Yulia Putintseva vs Donna VekicBrisbane Round of 32

Brisbane · WTA · Round of 32
#82WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2020
hard
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Putintseva Y.
6-3 3-6 7-5
Vekic D.
Putintseva Y.
6372
Vekic D.
3651

Yulia Putintseva defeated Donna Vekic 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35, leading the head-to-head 4–3. Yulia Putintseva narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-06AdelaideR32hardYulia Putintseva6-2 6-3
2024-10-07WuhanR32hardYulia Putintseva6-4 3-6 6-4
2021-08-02San JoseR32hardYulia Putintseva7-5 6-3
2019-08-26US OpenR32hardDonna Vekic6-4 6-1
2018-06-25EastbourneR64grassDonna Vekic7-5 6-3
2017-05-08MadridR64clayDonna Vekic6-3 6-4
2013-03-18MiamiR128hardDonna Vekic7-6(4) 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Putintseva Y.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

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

Putintseva Y.Vekic D.
18
Serve
6
29
Return
36

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
71%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
5.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
83
67
Break points saved·Even
87
86
Break points won·Slight edge
98
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
86
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
72
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
75
97

Putintseva Y.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d) · Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 53%