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Putintseva defeats Seidel in Ningbo to make sixth quarterfinal of 2024
2024 Ningbo • October 16, 2024 -
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Putintseva roars past Dolehide into Ningbo second round
2024 Ningbo • October 14, 2024 -
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Sabalenka recovers to survive Putintseva in three-set Wuhan third round
2024 Wuhan • October 10, 2024 -
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Putintseva outlasts Vekic to make Wuhan Round of 16
2024 Wuhan • October 9, 2024 -
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Former champion Osaka defeats Putintseva from a set down in Beijing Round 2
2024 Beijing • September 27, 2024 -
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Badosa beats Putintseva to make first WTA 1000 quarterfinal of the season
2024 Cincinnati • August 16, 2024 -
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Putintseva ousts defending champ Gauff in Cincinnati second round
2024 Cincinnati • August 15, 2024
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Osaka storms back to beat Putintseva in Beijing to advance to Round 3
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Paolini wins at US Open, completes set of 2024 Slam second-week runs
2024 US Open • August 31, 2024 -
'Sometimes a clown, sometimes a gangster': Putintseva charms US Open crowd
2024 US Open • August 29, 2024 -
Muhammad and Routliffe battle to first WTA 1000 title in Cincinnati
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Putintseva dethrones defending champion Gauff in Cincinnati
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Ostapenko continues red-hot form to make third Wimbledon quarterfinal
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Putintseva knocks out No.1 Swiatek in Wimbledon third round
2024 Wimbledon • July 6, 2024
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Personal
Coached by Matteo Donati
Father's name is Anton; mother's name is Anna; younger brother's name is Ilya (plays ice hockey). Introduced to sport by father; liked it and was soon practicing at Spartak Club in Moscow
Moved to Paris to attend Mouratoglou Academy after winning a big Under 14s event; has trained there ever since
Baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand; favorite surface is clay. Australian Open and US Open are favorite tournaments
Tennis idols were Martina Hingis and Justine Henin - still watches videos of Henin on YouTube
Also enjoys dancing, music, singing, Sudoku, playing cards and chess
Person she would most like to meet is Eminem
Changed representation from Russia to Kazakhstan in May 2012
Career Highlights
SINGLES
Winner (3): 2024 - Birmingham; 2021 - Budapest; 2019 - Nürnberg.
Finalist (3): 2021 - Nur-Sultan; 2018 - Guangzhou; 2017 - St. Petersburg.
DOUBLES
Finalist (2): 2024 - Cincinnati (w/Fernandez) 2023 - Osaka (w/Kalinskaya)
ADDITIONAL
Kazakhstani Billie Jean King Cup Team, 2014-19, 2021-22.
Career in Review
2023 saw Putintseva reach SF at Guangzhou (l. Linette) and QF at Rabat (l. Riera) and Hobart (l. Blinkova)
Reached two SFs in 2022, at Istanbul (l. eventual champion Potapova) and Budapest (l. Krunic), while made QF at Toronto (l. Pegula)
Highlight of 2021 campaign was lifting second career title, at Budapest (d. Kalinina in F)
Also last season was R-Up at Nur-Sultan (l. Van Uytvanck), advanced to SF at Portoroz and made QFs at Charleston [500], Strasbourg and San Jose
Recorded 300th career win (at all levels) with 1r triumph over Flipkens at 2020 Roland Garros
Standout results of 2020 were QF runs at US Open (l. Brady) - first Kazakh woman to reach last eight in New York - and Rome (l. Halep)
Owns one win over a reigning World No.1, upsetting Osaka on grass at 2019 Birmingham
Won first career title at 2019 Nürnberg (d. Zidansek in F); afterwards rose to No.28 in rankings - one spot off career best No.27 (achieved February 6, 2017)
Best result of 2018 was QF run at Roland Garros (l. Keys)
Reached maiden WTA final in 2017 at St Petersburg (l. Mladenovic) after notching two Top 10 wins over No.8 Kuznetsova and No.5 Cibulkova - first over a Top 5 player - (l. Mladenovic in F); first woman from Kazakhstan to reach a WTA final since Shvedova at 2015 Bogotá (l. Pereira)
Rose to new career-high ranking of No.27 on February 6, 2017 following St Petersburg
In 2016 became first Kazakh to reach the quarterfinals at Roland Garros - or at any major - since Shvedova in 2012, eventually losing to S.Williams in 3s
Defeated No.14 V.Williams en route to first Premier-level quarterfinal of career at 2016 Charleston
First Top 10 win came over No.10 Petkovic at 2015 Nürnberg (via ret.)
Progressed to maiden WTA SF at 2015 Bastad (l. eventual champion Larsson)
In 2014, reached first two WTA QFs, first on clay at Bastad (as qualifier, l. Cepelova) and then on hard at Osaka (l. eventual champion Stosur). Between these two results, scored first Top 20 win - over No.14 Pennetta - during run through qualifying to 2r at Montréal
Made it through to 2r on Grand Slam main draw debut at 2013 Australian Open (d. McHale, l. Suárez Navarro)
Advanced to 2r on WTA main draw debut at 2012 Copenhagen (as WC, d. Barbat, l. Jankovic)
On ITF Circuit, winner of six singles titles and six doubles titles
Kazakhstan Billie Jean King Cup Team, 2014-19, 2021-22
Professional debut at 2009 Luxembourg ended with defeat to Flipkens in final round of qualifying
Best Grand Slam Result
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W/L | 11/12 | 17/11 | 8/10 | 11/10 |
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2024 |
R128
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R64
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R16
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R32
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2023 |
R64
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R32
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R128
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R128
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2022 |
R128
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R64
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R128
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R64
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2021 |
R32
|
R128
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R64
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R128
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2020 |
R32
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R64
|
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QF
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2019 |
R64
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R128
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R64
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R32
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2018 |
R64
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QF
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R64
|
R128
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2017 |
R64
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R32
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R128
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R64
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2016 |
R32
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QF
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R64
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R64
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2015 |
R128
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R64
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R64
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R128
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2014 |
R128
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-
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-
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2013 |
R64
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R64
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R128
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