Shuai Zhang vs Yulia Putintseva — CHN vs KAZ Round Robin

CHN vs KAZ · WTA · Round Robin
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 9 February 2019 ·
hard
Yulia Putintseva
KAZ
Yulia Putintseva
#81WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLWW
Zhang S.
6-3 3-6 6-4
Putintseva Y.
Zhang S.
6362
Putintseva Y.
3641

Shuai Zhang defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3 3-6 6-4 in the CHN vs KAZ round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-08-03TorontoR128hardShuai Zhang4-6 1-6
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
2017-10-02BeijingR64hardShuai Zhang6-4 6-4

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Putintseva Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
72%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Putintseva Y.
Clutch Rating·Even
46
48
Break points saved·Clear edge
12
29
Break points won·Slight edge
90
95
Deciding sets·Slight edge
59
67
Tiebreaks·Dominant
78
30

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Putintseva Y.
Freshness·Slight edge
78
85

Zhang S.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 45 games (7d) · Putintseva Y.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Draw