Ella Seidel vs Yulia PutintsevaGuangzhou Round of 16

Guangzhou · WTA · Round of 16
#100WTA
1616ELO
1614Hard ELO
21 yrs · 176 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2025
hard
#84WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
Seidel E.
6-3 6-2
Putintseva Y.
Seidel E.
662
Putintseva Y.
320

Ella Seidel defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3 6-2 in the Guangzhou round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in ranked #84, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Ella Seidel claimed a first win over Yulia Putintseva in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-10-14NingboR16hardYulia Putintseva6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Seidel E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Seidel E.

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

Seidel E.Putintseva Y.
20
Serve
18
9
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·Clear edge
58%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.7
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (91 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
52
83
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
87
Break points won·Dominant
70
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
40
86
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
89
72

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 26 days (−0.3)
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.4Hard Elo 1614
Surface ELO
6.6+145 Hard Elo edge
3.0Overall Elo 1616
ELO gap
7.0Overall Elo 1805
0.0
H2H
10.0
7.1
Surface form
6.2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.4
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
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·Dominant
98
67

Seidel E.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Putintseva Y.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast