Yulia Putintseva vs Paula Badosa — Indian Wells Round of 128
Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 128
#81WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
Putintseva Y.6-4 6-2
Badosa P.
Putintseva Y.
662
Badosa P.
420
Yulia Putintseva defeated Paula Badosa 6-4 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Yulia Putintseva came in ranked #81, defending last year's round of 64. Yulia Putintseva narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Yulia Putintseva dropped just 6 games past Paula Badosa.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-12 | Cincinnati | R16 | hard | Paula Badosa | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2024-05-27 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Paula Badosa | 4-6 6-1 7-5 |
| 2022-08-08 | Toronto | R32 | hard | Yulia Putintseva | 7-5 1-0 |
| 2022-03-21 | Miami | R32 | hard | Paula Badosa | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2021-06-28 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Paula Badosa | 6-4 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
71%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
60%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
41%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.2
4.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
7.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (38 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
48
91
Break points saved·Dominant
29
84
Break points won·Even
95
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
67
93
Tiebreaks·Dominant
30
95
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
85
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Putintseva Y.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast