Sinja Kraus vs Yulia PutintsevaBastad Quarter-final

Bastad · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
#93WTA
1736ELO
1696Clay ELO
24 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Thursday, 9 July 2026 ·
clay
#84WTA
1805ELO
1740Clay ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Kraus S.
vs
Putintseva Y.

Sinja Kraus faces Yulia Putintseva in the Bastad quarter-final on clay. Yulia Putintseva holds the paper edge — ranked #84, a roughly 40-point clay Elo advantage.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 13:21 UTC
Kraus S.29%
Putintseva Y.71%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Putintseva Y. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 66% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
4.5Clay Elo 1696
Surface ELO
5.6+44 Clay Elo edge
4.7Overall Elo 1736
ELO gap
5.3Overall Elo 1805
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
8.18 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
6.26 of last 10 on clay
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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.

Form trajectory

Direction of recent form — results vs Elo expectation blended with serve/return vs each player's baseline, over the last few months. About

34 vs 21 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Clear edge
59%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.6
1.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Kraus S.serving44% hold

wins 47% of points on serve vs Putintseva Y.

Putintseva Y.serving46% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Kraus S.

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
56
83
Break points saved·Dominant
43
87
Break points won·Even
97
98
Deciding sets·Even
90
86
Tiebreaks·Dominant
31
72

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
85
86

Kraus S.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d) · Putintseva Y.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 20 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather forecast
19°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 54%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.