Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3 6-3 in the Beijing quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Svetlana Kuznetsova came in leading the head-to-head 5–4, defending last year's final. Svetlana Kuznetsova extended the head-to-head to 6–4.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-28 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6-1 2-6 6-1 |
| 2017-03-06 | Indian Wells | QF | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2017-01-16 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2017-01-09 | Sydney | R16 | hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2016-05-23 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2015-10-19 | Moscow | F | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-2 6-1 |
| 2015-09-28 | Wuhan | R64 | hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6-0 6-1 |
| 2010-08-16 | Montreal | R64 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 7-5 4-6 6-1 |
| 2010-01-18 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6-2 6-2 |
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About