Vera Zvonareva defeated Dinara Safina 6-4 7-6 in the Beijing round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dinara Safina came in leading the head-to-head 6–5, defending last year's round of 32. Vera Zvonareva narrowed the head-to-head to 6–6.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-03-21 | Miami | R64 | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 3-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2009-01-19 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-3 7-6(4) |
| 2008-10-06 | Moscow | SF | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 6-2 7-6(5) |
| 2008-03-24 | Miami | QF | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2008-02-18 | Doha | R16 | hard | Vera Zvonareva | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2007-10-08 | Moscow | QF | hard | Dinara Safina | 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 2007-04-09 | Charleston | SF | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 0-1 RET |
| 2006-05-29 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2006-04-10 | Charleston | R32 | clay | Dinara Safina | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2004-05-10 | Rome | R32 | clay | Vera Zvonareva | 1-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002-07-21 | Sopot | SF | clay | Dinara Safina | 6-3 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 (199 vs 44). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About