Anastazja Pawliuczenkowa

[Barty]

#7) Moskwa 2014

R1 Ana Konjuh 6-3 6-4
R2 Alison Riske 6-2 6-2
QF [Q] Vitalia Diatchenko 6-1 3-6 6-3
SF [Q] Katerina Siniakova 6-2 6-2
W Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4 5-7 6-1

[Sempere]

2015: Slow start and late-season surge

Pavlyuchenkova endured a three-match losing streak to start off her 2015 season, a stretch which includes the Australian Open and Dubai, which culminated in her ranking falling to as low as No. 41, her lowest since 2009. At the Monterrey Open, Pavlyuchenkova recorded her first victories of the year by defeating Anna Karolína Schmiedlová and Johanna Larsson to reach the quarterfinals where she lost to second seed Sara Errani.[62] It was her first ever defeat at the tournament.

At Indian Wells, Pavlyuchenkova scored wins over Larsson and 17th seed Barbora Strýcová to reach the third round where she lost to 12th seed Carla Suárez Navarro. The following week in Miami, she lost to Errani in the second round. Pavlyuchenkova then retired in her opening match against Sara Sorribes Tormo in Charleston due to a shoulder injury.[63] In the Fed Cup semifinal tie against Germany, Pavlyuchenkova won her singles rubber over Sabine Lisicki and then partnered Elena Vesnina to defeat Lisicki and Andrea Petkovic in the decisive doubles match, thus sending Russia into its first Fed Cup final since 2011.[64]

After an early exit in Prague, Pavlyuchenkova made the last 16 in Madrid where she lost to eventual champion Petra Kvitová,[65] and the second round in Rome where he lost to defending champion Serena Williams.[66] At the French Open, where Pavlyuchenkova was unseeded at a Grand Slam for the first time since the 2010 Australian Open, she fell to eventual runner-up Lucie Šafářová at the first hurdle. On grass, Pavlyuchenkova lost in the second round of the Topshelf Open to Kiki Bertens in straight sets. At Wimbledon, she was defeated in the second round by tenth seed Angelique Kerber.

After exiting in the first round of İstanbul, Pavlyuchenkova made her first semifinal of the year the following week in Baku by defeating Elizaveta Kulichkova, Kateryna Bondarenko and Kirsten Flipkens. There, she was upset by Romanian Patricia Maria Țig.[67] She then advanced to her first final of the season at the Washington Open, her second at the tournament, but was denied the title once again, this time by American Sloane Stephens.[68] At the Cincinnati Open, Pavlyuchenkova advanced to the last eight but was defeated by third seed Simona Halep.[69] At the US Open, 31st-seeded Pavlyuchenkova bowed out in the second round to qualifier Anett Kontaveit.[70]

After another loss to Halep in the second round of Wuhan, Pavlyuchenkova cruised into her second quarterfinal at the China Open where she fell to sixth seed Ana Ivanovic in straight sets.[71] In Linz, she cruised into the last four without the loss of a set, with wins over Kateřina Siniaková, Stefanie Voegele and Aleksandra Krunić. There, she moved past Flipkens in three sets, and then defeated German Anna-Lena Friedsam in the final in straight sets for her eighth career title.[72] It was also her third straight title indoors. As the defending champion in Moscow, she carried on her good form by advancing to her third final of the year but saw her title defence come to an end in the hands of compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova.[73] Pavlyuchenkova finished the year ranked world No. 28, her fifth overall top 30 finish to a season. In the Fed Cup final against Czech Republic, Pavlyuchenkova lost both her singles rubbers and then teamed up with Vesnina in the decisive doubles match but came up second best to the Czech team in the end.[74]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasia_Pavlyuchenkova

[Barty]

Finał w Waszyngtonie.

11. zawodowy finał ROsjanki (7-4).

Anastazja Pawliuczenkowa - przegrane finały (4):
2015 (1) Waszyngton
2013 (2) Seul, Brisbane
2012 (1) Waszyngton

[Barty]

#8) Linz 2015

R1 Katerina Siniakova 7-6(4) 6-0
R2 [Q] Stefanie Voegele 6-4 6-0
QF [Q] Aleksandra Krunić 6-3 6-3
SF Kirsten Flipkens 6-3 3-6 6-2
W Anna-Lena Friedsam 6-4 6-3

[Barty]

Finał w Moskwie.

13. zawodowy finał Rosjanki (8-5).

