Yulia Putintseva vs Claire LiuIasi Round of 32

Iasi · WTA · Round of 32
#82WTA
1805ELO
1740Clay ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Tuesday, 14 July 2026 ·
clay
CENTER COURT · 2nd on
#111WTA
1669ELO
1623Clay ELO
26 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Putintseva Y.
vs
Liu C.

Yulia Putintseva faces Claire Liu in the Iasi round of 32 on clay. Yulia Putintseva holds the paper edge — ranked #82, leading the head-to-head 2–1, a roughly 120-point clay Elo advantage.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 02:20 UTC
Putintseva Y.73%
Liu C.27%
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 · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
6.5+117 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.5Clay Elo 1623
5.6Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
4.4Overall Elo 1669
3.0Trails 0–1 on clay
H2H
7.0Leads 1–0 on clay
6.06 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
7.07 of last 10 on clay
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
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

21 vs 27 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
72%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
57%
55%
Return points won·Even
46%
48%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Putintseva Y.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Liu C.

Liu C.serving57% hold

wins 53% 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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
83
61
Break points saved·Clear edge
87
64
Break points won·Clear edge
98
78
Deciding sets·Slight edge
86
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
72
67

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
75
75

Putintseva Y.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 74 games (7d) · Liu C.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

When it starts

2nd on CENTER COURT · not before Followed by · 1 match still to finish ahead

  1. 1Quevedo K. v Ruse E.
  2. 2Putintseva Y. v Liu C.This match
  3. 4Badosa P. v Kalinina A.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather forecast
24°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 73%

Head to head

21
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-17BudapestR16clayClaire Liu6-3 7-6(8)
2023-04-24MadridR128clayYulia Putintseva6-4 6-4
2023-01-09HobartR32hardYulia Putintseva6-2 6-4