Yulia Putintseva vs Donna Vekic — Adelaide Round of 32
Adelaide · WTA · Round of 32
#79WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2025 ·
hard
CRO#36WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Putintseva Y.6-2 6-3
Vekic D.
Putintseva Y.
662
Vekic D.
230
Yulia Putintseva defeated Donna Vekic 6-2 6-3 in the Adelaide round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #36, leading the head-to-head 5–4. Yulia Putintseva narrowed the head-to-head to 5–5.
Key context
- Match story: Yulia Putintseva dropped just 5 games past Donna Vekic.
Head to head
4–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-09 | Wuhan | R32 | hard | Yulia Putintseva | 6-4 3-6 6-4 |
| 2024-10-07 | Wuhan | R32 | hard | Yulia Putintseva | 6-4 3-6 6-4 |
| 2021-08-02 | San Jose | R32 | hard | Yulia Putintseva | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2020-01-06 | Brisbane | R32 | hard | Yulia Putintseva | 6-3 3-6 7-5 |
| 2019-08-31 | US Open | R32 | hard | Donna Vekic | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2019-08-26 | US Open | R32 | hard | Donna Vekic | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2018-06-25 | Eastbourne | R64 | grass | Donna Vekic | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2017-05-08 | Madrid | R64 | clay | Donna Vekic | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2013-03-18 | Miami | R128 | hard | Donna Vekic | 7-6 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
71%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
43%
Service points won·Even
57%
57%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.3
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 59). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
43
35
Break points saved·Even
15
18
Break points won·Slight edge
92
86
Deciding sets·Slight edge
70
59
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
19
5
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
71
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Putintseva Y.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast