Yulia Putintseva vs Maria Sakkari — Japan Open Tokyo Round of 32
Japan Open Tokyo · WTA · Round of 32
KAZ3#81WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 September 2016 ·
hard
#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWL
Putintseva Y.6-4 6-3
Sakkari M.
Putintseva Y.
662
Sakkari M.
430
Yulia Putintseva defeated Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-3 in the Japan Open Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Maria Sakkari came in ranked #32, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Yulia Putintseva claimed a first win over Maria Sakkari in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Yulia Putintseva closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-22 | Bad Homburg | R32 | grass | Maria Sakkari | 7-5 7-6 |
| 2020-08-24 | Cincinnati | R32 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2017-09-25 | Wuhan | R64 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 1-6 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
48
78
Break points saved·Dominant
29
78
Break points won·Even
95
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
67
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
77
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
81
85
Putintseva Y.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d) · Sakkari M.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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