H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Lin Zhu vs Yulia Putintseva H2H: 1-0

Lin Zhu holds a 1–0 lead over Yulia Putintseva in their WTA head-to-head. Across 1 main-draw meeting, Lin Zhu leads 1–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Lin Zhu won the 2019 New York round of 32 7-6(2) 6-4.

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Lin Zhu
China Age 32 Right-Handed 173 cm / 5'8"
H2H
1 – 0
1 main-draw meetings
Yulia Putintseva
Kazakhstan Age 31 Right-Handed 163 cm / 5'4"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Lin Zhu #131 7-6(2) 6-4 Yulia Putintseva #39 Match data Aug 22, 2019* R32 New York International → modern equivalent WTA 250 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Lin Zhu #173 #31 1,464 1,805 88 116 43.1% 0 0 0 0 1 1
Yulia Putintseva #84 #20 2,148 1,990 268 264 50.4% 0 0 0 0 4 4

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Lin Zhu Yulia Putintseva
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
15 — — — — — — — 2010 0–1 0.0% #728 1,489 0 0
17 — — — — — — — 2012 1–2 33.3% #123 1,489 0 0
18 — — — — — — — 2013 5–12 29.4% #109 1,509 0 0
19 — — — — — — — 2014 5–6 45.5% #115 1,554 0 0
20 2014 3–4 42.9% #134 1,520 0 0 2015 10–17 37.0% #77 1,520 0 0
21 2015 4–6 40.0% #176 1,512 0 0 2016 28–23 54.9% #33 1,655 0 0
22 2016 5–5 50.0% #124 1,555 0 0 2017 20–27 42.6% #52 1,606 0 0
23 2017 6–8 42.9% #113 1,577 0 0 2018 19–21 47.5% #44 1,655 0 0
24 2018 4–6 40.0% #120 1,546 0 0 2019 29–24 54.7% #34 1,763 0 2
25 2019 5–14 26.3% #72 1,628 0 0 2020 15–10 60.0% #28 1,837 0 2
26 2020 4–5 44.4% #91 1,605 0 0 2021 31–22 58.5% #42 1,808 0 3
27 2021 4–7 36.4% #114 1,563 0 0 2022 20–18 52.6% #51 1,740 0 3
28 2022 6–11 35.3% #84 1,592 0 0 2023 22–22 50.0% #66 1,748 0 3
29 2023 28–24 53.8% #37 1,742 0 1 2024 34–17 66.7% #29 1,934 0 4
30 2024 12–16 42.9% #120 1,656 0 1 2025 15–26 36.6% #71 1,740 0 4
31 2025 7–10 41.2% #168 1,680 0 1 2026 14–16 46.7% #84 1,737 0 4

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Lin Zhu Yulia Putintseva
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1 1 2 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 2 4 6 33.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 0 3 3 0.0%
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 3 5 8 37.5% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
20 2014 3 4 7 42.9% — — — — — — — — 2015 3 12 15 20.0% 6 4 10 60.0% 1 1 2 50.0%
21 2015 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — 0 1 1 0.0% 2016 17 16 33 51.5% 10 4 14 71.4% 1 3 4 25.0%
22 2016 5 5 10 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2017 14 18 32 43.8% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 3 3 0.0%
23 2017 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — — — — — 2018 12 14 26 46.2% 6 5 11 54.5% 1 2 3 33.3%
24 2018 4 6 10 40.0% — — — — — — — — 2019 16 17 33 48.5% 9 4 13 69.2% 4 3 7 57.1%
25 2019 5 11 16 31.3% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2020 11 8 19 57.9% 4 2 6 66.7% — — — —
26 2020 4 5 9 44.4% — — — — — — — — 2021 19 14 33 57.6% 11 7 18 61.1% 1 1 2 50.0%
27 2021 3 5 8 37.5% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 2022 7 9 16 43.8% 12 7 19 63.2% 1 2 3 33.3%
28 2022 6 7 13 46.2% 0 2 2 0.0% 0 2 2 0.0% 2023 13 14 27 48.1% 9 7 16 56.3% 0 1 1 0.0%
29 2023 24 19 43 55.8% 0 2 2 0.0% 4 3 7 57.1% 2024 19 12 31 61.3% 7 4 11 63.6% 8 1 9 88.9%
30 2024 9 9 18 50.0% 0 4 4 0.0% 3 3 6 50.0% 2025 11 17 28 39.3% 3 5 8 37.5% 1 4 5 20.0%
31 2025 6 8 14 42.9% — — — — 1 2 3 33.3% 2026 8 9 17 47.1% 6 6 12 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
Career — 79 92 171 46.2% 0 11 11 0.0% 9 13 22 40.9% — 156 171 327 47.7% 94 68 162 58.0% 18 25 43 41.9%

Performance Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 200/204 of Lin Zhu's and 493/534 of Yulia Putintseva's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.

