Venus Williams defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3 6-4 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova came in ranked #426, defending last year's round of 32. Venus Williams extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-16 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Venus Williams | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2014-08-04 | Montreal | R64 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-1 3-6 6-2 |
| 2009-10-05 | Beijing | R32 | hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 3-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 2009-09-28 | Tokyo | R32 | hard | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2009-02-16 | Dubai | R32 | hard | Venus Williams | 6-0 6-1 |
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Williams V.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About