Yulia Putintseva vs Tatjana Maria — 6-4 6-4

Result

Fresh off an Eastbourne final, 38-year-old Tatjana Maria beat Yulia Putintseva 6–4 6–4 on Court 14 in 1h 41m to reach the Wimbledon second round. Maria's slice-heavy game drew 30 unforced errors from Putintseva and she won 72 of the match's 131 points, converting four of eleven break points. It was Maria's first win over Putintseva after losing their previous meetings.

Yulia Putintseva

Tatjana Maria

1Aces3

4Double faults1

65%1st serve in65%

54%1st-serve points won77%

48%2nd-serve points won38%

99 mphFastest serve113 mph

2/7Break points won4/11

26Winners16

30Unforced errors18

18/27Net points won21/35

59Total points won72

2099 mDistance run2279 m

Stats: Official wimbledon.com match statistics (IBM) · as of 2026-07-09

Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.

At this Stage

At 38, days after finishing runner-up in Eastbourne, Tatjana Maria finally solved Yulia Putintseva. The German's slice-heavy game — grass tennis from an older textbook — coaxed 30 unforced errors from her opponent in a 6-4 6-4 win, Maria's first over Putintseva in more than a decade of trying. Some first-round victories are about the opponent as much as the round, and this one closed a long personal account. It also opened a second-round meeting with 16th seed Iva Jovic — a chapter that closed quickly, 6-1 6-2 — but the ledger with Putintseva, at least, was finally amended.

Yulia Putintseva

Tatjana Maria✓

Jun 29–30

6-4 6-4

Iva Jovic✓

Jaqueline Cristian

Jun 29–30

7-6(1) 6-0

Iva Jovic✓

Tatjana Maria

Jul 1–2

6-1 6-2

Round of 128

Yulia Putintseva

Tatjana Maria✓

Jun 29–30

6-4 6-4

Iva Jovic✓

Jaqueline Cristian

Jun 29–30

7-6(1) 6-0

Round of 64

Iva Jovic✓

Tatjana Maria

Jul 1–2

6-1 6-2

What we know now

Tale of the tape

Yulia PutintsevaTatjana Maria

31Age38

5′4″ (1.63 m)Height5′8″ (1.72 m)

—Weight—

Right-handed, two-handed backhandPlaysRight-handed, two-handed backhand

2009Turned pro2001

No. 84ATP rankingNo. 96

16–122026 win–loss—

18–25Career on grass—

0Grand Slam titles0

Fourth round (2024)Best at WimbledonSemi-finals (2022)

Matteo DonatiCoachCharles-Edouard Maria

Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-09.

The briefing