Age Lin Zhu Yulia Putintseva
Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts% Yr Sample Aces/M DFs/M 1st Sv% 1st Pts% 2nd Pts% BP Saved% BP Conv% Svc Pts% Ret Pts%
15 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2010 1/1 0.0 2.0 54.5% 50.0% 35.0% 37.5% 50.0% 43.2% 37.3%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 2/3 6.5 5.5 51.0% 57.4% 39.3% 52.7% 83.3% 48.1% 45.1%
18 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2013 16/17 2.3 3.0 61.9% 60.5% 45.0% 46.0% 45.4% 54.9% 42.3%
19 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2014 11/11 1.3 3.1 63.0% 58.1% 44.3% 36.2% 51.4% 52.4% 43.5%
20 2014 6/7 2.7 5.5 50.3% 62.4% 46.3% 59.1% 49.5% 53.1% 43.0% 2015 23/27 1.1 2.6 63.3% 58.5% 53.3% 52.7% 39.7% 56.4% 40.3%
21 2015 10/10 1.5 3.5 57.3% 60.4% 48.5% 50.0% 54.0% 55.4% 38.8% 2016 43/51 1.1 1.9 71.0% 58.8% 49.6% 55.4% 51.1% 56.2% 46.9%
22 2016 9/10 1.9 2.6 58.5% 63.5% 51.5% 60.6% 49.9% 58.4% 37.8% 2017 46/48 1.7 2.8 65.9% 59.4% 44.5% 47.4% 48.4% 54.4% 44.5%
23 2017 14/14 2.5 4.4 57.6% 67.5% 43.8% 48.6% 41.3% 57.3% 43.2% 2018 36/40 1.1 2.4 69.3% 59.0% 46.2% 41.7% 48.5% 54.8% 44.7%
24 2018 10/10 1.3 2.5 60.3% 61.6% 44.3% 51.9% 52.1% 55.0% 44.2% 2019 49/53 1.6 2.5 66.5% 61.6% 47.9% 49.5% 51.6% 56.8% 44.4%
25 2019 19/19 0.7 2.3 67.0% 54.9% 42.5% 40.5% 50.0% 50.7% 42.8% 2020 25/25 0.9 2.3 69.0% 61.0% 43.7% 52.0% 49.1% 55.7% 44.9%
26 2020 9/9 0.9 2.1 66.5% 60.0% 41.9% 49.2% 40.7% 53.8% 42.6% 2021 52/53 1.2 2.5 68.5% 61.7% 49.4% 54.0% 50.9% 57.9% 46.2%
27 2021 11/11 2.2 3.5 64.9% 60.5% 45.0% 55.5% 52.6% 55.1% 46.1% 2022 38/38 0.8 2.2 69.5% 61.9% 45.2% 51.2% 46.6% 56.7% 44.5%
28 2022 17/17 1.1 2.2 65.0% 56.7% 44.0% 51.7% 46.9% 52.0% 40.1% 2023 42/45 1.1 2.0 73.4% 61.8% 44.0% 60.0% 48.6% 57.0% 44.3%
29 2023 51/52 1.5 2.5 65.3% 61.7% 48.4% 55.9% 51.0% 57.1% 43.5% 2024 51/51 1.5 1.7 70.0% 62.4% 50.3% 57.0% 55.0% 58.9% 46.4%
30 2024 28/28 1.9 2.7 59.4% 64.1% 46.4% 44.1% 42.3% 56.7% 42.0% 2025 28/41 1.5 2.5 71.0% 59.9% 43.6% 49.3% 51.1% 55.4% 39.7%
31 2025 16/17 1.8 2.4 66.8% 60.3% 45.2% 47.6% 45.8% 55.3% 44.3% 2026 30/30 1.6 2.0 70.5% 58.9% 46.2% 54.1% 47.0% 55.2% 44.0%
Career — 200/204 1.6 2.8 62.8% 61.1% 46.0% 50.7% 48.0% 55.4% 42.6% — 493/534 1.3 2.3 68.6% 60.5% 46.9% 51.7% 49.6% 56.2% 44.5%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Lin Zhu Yulia Putintseva
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 1490 97.2 +0.63 -0.74 0.656 40.0% — — — 0.0% -4.00 — — — -0.04
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1490 100.8 -0.19 -0.11 0.870 46.8% — — — 33.3% -1.67 — — — -0.09
18 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2013 1509 122.8 -0.51 -0.15 0.936 48.7% +19 +40 +9 33.3% -0.85 2–3 (40%) 1–5 (17%) 95.7 -0.80
