
84
93
Deciding sets·Clear edge
54
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
73
31

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Putintseva Y.
Freshness·Slight edge
84
75

Zhang S.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Putintseva Y.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw