Yue Yuan vs Yulia Putintseva — Hobart Quarter-final

Hobart · WTA · Quarter-final
CHN
Yue Yuan
#138WTA
1629ELO
1610Hard ELO
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2024 ·
hard
Yulia Putintseva
KAZ
Yulia Putintseva
#80WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLWWL
Yuan Y.
7-5 7-6
Putintseva Y.
Yuan Y.
772
Putintseva Y.
560

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 #80, defending last year's quarter-final, but Yue Yuan had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Yue Yuan extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-09-24BeijingR128hardYue Yuan6-3 6-3
2024-04-22MadridR128clayYulia Putintseva6-2 6-4

Statistics

This season
Yuan Y.Putintseva Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.4
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (156 vs 152). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Yuan Y.Putintseva Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
11
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
16
29
Break points won·Dominant
44
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
5
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
75
31

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

Freshness

Recent load
Yuan Y.Putintseva Y.
Freshness·Clear edge
65
87

Yuan Y.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 64 games (7d) · Putintseva Y.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw