Mccartney Kessler vs Yulia PutintsevaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Mccartney Kessler
#65 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 0–4
🇰🇿Yulia Putintseva
#80 · 31 yrs · Right-Handed
3Mccartney Kessler and Yulia Putintseva have met 2 times since 2025; Yulia Putintseva leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Brisbane in 2025 on hard. Putintseva has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Kessler has taken 0 sets to Putintseva's 4. Their most recent meeting: Yulia Putintseva won at Trophee Clarins - Paris (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kessler | Putintseva | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Mccartney Kessler | Yulia Putintseva | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 14/21 | 65% | 17/26 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 8/23 | 42% | 10/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 15/44 | 38% | 19/50 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 46% | 11/24 | 48% | 14/29 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 45% | 9/20 | 53% | 10/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 10/16 | 56% | 9/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 73% | 16/22 | 92% | 22/24 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 14/22 | 71% | 17/24 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kessler 0, Putintseva 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kessler
💥 Big Hitter
Putintseva
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,181 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
May 11, 2026
Trophee Clarins - Paris
C Clay · 1st Round
Jan 1, 2025
Brisbane
H Hard · Round of 32
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kessler | Putintseva | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Mccartney Kessler | Yulia Putintseva | ||
| 1 or more | 82% | 9/11 | 100% | 12/12 |
| 3 or more | 55% | 6/11 | 17% | 2/12 |
| 5 or more | 27% | 3/11 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kessler | Putintseva |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–7 | 6–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.40 | 1.75 |
| ROI % | -45.3% | -34.0% |
| Units P/L | -4.98u | -4.42u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kessler | Putintseva |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 3 | 2 |
| Distance | 411 mi · 662 km | 411 mi · 662 km |
| Route | CAN → POL | CAN → POL |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 8 shared opponents, both Kessler and Putintseva posted a 25% win rate.
| Opponent | Kessler | Putintseva |
|---|---|---|
| Liudmila Samsonova | W 76 61 | L 67 75 57 |
| Iva Jovic | L 67 67 | L 06 16 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | L 46 46 | L 46 26 |
| Janice Tjen | W 62 61 | W 36 63 64 |
| Jessica Pegula | L 06 26 | L 64 46 57 |
| Clara Tauson | L 36 46 | L 67 26 |
| Zeynep Sonmez | L 67 06 | W 63 67 63 |
| Linda Noskova | L 75 36 46 | L 46 64 67 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Caty Mcnally
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Anna Kalinskaya
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Cadence Brace
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Renata Zarazua
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 29
Aryna Sabalenka
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Oleksandra Oliynykova
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Madison Keys
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · Quarterfinals
Jun 25
Anhelina Kalinina
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 2nd Round
Jun 24
Liudmila Samsonova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Shuai Zhang
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Elina Avanesyan
MSC Hamburg Ladies Open - Hamburg · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Mona Barthel
MSC Hamburg Ladies Open - Hamburg · 1st Round
Jul 21
Mayar Sherif
UniCredit Iasi Open - Iasi · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Alina Charaeva
UniCredit Iasi Open - Iasi · 2nd Round
Jul 15
Claire Liu
UniCredit Iasi Open - Iasi · 1st Round
Jul 14
Chi Fan Liu
Iasi WTA · Round of 32
Jul 14
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 44–50 matches
| Metric | Kessler | Putintseva |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 52% |
| Sets won | 49% | 52% |
| Games won | 49% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kessler | Putintseva |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 125 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kessler | Putintseva |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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