Yulia Putintseva vs Naomi Osaka — Birmingham Round of 16
Birmingham · WTA · Round of 16
#81WTA
1805ELO
1640Grass ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 June 2019 ·
grass
JPN1#13WTA
1987ELO
1793Grass ELO
$1.8MYTD
$26MCAREER
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
Putintseva Y.6-2 6-3
Osaka N.
Putintseva Y.
662
Osaka N.
230
Yulia Putintseva defeated Naomi Osaka 6-2 6-3 in the Birmingham round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Naomi Osaka came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 16. Yulia Putintseva narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Yulia Putintseva dropped just 5 games past Naomi Osaka.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-21 | Washington | R32 | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2024-09-25 | Beijing | R64 | hard | Naomi Osaka | 3-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2024-04-12 | BJK Cup Qualifiers | RR | – | Naomi Osaka | 6-2 7-6 |
| 2019-09-16 | Osaka | QF | hard | Naomi Osaka | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2019-07-01 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Yulia Putintseva | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2018-01-08 | Hobart | R32 | hard | Yulia Putintseva | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
56%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
61%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
63%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.2
6.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
48
93
Break points saved·Dominant
29
85
Break points won·Even
95
98
Deciding sets·Dominant
67
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
86
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
87
90
Putintseva Y.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d) · Osaka N.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast