Yulia Putintseva vs Mayar SherifIasi Quarter-final

Iasi · WTA · Quarter-final
#82WTA
1805ELO
1740Clay ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
WWLWWWLLLW
Sets
Friday, 17 July 2026 ·
clay
#97WTA
1685ELO
1663Clay ELO
30 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
WWWWWWWLWW
Putintseva Y.
vs
Sherif M.

Yulia Putintseva faces Mayar Sherif in the Iasi quarter-final on clay. Yulia Putintseva is the paper favourite — ranked #82, a roughly 80-point clay Elo advantage — but Mayar Sherif arrives in form, winning all 8 of their last clay matches to Yulia Putintseva's 6.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 15:21 UTC
Putintseva Y.66%
Sherif M.34%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Slight edge · Putintseva Y. narrowly ahead

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
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
6.0+77 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.0Clay Elo 1663
5.9Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
4.1Overall Elo 1685
3.0Trails 0–1 on clay
H2H
7.0Leads 1–0 on clay
7.37 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
10.010 of last 10 on clay
Win streak
9.07-match 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 22 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
72%
78%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
46%
46%
Break points saved·Even
55%
54%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
0.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.4
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Putintseva Y.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Sherif M.

Sherif M.serving60% 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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
83
67
Break points saved·Even
87
84
Break points won·Clear edge
98
81
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
58
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
72
89

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
67
62

Putintseva Y.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 70 games (7d) · Sherif M.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 90 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather forecast
26°CPartly cloudy
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 56%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.