Yulia Putintseva career statistics
This is a list of the main career statistics of the Kazakh professional tennis player Yulia Putintseva.[1] Putintseva has won two WTA singles titles, the 2019 Nuremberg Cup and the 2021 Budapest Grand Prix. She has reached three Grand Slam quarter-finals, two of them at the French Open (2016 and 2018) and one at the US Open (2020). She has also reached one Premier 5 quarter-final, at the 2020 Italian Open. Putintseva achieved her highest singles ranking of world No. 27 on 6th February 2017.
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Putintseva at the 2021 French Open
| Career finals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | Type | Won | Lost | Total | WR |
| Singles | Grand Slam | – | – | – | – |
| Summer Olympics | – | – | – | – | |
| WTA Finals | – | – | – | – | |
| WTA 1000 | – | – | – | – | |
| WTA Tour | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.40 | |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.40 | |
| Doubles | Grand Slam | – | – | – | – |
| Summer Olympics | – | – | – | – | |
| WTA Finals | – | – | – | – | |
| WTA 1000 | – | – | – | – | |
| WTA Tour | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | – | – | – | – | |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.40 | |
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[2]
Singles
Current through the 2022 Madrid Open.
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 10–9 | 53% |
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | 2R | Q3 | 2R | QF | 3R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 13–8 | 62% | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | NH | 2R | 0 / 7 | 5–7 | 42% | |
| US Open | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | QF | 1R | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | 53% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 8–4 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 7–3 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 32 | 36–32 | 53% |
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||
| Billie Jean King Cup[lower-alpha 1] | A | A | A | A | Z1–P | Z1–P | Z1 | WG2–P | Z1–P | WG2–P | F QR[lower-alpha 2] | 0 / 0 | 14–8 | 64% | ||
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 3] | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | NH | 3R | 2R | 0 / 7 | 8–7 | 53% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 1R | 4R | NH | 2R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 3R | NH | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | 2R | QF | 1R | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | NH | 1R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | Q2 | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% | |
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[lower-alpha 4] | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||
| China Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | NH | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 1–4 | 9–9 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 4–4 | 0 / 49 | 33–49 | 40% |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 23 | 6 | Career total: 173 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 2 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Career total: 5 | ||
| Hard win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–5 | 3–12 | 17–16 | 14–18 | 12–14 | 17–19 | 12–9 | 19–14 | 3–4 | 0 / 114 | 103–117 | 47% |
| Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 6–4 | 10–4 | 6–6 | 6–5 | 8–4 | 4–2 | 12–8 | 3–2 | 2 / 43 | 60–42 | 59% |
| Grass win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 16 | 8–16 | 33% |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 5–12 | 5–6 | 10–17 | 28–23 | 20–27 | 19–21 | 29–26 | 16–11 | 32–23 | 6–6 | 2 / 173 | 171–175 | 49% |
| Win (%) | 0% | – | 33% | 29% | 45% | 37% | 55% | 43% | 48% | 54% | 59% | 58% | 50% | Career total: 49% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 725 | 241 | 123 | 105 | 113 | 74 | 33 | 53 | 45 | 34 | 28 | 42 | $5,575,879 | |||
Doubles
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 1–7 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | NH | 2R[lower-alpha 5] | 0 / 4 | 2–3 | |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 22 | 6–21 |
WTA finals
Putintseva debuted at the WTA Tour in October 2010 at the Luxembourg Open in singles. Since then, she reached two International and one Premier-level tournaments, all in singles, winning only one of them, international-level Nuremberg Cup in May 2019.[1]
Singles: 5 (2 titles, 3 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2017 | St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia | Premier | Hard (i) |  Kristina Mladenovic |
2–6, 7–6(7–3), 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2018 | Guangzhou Open, China | International | Hard |  Wang Qiang |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | May 2019 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | International | Clay |  Tamara Zidanšek |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 2–2 | Jul 2021 | Budapest Grand Prix, Hungary | WTA 250 | Clay |  Anhelina Kalinina |
6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2021 | Astana Open, Kazakhstan | WTA 250 | Hard (i) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Alison Van Uytvanck |
6–1, 4–6, 3–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Putintseva debuted at the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour in 2010 at the $10K event in Amiens in singles. She has been in twelve finals and won half of them, while in doubles she has not reach any final. Her biggest title on the ITF Tour was $100K Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer in May 2012.[3]
