Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Venus Williams 3-6 6-1 6-4 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Venus Williams came in leading the head-to-head 4–1. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-16 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 7-6(3) |
| 2014-08-04 | Montreal | R64 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 3-6 6-2 |
| 2010-02-15 | Dubai | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2009-09-28 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 7-6(6) 7-5 |
| 2009-02-16 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-0 6-1 |
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 (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About