Jelena Ostapenko vs Yulia PutintsevaIndian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
#31WTA
1855ELO
1794Hard ELO
$1.2MYTD
$20MCAREER
29 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 6 October 2021
hard
#84WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
Ostapenko J.
6-3 2-6 6-3
Putintseva Y.
Ostapenko J.
6262
Putintseva Y.
3631

Jelena Ostapenko defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3 2-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jelena Ostapenko came in ranked #31. Jelena Ostapenko extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-01WimbledonR16grassJelena Ostapenko6-2 6-3
2019-08-12CincinnatiR64hardYulia Putintseva6-2 6-7(3) 6-3
2017-01-16Australian OpenR64hardJelena Ostapenko6-3 6-1
2016-10-03BeijingR64hardYulia Putintseva6-1 3-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Ostapenko J.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Ostapenko J.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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

Ostapenko J.Putintseva Y.
10
Serve
18
45
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
57%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
53%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.3
1.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
88
83
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
87
Break points won·Even
100
98
Deciding sets·Slight edge
96
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
87
72

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.2+36 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.8Hard Elo 1758
5.2Overall Elo 1855
ELO gap
4.8Overall Elo 1805
0.0
H2H
10.0
6.9
Surface form
7.5
Win streak
7.04-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
4.4
3-set count
4.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
5.5
Country comfort
4.9
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
91
67

Ostapenko J.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Putintseva Y.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
32°CPartly cloudy
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 26%

Draw