Yulia Putintseva vs Ekaterina AlexandrovaIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#84WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
hard
#19WTA
1844ELO
1800Hard ELO
$761kYTD
$10MCAREER
31 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLL
Putintseva Y.
7-5 6-1
Alexandrova E.
Putintseva Y.
762
Alexandrova E.
510

Yulia Putintseva defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova 7-5 6-1 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ekaterina Alexandrova came in ranked #19, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Yulia Putintseva claimed a first win over Ekaterina Alexandrova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Yulia Putintseva came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-04-03CharlestonR32clayEkaterina Alexandrova6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Putintseva Y.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Alexandrova E.

Alexandrova E.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.Alexandrova E.
18
Serve
52
29
Return
42

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
71%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
44%
Service points won·Even
57%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.4
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (129 vs 137). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
83
65
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
94
Break points won·Even
98
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
72
29

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.5Hard Elo 1758
Surface ELO
5.5+41 Hard Elo edge
4.5Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1844
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.3
Surface form
5.7
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
8.0
4.9
Country comfort
5.1
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
67
88

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 17%

Draw