Yulia Putintseva vs Clara TausonGuangzhou Round of 16

Guangzhou · WTA · Round of 16
#82WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
1 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2023
hard
#30WTA
1802ELO
1775Hard ELO
$792kYTD
$5.2MCAREER
23 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
Putintseva Y.
3-6 7-6
Tauson C.
Putintseva Y.
3771
Tauson C.
6651

Yulia Putintseva defeated Clara Tauson 3-6 7-6 in the Guangzhou round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Clara Tauson came in ranked #30, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Yulia Putintseva claimed a first win over Clara Tauson in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-04Indian WellsR64hardClara Tauson7-6(9) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Putintseva Y.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Tauson C.

Tauson C.serving75% hold

wins 61% 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.Tauson C.
18
Serve
56
29
Return
39

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%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.3
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (184 vs 162). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
83
73
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
93
Break points won·Slight edge
98
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
57
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
72
80

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
4.6Hard Elo 1758
Surface ELO
5.4+17 Hard Elo edge
4.6Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
5.4Overall Elo 1802
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.7
Surface form
4.7
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
6.6
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
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
80
99

Putintseva Y.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 54 games (7d) · Tauson C.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast