Yulia Putintseva, a Russian-born Kazakhstani professional tennis player, achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 20 in January 2025. She has won three WTA Tour singles titles and is a three-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist, reaching that stage twice at the French Open and once at the US Open. Born in Moscow in 1995, she trained at the Spartak Tennis Club and later the Mouratoglou Academy in Paris before officially switching her national representation to Kazakhstan in June 2012. Her junior career was equally impressive, peaking at world No. 3 and featuring runner-up finishes at the 2010 US Open and 2012 Australian Open junior finals. Now based in Boca Raton, Florida, she cites Martina Hingis and Justine Henin as her tennis idols.