Yulia Antonovna Putintseva (Russian: Ю́лия Анто́новна Пу́тинцева, pronounced [ˈjʉlʲɪjə ɐnˈtonəvnə pʊˈtʲintsɨvə];[2] born 7 January 1995) is a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player.

In early September, she played her first Grand Slam final at the US Open, but lost to compatriot Daria Gavrilova.

In early December, she won the Grade-1 International Junior Championships, defeating compatriot Victoria Kan in the final.

In October 2010, she made her debut at the WTA Tour at the Luxembourg Open, but lost to Angelique Kerber in the first round.

[8] She then recorded her first match win on the WTA Tour, defeating Karen Barritza in the first round, but then lost to former world No.

In August, she had her first opportunity to enter the main draw of a Premier 5 tournament, but lost in the second qualifying round of the Cincinnati Open.

At the Australian Open, she made her Grand Slam main-draw debut, and recorded her first major match win, defeating Christina McHale.

At the Qatar Ladies Open, she played her first tournament as top-100 player, and made her Premier 5 main-draw debut, but lost to Mona Barthel in the first round.

In 2015, she reached her first tour semifinal at the Swedish Open and recorded her first top-10 win at the Nuremberg Cup, defeating world No.

At Indian Wells, after defeating Peng Shuai and Kristina Mladenovic, Putintseva lost to Serena Williams in the third round.

[7] In the early beginning of the 2017 season, Putintseva reached her first WTA Tour singles final at the St. Petersburg Trophy.

In January, she reached the quarterfinals of the Premier-level Sydney International and recorded a top-10 win over Sloane Stephens in the second round,[20] before losing to Kiki Bertens.

[7] In May, she won her first WTA Tour singles title at the Nuremberg Cup defeating Tamara Zidanšek in the final.

[24] Then, after a first-round loss at the French Open, she reached the quarterfinals of the Premier-level Birmingham Classic,[25] where she defeated world No.

[29] At the Japan Women's Open, she reached the quarterfinals, but this time Osaka gained her revenge winning in straight sets.

[30] Putintseva reached another WTA Tour quarterfinal later in the year, at the Tianjin Open, where she lost to Ons Jabeur.

[32][33] After the WTA Tour was suspended for six months because of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, Putintseva returned in August at the Lexington Open, where she defeated Ajla Tomljanović[7] but then lost to the eventual runner-up, Jil Teichmann.

[39] She finished the year with an early loss at the French Open, losing to the qualifier Nadia Podoroska in the second round.

In Doha, she fell in the first round to 12th seed and two-time champion, Victoria Azarenka, despite having a match point in the third set.

[48] Putintseva began clay-court season at the Charleston Open where she lost in the second round to 15th seed and eventual semifinalist, Amanda Anisimova.

[61] At the same tournament, she also reached the quarterfinals in doubles, partnering Sofia Kenin and defeating sixth seeds Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok.

[69] She reached the third round of the French Open with wins over Maryna Zanevska and 19th seed Zheng Qinwen, before losing to Sloane Stephens.

In 2024, Putintseva started the season at the Auckland Classic where she lost in the first round to sixth seed and world No.

[70] Getting past qualifying at the Hobart International, she won her first match of the year by beating Elisabetta Cocciaretto in three sets, despite trailing 6–0, 4–0.

Putintseva again reached the quarterfinals of a WTA 1000 tournament at the Madrid Open, defeating Yuan Yue, sixth seed Zheng Qinwen, Caroline Dolehide, and tenth seed Daria Kasatkina to set up an all-Kazakhstani showdown with compatriot Elena Rybakina, the first two women from Kazakhstan to make it that far at this WTA 1000.

In June 2024, Putintseva won her first grass court title at the Birmingham Classic,[77][78] defeating Clara Burel, Anhelina Kalinina, lucky loser Caroline Dolehide, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, and Ajla Tomljanović.

At the Cincinnati Open, Putintseva upset top seed and defending champion, Coco Gauff, to reach the round of 16.

[82] In doubles at the same tournament, she reached the final with Leylah Fernandez, losing to the third-seeded pairing of Erin Routliffe and Asia Muhammad.

[86] Putintseva started her 2025 season at the Brisbane International where, after receiving a bye in the first round, she defeated McCartney Kessler,[87] before losing to World No.1 and eventual champion Aryna Sabalenka.

[89] She reached the semifinals at the Adelaide International, with wins over Donna Vekić,[90] Ons Jabeur[91] and sixth seed Diana Shnaider.