Yulia Putintseva vs Tereza ValentovaMadrid Round of 128

Madrid · WTA · Round of 128
#84WTA
1805ELO
1740Clay ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 21 April 2026
clay
#54WTA
1818ELO
1763Clay ELO
$549kYTD
$1.0MCAREER
19 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
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Putintseva Y.
6-4 4-6 6-3
Valentova T.
Putintseva Y.
6462
Valentova T.
4631

Yulia Putintseva defeated Tereza Valentova 6-4 4-6 6-3 in the Madrid round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Tereza Valentova came in ranked #54, but Yulia Putintseva had arrived on a 3-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Putintseva Y.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Valentova T.

Valentova T.serving59% hold

wins 54% 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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
42%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
4.5Clay Elo 1740
Surface ELO
5.5+23 Clay Elo edge
4.5Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1818
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.2
Surface form
8.0
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
Surface transition
6.0
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·Dominant
70
97

Putintseva Y.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 59 games (7d) · Valentova T.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 34%

Draw