Anastazja Pawliuczenkowa - przegrane finały (5):
2015 (1) Moskwa, Waszyngton
2013 (2) Seul, Brisbane
2012 (1) Waszyngton

[Sempere]

[Sempere]

[Joao]

[Samurray]

2016: Wimbledon quarterfinal and steady ranking

Spoiler:

Pavlyuchenkova began the 2016 season at the Brisbane International, reaching the quarterfinals by beating fifth seed Timea Bacsinszky and Alizé Cornet. There, she fell to eventual runner-up Angelique Kerber.[75] The following week in Sydney, she lost to Karolína Plíšková in the second round. She then suffered a second consecutive first round loss at the Australian Open when she fell to Lauren Davis in her opening match.[76] She then reached the quarterfinals on home soil in St. Petersburg after seeing off Klára Koukalová and Carina Witthöft but there, she was beaten by eventual runner-up Belinda Bencic.[77] She then made the quarterfinals in Acapulco where she lost to Yanina Wickmayer,[78] but then suffered her first ever opening-round defeat in Monterrey where she lost to Pauline Parmentier in straight sets.

After a going winless in tournaments throughout the months of March and April, which includes the Indian Wells Open and Miami Open, Pavlyuchenkova advanced to the round of 16 at the Madrid Open for the third year in a row. There, she succumbed to eventual runner-up Dominika Cibulková in three sets.[79] At the Italian Open, she lost to 13th seed Ana Ivanovic in the first round. At the French Open, Pavlyuchenkova won back-to-back matches at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since the 2014 Australian Open, defeating the likes of Sara Sorribes Tormo and Çağla Büyükakçay to book her spot in the third round where she was beaten by compatriot Svetlana Kuznetsova.

Pavlyuchenkova started the grass-court season with opening-round losses to Jeļena Ostapenko and Madison Brengle in Birmingham and Eastbourne, respectively. At the Wimbledon Championships, Pavlyuchenkova was the 21st seed and she moved past Hsieh Su-wei and Yulia Putintseva to reach the third round where she upset Timea Bacsinszky to advance to the second week of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since the 2011 US Open. In the fourth round, she defeated CoCo Vandeweghe for a place in her third Grand Slam quarterfinal, also her first since the 2011 US Open.[80] There, she faced Serena Williams and was defeated by the defending champion, in straight sets.[81] Following the conclusion of Wimbledon, Pavlyuchenkova re-entered the top 20 rankings for the first time in more than four years at No. 19.

Carrying her good form into the Rogers Cup, she was seeded 16th and she saw off Putintseva and Christina McHale before upsetting fourth seed Agnieszka Radwańska for a place in her fifth quarterfinal of the year.[82] There, she was defeated by eventual runner-up Madison Keys in three sets. Making her debut appearance at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Pavlyuchenkova defeated Pole Magda Linette in the opening round but was then beaten by eventual gold medallist Monica Puig in the second round. She then lost in the round of 16 at Cincinnati to Garbiñe Muguruza. At the US Open, Pavlyuchenkova reached the third round where she was beaten by eventual runner-up Plíšková.[83]

After an unfruitful Asian swing, where she managed just one win from three tournaments, Pavlyuchenkova then went on to finish the year by recording another two quarterfinal appearances, in Linz, where she was the defending champion but fell to eventual champion Cibulková,[84] and in Moscow, to eventual runner-up Daria Gavrilova.[85] The loss to Gavrilova meant Pavlyuchenkova had failed to reach a semifinal throughout the season, her best result being seven quarterfinal showings. Nevertheless, she maintained her year-end ranking from the previous year, world No. 28.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasia_Pavlyuchenkova

[Sempere]

[Sempere]

2017: Australian Open quarterfinal and three WTA titles

Spoiler:

Pavlyuchenkova opened her new season at the Auckland Open where she was defeated in the opening round by Julia Görges.[86] She then made the quarterfinals in Sydney by claiming excellent victories over Samantha Stosur and defending champion Svetlana Kuznetsova before falling to Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets.[87] Seeded 24th at the Australian Open, Pavlyuchenkova defeated a pair of Russians in Evgeniya Rodina and Natalia Vikhlyantseva to reach the third round where she saw off 11th seed Elina Svitolina in three sets, thus advancing to her maiden second week appearance at the tournament. There, she took down an eighth-seeded Kuznetsova in straight sets to cruise into her fourth overall Grand Slam quarterfinal, her second in as many as six months.[88] With this achievement, Pavlyuchenkova has now made the quarterfinals at each of the four Grand Slam events. There, she lost to eventual runner-up Venus Williams in straight sets.[89]

After a string of early losses in the Middle East, Pavlyuchenkova rebounded at the Indian Wells Open. There, she beat Anett Kontaveit and 17th seed Barbora Strýcová before going on to upset fifth seed Dominika Cibulková in three sets to reach her first quarterfinal here since her semifinal run back in 2009. There, she fell to eventual runner-up Kuznetsova in straight sets.[90] She then exited in the third round of the Miami Open to Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

