Clara Tauson vs Yulia PutintsevaIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#25WTA
1802ELO
1775Hard ELO
$792kYTD
$5.2MCAREER
23 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
hard
#84WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLLWLL
Tauson C.
7-6 6-2
Putintseva Y.
Tauson C.
71162
Putintseva Y.
6920

Clara Tauson defeated Yulia Putintseva 7-6 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Clara Tauson came in ranked #25, defending last year's round of 32. Clara Tauson claimed a first win over Yulia Putintseva in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Clara Tauson closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-09-18GuangzhouR16hardYulia Putintseva3-6 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Tauson C.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Tauson C.

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

Tauson C.Putintseva Y.
56
Serve
18
39
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·Slight edge
63%
72%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
40%
46%
Service points won·Even
60%
57%
Return points won·Even
42%
46%
Break points saved·Even
56%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.3
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
73
83
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
87
Break points won·Slight edge
93
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
86
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
72

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.4+17 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.6Hard Elo 1758
5.4Overall Elo 1802
ELO gap
4.6Overall Elo 1805
0.0
H2H
10.0
6.2
Surface form
5.8
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.5
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
6.0
Country comfort
5.0
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·Dominant
98
67

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 11%

Draw