Yulia Putintseva vs Elena Rybakina — Indian Wells Round of 64
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#81WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 6 October 2021 ·
hard
KAZ13#2WTA
2122ELO
2110Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWWWWL
Putintseva Y.6-2 7-6
Rybakina E.
Putintseva Y.
672
Rybakina E.
260
Yulia Putintseva defeated Elena Rybakina 6-2 7-6 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Yulia Putintseva narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Yulia Putintseva closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-17 | Miami | R64 | hard | Elena Rybakina | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2024-04-22 | Madrid | QF | clay | Elena Rybakina | 4-6 7-6 7-5 |
| 2020-09-14 | Rome | R16 | clay | Yulia Putintseva | 4-6 7-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
72%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
61%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
64%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.2
6.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
48
98
Break points saved·Dominant
29
96
Break points won·Even
95
96
Deciding sets·Dominant
67
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
87
55
Putintseva Y.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d) · Rybakina E.: 1 day rest · 5 matches, 107 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast