Clara Tauson vs Yulia PutintsevaIndian Wells Round of 64

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 64
#42WTA
1802ELO
1775Hard ELO
$911kYTD
$5.3MCAREER
23 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
#81WTA
1805ELO
1758Hard ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLWW
Tauson C.
7-6 6-2
Putintseva Y.
Tauson C.
762
Putintseva Y.
620

Clara Tauson defeated Yulia Putintseva 7-6 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Clara Tauson came in ranked #42, defending last year's round of 32. Clara Tauson claimed a first win over Yulia Putintseva in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Clara Tauson closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-09-18GuangzhouR16hardYulia Putintseva3-6 7-6

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
45%
Service points won·Even
59%
56%
Return points won·Even
42%
46%
Break points saved·Even
57%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.2
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 38). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
63
48
Break points saved·Dominant
76
29
Break points won·Even
91
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
67
Tiebreaks·Dominant
67
30

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
76
87

Tauson C.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d) · Putintseva Y.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw