Garbine Muguruza defeated Petra Kvitova 6-4 4-6 7-5 in the Singapore round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Garbine Muguruza came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Garbine Muguruza extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Muguruza G. came through in three sets.
Muguruza G. and Kvitova P. faced 17 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Muguruza G. went 20–13 (61%) against them, Kvitova P. 16–9 (64%). Results against comparable opponents are close (7 : 6 better-results split).