Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Dominika Cibulkova 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dominika Cibulkova came in leading the head-to-head 6–3, defending last year's round of 64. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova narrowed the head-to-head to 6–4.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-05-21 | Strasbourg | F | clay | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6-7(5) 7-6(3) 7-6(6) |
| 2018-02-12 | Doha | R64 | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 7-6(8) 6-4 |
| 2017-08-21 | New Haven | QF | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2017-02-13 | Doha | R16 | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 7-5 2-6 6-2 |
| 2016-10-10 | Linz | QF | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 7-6(3) 6-4 |
| 2016-05-02 | Madrid | R16 | clay | Dominika Cibulkova | 2-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2014-08-11 | Cincinnati | R64 | hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2010-10-18 | Moscow | R32 | hard | Dominika Cibulkova | 7-6(5) 2-6 6-0 |
| 2010-09-27 | Tokyo | R64 | hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 7-5 7-5 |
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 107). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About