Singles: 12 (6 titles, 6 runner–ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| $100,000 tournaments (1–2) |
| $75,000 tournaments (0–1) |
| $50,000 tournaments (2–2) |
| $25,000 tournaments (3–1) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | May 2011 | ITF Moscow, Russia | 25,000 | Clay | Veronika Kapshay |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2011 | ITF Samsun, Turkey | 25,000 | Hard |  Marta Domachowska |
7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 2011 | ITF Kazan, Russia | 50,000 | Hard | Caroline Garcia |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–0 | Dec 2011 | ITF Tyumen, Russia | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Elina Svitolina |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–0 | Feb 2012 | ITF Launceston, Australia | 25,000 | Hard |  Lesley Kerkhove |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–0 | May 2012 | ITF Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | 100,000 | Clay |  Patricia Mayr-Achleitner |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–1 | Nov 2012 | ITF Nantes, France | 50,000 | Hard (i) |  Monica Niculescu |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–2 | Dec 2012 | ITF Dubai, UAE | 75,000 | Hard |  Kimiko Date-Krumm |
1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–3 | Apr 2014 | ITF Pelham, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Laura Siegemund |
1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–4 | May 2014 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, U.S. | 50,000 | Clay |  Taylor Townsend |
1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jul 2015 | ITF Contrexéville, France | 100,000 | Clay | Alexandra Dulgheru |
3–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Nov 2015 | ITF Nanjing, China | 100,000 | Hard |  Hsieh Su-wei |
6–7(5–7), 6–2, 2–6 |
WTA Tour career earnings
Current through the 2022 Indian Wells Open[1]
| Year | Grand Slam singles titles | WTA singles titles | Total singles titles | Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109,440 | 170 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327,320 | 97 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 817,521 | 40 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 656,423 | 50 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 832,974 | 45 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 931,121 | 45 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 797,941 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 684,401 | 49 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135,050 | 96 |
| Career | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5,575,878 | 111 |
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Career Grand Slam statistics
Grand Slam tournament seedings
The tournaments won by Putintseva are in boldface, and advanced into finals by Putintseva are in italics.[1]
| Year | Australian Open | French Open | Wimbledon | US Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | did not play | did not qualify | did not play | did not qualify |
| 2013 | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded | did not play |
| 2014 | not seeded | did not qualify | did not play | did not qualify |
| 2015 | lucky loser | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded |
| 2016 | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded |
| 2017 | 31st | 27th | not seeded | not seeded |
| 2018 | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded |
| 2019 | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded | not seeded |
| 2020 | not seeded | 23rd | cancelled | 23rd |
| 2021 | 26th | not seeded | not seeded | 31st |
| 2022 | not seeded |
Record against other players
Record against top 10 players
Putintseva's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface.[4]
| Player | Record | Win% | Hard | Clay | Grass | Last match |
| Number 1 ranked players | ||||||
| Naomi Osaka |
3–1 | 75% | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2019 Osaka |
 Garbiñe Muguruza |
1–2 | 33% | 0–1 | 1–1 | – | Won (0–6, 2–2, ret.) at 2021 Charleston |
 Caroline Wozniacki |
1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2019 Toronto |
| Angelique Kerber |
1–2 | 33% | 0–2 | 1–0 | – | Won (3–6, 6–3, 6–2) at 2022 King Cup QR |
| Venus Williams |
1–4 | 20% | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2016 Wuhan |
 Karolína Plíšková |
1–5 | 17% | 0–5 | 1–0 | – | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2021 Cincinnati |
 Ana Ivanovic |
0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2015 Indian Wells |
| Jelena Janković |
0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 1–6) at 2012 Copenhagen |
| Iga Świątek |
0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 4–6) at 2021 Ostrava |
 Victoria Azarenka |
0–2 | 0% | 0–2 | – | – | Lost (7–5, 2–6, 5–7) at 2022 Doha |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ashleigh Barty |
0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2019 Beijing |
| Simona Halep |
0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (2–6, 0–2 ret.) at 2020 Rome |
| Serena Williams |
0–3 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–2 | – | Lost (7–5, 4–6, 1–6) at 2016 French Open |
| Number 2 ranked players | ||||||
| Aryna Sabalenka |
1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–3, 7–6(7–3)) at 2019 US Open |
| Barbora Krejčíková |
