Yulia Putintseva vs Viktorija GolubicHua Hin Round of 16

Hua Hin · WTA · Round of 16
#82WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 January 2024
hard
#47WTA
1775ELO
1720Hard ELO
33 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
Putintseva Y.
7-6 7-6
Golubic V.
Putintseva Y.
77772
Golubic V.
60610

Yulia Putintseva defeated Viktorija Golubic 7-6 7-6 in the Hua Hin round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Viktorija Golubic came in ranked #47, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Yulia Putintseva claimed a first win over Viktorija Golubic in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-27JiujiangQFhardViktorija Golubic7-5 6-2
2022-03-07Indian WellsR64hardViktorija Golubic6-3 2-6 6-4
2019-07-01WimbledonR64grassViktorija Golubic6-4 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Putintseva Y.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Golubic V.

Golubic V.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

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

Putintseva Y.Golubic V.
18
Serve
23
29
Return
49

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
71%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.4
0.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (129 vs 124). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
83
64
Break points saved·Dominant
87
59
Break points won·Even
98
94
Deciding sets·Even
86
82
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
72
57

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
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.9+38 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Hard Elo 1720
6.2Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1775
0.0
H2H
10.0
6.0
Surface form
4.7
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.9
Minutes 14d
6.6
7.0
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
6.0
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
96

Putintseva Y.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 54 games (7d) · Golubic V.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast