Yulia Putintseva is a Kazakh tennis player of Russian origin and descent. She is a three-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist (twice at the French Open and once at the US Open), and has won two WTA singles titles.
Yulia Putintseva was born on January 7, 1995, in Moscow, Russia, but currently resides in Boca Raton, Florida. She was introduced to the sport by her father. Later, she moved to Paris to attend Mouratouglou Academy after winning a big Under 14s event. Her favorite surface is clay, while her favorite tournaments are Australian Open and US Open.
In 2010, Yulia Putintseva lost in the second round of the girls’ singles event at the Australian Open. She advanced to the semifinal at Wimbledon and represented Russia in the Youth Olympic Games in August, where she lost in the semifinal. In the last junior Grand Slam event of the year, the US Open, she reached the final but lost to Daria Gavrilova in straight sets.
In 2012, she won another ITF tournament in Australia, and also received a wildcard to the e-Boks Open where she won her first-round match, but then lost to former world No 1, Jelena Jankovic. At the 2013 Australian Open, Yulia Putintseva defeated Christina McHale in three sets. She then lost to Carla Suarez Navarro in three tight sets. At the French Open, she stomped the world No 44 Ayumi Morita. Her next opponent was the 2012 French Open finalist Sara Errani who defeated her in straight sets.
She reached the second round at the 2015 French Open and Wimbledon losing to eventual quarterfinalist Elina Svitolina and to Venus Williams, respectively.
Yulia Putintseva has the highest career ranking of No 27, reached on February 6, 2017. She had reached the quarterfinals of the French Open (2016, 2018) and US Open (2020).
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