1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (6–4, 7–5) at 2021 Abu Dhabi |
 Svetlana Kuznetsova |
1–3 | 25% | 1–3 | – | – | Lost (1–6, 0–1 ret) at 2019 Wuhan |
| Paula Badosa |
0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | – | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2022 Miami |
| Petra Kvitová |
0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (0–6, 1–6) at 2019 Rome |
| Agnieszka Radwańska |
0–3 | 0% | 0–3 | – | – | Lost (5–7, 2–6) at 2017 US Open |
| Number 3 ranked players | ||||||
| Sloane Stephens |
3–2 | 60% | 2–2 | 1–0 | – | Won (4–6, 6–2, 6–3) at 2021 Australian Open |
 Maria Sakkari |
1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 6–7(9–11)) at 2020 New York |
| Elina Svitolina |
1–6 | 14% | 1–5 | 0–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 0–6) at 2021 Australian Open |
| Number 4 ranked players | ||||||
| Caroline Garcia |
3–0 | 100% | 2–0 | 1–0 | – | Won (7–5, 6–4) at 2014 Limoges |
 Dominika Cibulková |
1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | – | – | Won (3–6, 6–4, 6–4) at 2017 St. Petersburg |
 Belinda Bencic |
3–2 | 60% | 3–2 | – | – | Lost (4–6, 3–6) at 2020 Doha |
| Samantha Stosur |
1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | Won (6–1, 6–2) at 2019 Tianjin |
 Johanna Konta |
1–4 | 20% | 0–1 | 1–3 | – | Lost (4–6, 2–6) at 2021 Madrid |
| Kiki Bertens |
1–6 | 14% | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | Lost (4–6, 1–6) at 2019 Eastbourne |
| Sofia Kenin |
0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | – | – | Lost (6–3, 6–7(5–7), 4–6) at 2021 Abu Dhabi |
| Number 5 ranked players | ||||||
 Jeļena Ostapenko |
2–2 | 50% | 2–2 | – | – | Lost (3–6, 6–2, 3–6) at 2021 Indian Wells |
 Sara Errani |
0–2 | 0% | – | 0–2 | – | Lost (6–7(2–7), 1–6) at 2016 Charleston |
| Number 6 ranked players | ||||||
| Flavia Pennetta |
1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | – | – | Won (7–6(7–5), 6–3) at 2014 Montreal |
| Carla Suárez Navarro |
1–2 | 33% | 0–2 | 1–0 | – | Lost (1–6, 0–6) at 2018 Beijing |
| Number 7 ranked players | ||||||
| Madison Keys |
1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | Lost (6–7(5–7), 4–6) at 2018 French Open |
 Ons Jabeur |
0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | – | Lost (5–7, 2–6) at 2021 French Open |
| Roberta Vinci |
0–1 | 0% | – | 0–1 | – | Lost (3–6, 7–5, 2–6) at 2013 Brussels |
| Number 8 ranked players | ||||||
| Danielle Collins |
2–1 | 67% | 1–1 | – | 1–0 | Won (6–4, 2–6, 7–5) at 2020 Australian Open |
| Number 9 ranked players | ||||||
| Andrea Petkovic |
3–2 | 60% | 0–1 | 3–1 | – | Lost (2–6, 6–1, 4–6) at 2021 Hamburg |
| CoCo Vandeweghe |
1–1 | 50% | 0–1 | 1–0 | – | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2015 Cincinnati |
| Timea Bacsinszky |
1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | – | – | Won (6–1, ret.) at 2017 Doha |
| Julia Görges |
0–4 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2019 Birmingham |
| Number 10 ranked players | ||||||
| Kristina Mladenovic |
2–4 | 33% | 1–3 | 1–1 | – | Lost (4–6, 6–3, 2–6) at 2019 Moscow |
| Daria Kasatkina |
0–1 | 0% | – | – | 0–1 | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2018 Wimbledon |
| Total | 40–88 | 31% | 23–61 (27%) |
14–22 (39%) |
3–5 (38%) |
Current through the 2022 King Cup QR |
No. 1 wins
| # | Player | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Naomi Osaka |
2019 Birmingham Classic | Grass | 2R | 6–2, 6–3 | QF |
Top 10 wins
Putintseva has a 8–32 (20.0%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10. She also has one win over world No. 1 in that moment, a win over Naomi Osaka at the 2019 Birmingham Classic.[5]
| Season | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ||||||
| 1. | Andrea Petkovic |
No. 10 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | Clay | 1R | 5–0 ret. |
| 2016 | ||||||
| 2. | Madison Keys |
No. 9 | Pan Pacific Open, Japan | Hard | 1R | 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(9–7) |
| 2017 | ||||||
| 3. | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
No. 8 | St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia | Hard | QF | 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–5 |
| 4. | Dominika Cibulková |
No. 5 | St. Petersburg Trophy, Russia | Hard | SF | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2018 | ||||||
| 5. | Sloane Stephens |
No. 10 | Nuremberg Cup, Germany | Clay | 1R | 5–7, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| 2019 | ||||||
| 6. | Sloane Stephens |
No. 5 | Sydney International, Australia | Hard | 2R | 3–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–0 |
| 7. | Naomi Osaka |
No. 1 | Birmingham Classic, UK | Grass | 2R | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 8. | Naomi Osaka |
No. 2 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | 1R | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Notes
- Formerly known as Fed Cup until 2020.
- Edition is splited into the two years due to COVID-19.
- The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- In 2014, the Toray Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
- Putintseva alongside Kalinskaya withdrew before second round match. Not count as a loss.
References
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- "Yulia Putintseva [KAZ] | Australian Open". ausopen.com. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
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- "Head to Head". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
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