Zhang v Putintseva

WTA Tour career

Shuai ZhangChina540 games · 2006–2026Most titlesMost aces

Yulia PutintsevaKazakhstan569 games · 2010–2026Most sets wonMost first serve in %

Lineball analyst5–10

Yulia Putintseva takes it, 10–5 on categories

Putintseva wins on sets won. Zhang’s case rests on titles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. WTA Tour career: Zhang 540 matches, Putintseva 569 matches.

Zhang has 3 titles (one every 33.3 matches) to Putintseva’s 3 titles (one every 50 matches).
Zhang averages 1.7 aces a match to Putintseva’s 1.3 (27% more).
Putintseva averages 1.2 sets won a match to Zhang’s 1 (15% more).
Winners’ edge: Putintseva’s team won 51%, Zhang’s team won 44% of the matches they played.
Not every stat was recorded for every match (titles, finals): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.

Tale of the tape

Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.

0.03 total · best 1Titlesper game0.03 total · best 1
65.8First serve in %68.7
61.2First-serve points won %60.4
52.6Break points saved %54.1
42.9Return points won %44.4
1.7896 total · best 14Acesper game1.3748 total · best 11

Head to head

39 matches
since 20176

Hard · 8 matchesZhang 3Putintseva 5
Clay · 1 matchZhang 0Putintseva 1
Grand Slams · 1 matchZhang 0Putintseva 1

Last meetings

2 Aug 2026 · Toronto · Round of 128 · HardZhang won 6-4 6-1
31 Mar 2025 · Charleston · Round of 32 · ClayPutintseva won 7-6(5) 6-1
12 Jan 2025 · Australian Open · Round of 64 · HardPutintseva won 6-2 6-1
7 Oct 2024 · Wuhan · Round of 64 · HardPutintseva won 6-4 6-4
20 Sept 2021 · Ostrava · Round of 32 · HardPutintseva won 5-7 7-6(7) 6-4
16 Aug 2021 · Cincinnati · Round of 64 · HardPutintseva won 6-2 6-0
24 Aug 2020 · Cincinnati · Round of 64 · HardPutintseva won 6-4 6-3
9 Feb 2019 · Fed Cup G1 PPO: CHN vs KAZ · Round robin · HardZhang won 6-3 3-6 6-4

Last 10 games

Titles, oldest to newest.

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