Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Yanina Wickmayer 7-5 3-6 6-1 in the Cincinnati quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yanina Wickmayer came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova claimed a first win over Yanina Wickmayer in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-22 | Acapulco | QF | hard | Yanina Wickmayer | 6-3 7-6(3) |
| 2015-01-19 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Yanina Wickmayer | 4-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2013-01-28 | Paris | R32 | carpet | Yanina Wickmayer | 7-6(7) 4-6 6-3 |
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 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About