Yue Yuan vs Yulia PutintsevaHobart Quarter-final

Hobart · WTA · Quarter-final
#120WTA
1629ELO
1610Hard ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2024
hard
#82WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
Yuan Y.
7-5 7-6
Putintseva Y.
Yuan Y.
7772
Putintseva Y.
5640

Yue Yuan defeated Yulia Putintseva 7-5 7-6 in the Hobart quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in ranked #82, defending last year's quarter-final. Yue Yuan extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-09-24BeijingR128hardYue Yuan6-3 6-3
2024-04-22MadridR128clayYulia Putintseva6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Yuan Y.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Yuan Y.

Serve advantage — Putintseva Y.

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

Yuan Y.Putintseva Y.
30
Serve
18
35
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·Slight edge
63%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.4
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 129). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
83
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
87
Break points won·Clear edge
77
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
60
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
85
72

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.3Hard Elo 1610
Surface ELO
6.7+148 Hard Elo edge
3.2Overall Elo 1629
ELO gap
6.8Overall Elo 1805
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.9
Surface form
5.5
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.5
Minutes 14d
9.0
7.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
8.0
Country comfort
4.8
Context
5.0
Defending pts
7.0

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·
75

Putintseva Y.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
16°CDrizzle
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 77%