Elina Avanesyan vs Yulia PutintsevaHamburg Round of 16

Hamburg · WTA · Round of 16
#161WTA
1694ELO
1666Clay ELO
23 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 23 July 2026 ·
clay
CENTER COURT · 4th on
#81WTA
1805ELO
1740Clay ELO
31 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWWW
Avanesyan E.
6-3 2-6 6-2
Putintseva Y.
Avanesyan E.
6262
Putintseva Y.
3621

Elina Avanesyan defeated Yulia Putintseva 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 in the Round of 16 at the Hamburg clay tournament. Avanesyan hit 0 aces and 4 double faults, while Putintseva had 2 aces and 3 double faults. Avanesyan won 53% of her first serves and converted 82% of her break points, securing 9 service breaks to Putintseva's 8.

Around the match

  • Returns to quarterfinal contention after recovering from infectious mononucleosis diagnosed in March 2025.

    Avanesyan E.hamburg-open.com· 2026-07-23

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Key context

  • Match story: Elina Avanesyan closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 6–2.

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-01-13Australian OpenR128hardYulia Putintseva4-6 7-5 6-2
2023-09-30BeijingQ16hardYulia Putintseva6-1 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
68%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
57%
60%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Service points won·Even
52%
56%
Return points won·Even
50%
46%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
0.2
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (39 vs 38). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
48
Break points saved·Clear edge
8
29
Break points won·Even
94
95
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
67
Tiebreaks·
30

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

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 14:50 UTC
Avanesyan E.40%
Putintseva Y.60%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Slight edge · Putintseva Y. narrowly ahead

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.1Clay Elo 1666
Surface ELO
5.9+74 Clay Elo edge
3.6Overall Elo 1694
ELO gap
6.4Overall Elo 1805
5.0First meeting on clay
H2H
5.0First meeting on clay
7.57 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
6.97 of last 10 on clay
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
85

Putintseva Y.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 37 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CPartly cloudy
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 56%

Draw