The following month, in Monterrey, Pavlyuchenkova reached the quarterfinals after defeating Tatjana Maria and qualifier Kristie Ahn before surviving fifth seed Timea Babos to cruise into her first semifinal in eleven tries, her first since the Kremlin Cup in 2015. There, she beat third seed Caroline Garcia and in a rematch of the 2013 final, top seed Angelique Kerber, for her ninth career title, her fourth at the tournament.[91] After an unsuccessful Fed Cup campaign against Belgium for a place in the World Group, dropping her singles match to Elise Mertens, with the Russian team ultimately losing the tie 2–3, Pavlyuchenkova reached her second final of the year in Rabat. En route, she had defeated the likes of Conny Perrin, Ekaterina Makarova, seventh seed Lauren Davis and Sara Errani. She then beat Francesca Schiavone in straight sets for her tenth career title, her second on clay.[92] She then dropped her opener in Madrid to Sorana Cîrstea, and then reached the third round in Rome where she lost to Simona Halep. She suffered an early defeat at the French Open, falling to Paraguay's Veronica Cepede Royg in the second round, in three sets.

On grass, Pavlyuchenkova reached the second round in Mallorca and the last 16 in Eastbourne, but then succumbed at the first hurdle of Wimbledon to qualifier Arina Rodionova in three sets.[93] She then recorded a quarterfinal appearance in Stanford before suffering early losses at the Rogers Cup and the Cincinnati Open. After reaching the last eight of New Haven,[94] she exited in the opening round of the US Open to Christina McHale.

Pavlyuchenkova began the Asian swing in Tokyo where she reached the final, falling to Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets.[95] After dropping her opener in Wuhan, she made the second round in Beijing but lost to Wozniacki once again. At the Hong Kong Open, Pavlyuchenkova advanced to the final by beating Babos, Jacqueline Cako, Naomi Osaka and Wang Qiang, all in straight sets. There, she overcame Daria Gavrilova in a long three-setter to claim her third title of the year, her 11th career singles title.[96] However, this was followed by a loss in the opening round of the Kremlin Cup.[97] Nevertheless, Pavlyuchenkova's strong results throughout the year ensured her qualification for the WTA Elite Trophy. It was her debut appearance at the tournament and her first at a year-end championship since the Tournament of Champions in 2013. In her opener, she defeated Angelique Kerber, for the third time in 2017,[98] before falling to Ashleigh Barty, in straight sets.[99] She was eliminated in the round-robin stage. She concluded 2017 as world No. 15, her best season-finish to date, and second in the top 20 overall.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasia_Pavlyuchenkova

[robpal]

#9) Monterrey 2021

R1 Tatjana Maria 6-1 6-3
R2 [Q] Kristie Ahn 7-6(5) 6-4
QF [5] Timea Babos 6-2 3-6 7-5
SF [3] Caroline Garcia 6-2 6-4
W [1] Angelique Kerber 6-4 2-6 6-1

[Joao]

#10) Rabat 2017

R1 [Q] Conny Perrin 6-2 7-6(6)
R2 Ekaterina Makarova 6-2 7-5
QF [7] Lauren Davis 6-4 3-6 6-3
SF Sara Errani 6-4 6-0
W Francesca Schiavone 7-5 7-5

[jaccol55]

Finał w Tokio.

16. zawodowy finał Rosjanki (10-6).

Anastazja Pawliuczenkowa - przegrane finały (6):
2017 (1) Tokio
2015 (1) Moskwa, Waszyngton
2013 (2) Seul, Brisbane
2012 (1) Waszyngton

[jaccol55]

#11) Hongkong 2017

R1 Timea Babos 6-4 6-4
R2 [Q] Jacqueline Cako 7-6(3) 6-1
QF Naomi Osaka 6-3 6-3
SF Qiang Wang 6-3 6-4
W [7] Daria Gavrilova 5-7 6-3 7-6(3)

[Sempere]

2018: Out of top 40

Spoiler:

After her resurgent year of 2017, Pavlyuchenkova endured a rough start to her 2018 season. Across six tournament appearances in the first three months of the year, she logged in just two wins, over Kateryna Kozlova and Aliaksandra Sasnovich, at the Australian Open and Miami Open, respectively. These results caused her to drop out of the top 20. Kicking off her clay-court season in Stuttgart, Pavlyuchenkova finally gained some momentum by making her first ever quarterfinal at the tournament, beating Madison Keys and second seed Garbiñe Muguruza, the latter by via retirement. There, she succumbed to Anett Kontaveit in three sets. She then lost her openers in Madrid and Rome, in the hands of Samantha Stosur and Keys, respectively. As a result, she fell out of the top 30 for the first time since 2015.

