Garbine Muguruza defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5 6-1 in the Cincinnati round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Garbine Muguruza came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 64. Garbine Muguruza extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-31 | Yarra Valley Classic | R16 | hard | Garbine Muguruza | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2020-01-20 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Garbine Muguruza | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2018-06-18 | Birmingham | R32 | grass | Garbine Muguruza | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2018-04-23 | Stuttgart | R16 | clay | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 7-5 0-0 RET |
| 2014-09-15 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Garbine Muguruza | 6-3 7-6(3) |
| 2013-03-18 | Miami | R64 | hard | Garbine Muguruza | 4-6 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 (196 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About