Shuai Zhang vs Yulia PutintsevaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#53 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
49 meetings · sets 7–13
🇰🇿Yulia Putintseva
#80 · 31 yrs · Right-Handed
3Shuai Zhang and Yulia Putintseva have met 9 times since 2017; Yulia Putintseva leads 6–3. Their first meeting came at Beijing in 2017 on hard. On hard courts Putintseva leads 5–3. Across all meetings Zhang has taken 7 sets to Putintseva's 13. Their most recent meeting: Shuai Zhang won at National Bank Open - Toronto (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zhang | Putintseva | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Shuai Zhang | Yulia Putintseva | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 22/33 | 65% | 17/26 |
| Wins a set when losing | 27% | 7/26 | 42% | 10/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 31% | 18/59 | 38% | 19/50 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 14/28 | 48% | 14/29 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 45% | 13/29 | 53% | 10/19 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 6/9 | 56% | 9/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 90% | 28/31 | 92% | 22/24 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 71% | 22/31 | 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: 7 of 9 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zhang 2, Putintseva 5).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Putintseva
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
🎯 Baseliner vs 🏹 Frontrunner is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 102 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
9 career meetings, newest first
Aug 3, 2026
National Bank Open - Toronto
H Hard · 1st Round
Apr 2, 2025
Credit One Charleston Open - Charleston
C Clay · 2nd Round
Jan 16, 2025
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 2nd Round
Oct 8, 2024
Wuhan Open - Wuhan
H Hard · 1st Round
Sep 21, 2021
J&T Banka Ostrava Open - Ostrava
H Hard · 1st Round
Aug 16, 2021
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati
H Hard · 1st Round
Aug 23, 2020
Western & Southern Open - New York
H Hard · 1st Round
Feb 9, 2019
Fed Cup G1 PPO: CHN vs KAZ
H Hard · Round Robin
Oct 4, 2017
Beijing
H Hard · Round of 64
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zhang | Putintseva | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Shuai Zhang | Yulia Putintseva | ||
| 1 or more | 56% | 5/9 | 100% | 12/12 |
| 3 or more | 11% | 1/9 | 17% | 2/12 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/12 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/9 | 0% | 0/12 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhang | Putintseva |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–7 | 6–7 |
| Avg odds | 3.16 | 1.75 |
| ROI % | -9.2% | -34.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.19u | -4.42u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zhang | Putintseva |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 5 | 2 |
| Distance | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km | 411 mi · 662 km |
| Route | CAN → POL → AUT | 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 Zhang and Putintseva posted a 38% win rate.
| Opponent | Zhang | Putintseva |
|---|---|---|
| Mona Barthel | L 16 46 | W 62 76 |
| Bianca Andreescu | W 76 76 | W 76 36 76 |
| Emma Navarro | L 62 67 26 | L 16 46 |
| Diane Parry | W 62 75 | W 61 67 61 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | L 26 16 | L 46 26 |
| Linda Noskova | L 75 16 46 | L 46 64 67 |
| Elena Rybakina | L 36 57 | L 36 36 |
| Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva | W 61 63 | L 46 61 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Maria Timofeeva
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 26
Ann Li
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Kayla Day
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Aryna Sabalenka
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Yulia Putintseva
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Karolina Muchova
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Bianca Andreescu
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Bad Homburg WTA
Jun 20
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 · 50–59 matches
| Metric | Zhang | Putintseva |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 52% |
| Sets won | 54% | 52% |
| Games won | 51% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zhang | Putintseva |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 500 | 0 | 2 |
| WTA 1000 | 2 | 2 |
| Other | 0 | 1 |
| BJK Cup | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zhang | Putintseva |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 5 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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