Yulia Putintseva vs Shuai ZhangToronto Round of 128

Toronto · WTA · Round of 128
#81WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Monday, 3 August 2026 ·
hard
#57WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Putintseva Y.
vs
Zhang S.

Yulia Putintseva faces Shuai Zhang in the Toronto round of 128 on hard. Yulia Putintseva holds the paper edge — leading the head-to-head 6–2, a roughly 60-point hard Elo advantage.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 04:50 UTC
Putintseva Y.64%
Zhang S.36%
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

Common opponents

Last 12 months
12 common opponents · Putintseva Y. 8–7 · Zhang S. 6–8
Both lost · same surface
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.8+64 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.2Hard Elo 1695
6.1Overall Elo 1805
ELO gap
3.9Overall Elo 1718
7.8Leads 2–0 on hard
H2H
2.2Trails 0–2 on hard
5.96 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
3.85 of last 10 on hard
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
6.0Clay → Hard
Surface transition
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.

37 vs 36 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
71%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
60%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
46%
Service points won·Even
56%
56%
Return points won·Even
47%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.2
2.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.6
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (37 vs 36). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Putintseva Y.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving62% hold

wins 55% 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
46
33
Break points saved·Clear edge
19
5
Break points won·Slight edge
94
84
Deciding sets·Dominant
66
39
Tiebreaks·Dominant
37
74

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
92
93

Putintseva Y.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Zhang S.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather forecast
22°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 69%

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-31CharlestonR32clayYulia Putintseva7-6 6-1
2025-01-13Australian OpenR64hardYulia Putintseva6-2 6-1
2024-10-07WuhanR64hardYulia Putintseva6-4 6-4
2021-09-20OstravaR32hardYulia Putintseva5-7 7-6 6-4
2021-08-16CincinnatiR64hardYulia Putintseva6-2 6-0
2020-08-24CincinnatiR64hardYulia Putintseva6-4 6-3
2019-02-09Fed Cup G1 PPO: CHN vs KAZRRhardShuai Zhang6-3 3-6 6-4
2017-10-02BeijingR64hardShuai Zhang6-4 6-4

Draw