19 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 1554 119.1 -1.23 -0.32 0.913 48.3% 0 +24 — 43.5% -1.09 1–2 (33%) 3–0 (100%) 102.5 -0.17
20 2014 1521 104.1 -1.07 -0.56 0.918 48.3% +15 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–0 1–0 — +0.04 2015 1521 113.7 -1.66 -1.36 0.924 48.1% -46 +102 — 36.7% -0.77 4–4 (50%) 2–4 (33%) 98.9 +0.11
21 2015 1512 107.1 -1.28 -2.85 0.871 47.4% +26 — — 45.8% -0.50 3–3 (50%) 1–1 — +0.65 2016 1656 137.1 +0.36 +2.58 1.071 51.5% -42 +126 -119 51.8% +0.15 8–7 (53%) 7–7 (50%) 103.1 +0.18
22 2016 1555 109.1 +1.20 -2.59 0.910 48.5% +15 — — 50.0% -0.59 1–1 — — +0.66 2017 1606 124.2 -1.52 +0.93 0.975 49.4% +11 +140 -128 41.2% -0.74 7–8 (47%) 6–2 (75%) 102.3 +0.67
23 2017 1578 123.1 +0.74 -0.55 1.011 50.1% +10 — — 42.4% -0.12 3–2 (60%) 0–4 (0%) 98.9 -0.01 2018 1656 123.1 -1.00 +0.88 0.990 49.7% -28 +80 -146 49.5% -0.07 6–7 (46%) 4–6 (40%) 97.9 +0.84
24 2018 1547 117.4 -0.29 -0.28 0.981 49.8% +12 — — 47.6% 0.00 1–2 (33%) 2–0 — +0.19 2019 1764 143.1 +0.18 +1.48 1.026 50.6% -45 +52 -186 53.8% +0.28 10–9 (53%) 8–7 (53%) 102.2 -0.93
25 2019 1629 125.7 -3.27 +0.44 0.867 46.7% +20 — — 30.8% -1.46 1–4 (20%) 3–4 (43%) 96.4 -0.49 2020 1838 137.2 -0.85 +1.84 1.013 50.3% -41 +5 — 56.1% +0.53 7–2 (78%) 1–4 (20%) 103.4 +0.51
26 2020 1606 108.9 -2.09 -0.72 0.923 48.0% +18 — — 47.6% -0.62 1–2 (33%) 3–1 (75%) — +0.71 2021 1808 137.8 +1.20 +2.65 1.098 51.8% -16 +31 — 57.9% +0.66 9–12 (43%) 7–4 (64%) 96.2 +0.54
27 2021 1563 105.8 -0.33 +0.99 1.028 50.5% -6 — — 40.0% -0.48 1–2 (33%) 1–3 (25%) 96.7 +0.09 2022 1741 133.0 +0.13 +0.85 1.028 50.6% -18 +119 -198 48.8% +0.07 7–5 (58%) 3–1 (75%) 102.8 +0.49
28 2022 1592 112.9 -3.24 -2.37 0.836 46.4% +24 — — 41.0% -0.77 1–4 (20%) 2–3 (40%) 96.0 +1.07 2023 1749 136.8 -0.38 +1.09 1.031 50.7% 0 +61 — 52.5% +0.28 7–10 (41%) 7–10 (41%) 95.4 -0.65
29 2023 1742 140.5 +0.07 +0.82 1.014 50.3% -12 — -149 54.3% +0.16 7–7 (50%) 10–4 (71%) 106.6 -1.61 2024 1934 154.1 +2.34 +3.48 1.129 52.6% -78 -30 -86 61.2% +0.84 13–8 (62%) 7–6 (54%) 106.6 -2.42
30 2024 1656 126.9 0.00 -0.71 0.971 49.4% +61 -323 -13 48.4% -0.24 2–6 (25%) 3–4 (43%) 93.5 +0.26 2025 1740 136.4 -1.20 -2.42 0.889 47.5% +21 +86 -34 37.8% -0.66 4–4 (50%) 6–9 (40%) 96.6 +0.56
31 2025 1680 133.0 -0.52 +0.63 0.991 49.7% +20 — -97 43.9% -0.34 3–4 (43%) 2–2 (50%) 100.7 -0.13 2026 1738 137.7 -1.35 +1.09 0.982 49.5% +33 +89 — 48.6% -0.15 6–8 (43%) 4–4 (50%) 98.4 -1.33
32 2026 1644 106.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 1805 129.3 -0.73 -0.31 0.955 49.0% +14 -323 -88 45.8% -0.37 25–37 (40%) 28–26 (52%) 98.2 +0.70 — 1991 141.3 -0.13 +1.27 1.017 50.3% -21 +72 -111 49.6% +0.02 91–89 (51%) 66–69 (49%) 100.3 -0.48

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.