Pavlyuchenkova then soared into her first final of the year at the Internationaux de Strasbourg. Seeded third, she saw off the likes of Tatjana Maria, Natalia Vikhlyantseva, Zarina Diyas and top seed Ashleigh Barty en route. In the final, she came out on top in a three-set marathon final, with all sets going to a tiebreak, against fifth-seeded veteran Dominika Cibulková. Pavlyuchenkova called that match, which ended 6–7(5), 7–6(3), 7–6(6), after 215 minutes, "the most dramatic I ever played".[100] At the French Open, she was eliminated in the second round by Stosur in straight sets. Pavlyuchenkova did not enjoy much success on grass, netting just one win across three tournaments on the surface, which includes an opening-round loss in Wimbledon to Hsieh Su-wei as well.

The following month, at the Rogers Cup, she fell in the second round to Simona Halep and in Cincinnati the following week, in the same round to Angelique Kerber. She was then upset by Rebecca Peterson in the first round of the US Open in three sets. She then lost in the second round of the Pan Pacific Open to Caroline Garcia despite having two match points.[101] She then recorded her best result in four months by making the last eight in Wuhan, scoring wins over Anastasija Sevastova, Kiki Bertens and Petra Kvitová.[102] There, she lost to Barty in three sets.[103] The following week at the China Open, she succumbed in the first round to Sloane Stephens in an intense battle in three sets.[104] She ended the season with back-to-back quarterfinal appearances, in Linz and Moscow, falling on both occasions to Russians Ekaterina Alexandrova and Daria Kasatkina, respectively.[105][106] Pavlyuchenkova's results in 2018 saw her finish the year at world No. 42, her worst season finish in ten years and her first outside the top 30 since 2012.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasia_Pavlyuchenkova

[Mario]

#12) Strasbourg 2018

R1 Tatjana Maria 6-0 6-0
R2 Natalia Vikhlyantseva 6-4 6-4
QF Zarina Diyas 6-4 6-2
SF [1] Ashleigh Barty 6-4 1-0 i krecz
W [5] Dominika Cibulkova 5-7 7-6(3) 7-6(6)

[Joao]

[Sempere]

2019: Fifth Grand Slam quarterfinal and two Premier finals

Spoiler:

Pavlyuchenkova began the 2019 season with early exits at the Shenzhen Open and the Hobart International, losing to a pair of youngsters in Veronika Kudermetova and Vera Lapko, respectively. Unseeded at the Australian Open, she began her campaign with a victory over Monica Puig. She then came from a set down to upset ninth seed Kiki Bertens, before defeating Aliaksandra Sasnovich to reach the round of 16. There, she came from a set and a break down to upset fifth seed Sloane Stephens and thus, earned herself a berth in her fifth Grand Slam quarterfinal, where she faced first-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist Danielle Collins. Despite having won the opening set comfortably, Pavlyuchenkova was upset by the American player in the end.[107] Pavlyuchenkova followed up that result with a quarterfinal showing in St. Petersburg where she lost to eventual champion Bertens, in three sets.[108]

Pavlyuchenkova then went on a three-match losing streak as she lost her openers in Dubai, Indian Wells and Miami. Seeded third in Monterrey, Pavlyuchenkova sauntered into the last eight with wins over Anna Blinkova and Ivana Jorović with a combined loss of just three games but there, she was eliminated by eventual runner-up Victoria Azarenka in straight sets.[109] On Fed Cup duty against Italy for a place in World Group II, Pavlyuchenkova won her singles matches over Jasmine Paolini and Martina Trevisan with the Russian team eventually winning the tie 4–0.[110] She then lost in the second round at Stuttgart to Anett Kontaveit in straight sets, in a rematch of their quarterfinal clash here a year ago.

Pavlyuchenkova's form mid-season did not improve as she suffered a five-match losing streak after Stuttgart, which includes losses at the French Open and Wimbledon,[111][112] resulting in her ranking falling out of the top 40 to as low as No. 46, her lowest ranking in more than 10 years. At the Rogers Cup, she scored her first win in more than three months, and her third over a top-ten player in 2019, when she defeated ninth seed Aryna Sabalenka in the first round but then lost to Jeļena Ostapenko. After falling to Zarina Diyas in qualifying at Cincinnati, Pavlyuchenkova scored her first win at the US Open since 2016 by beating Pauline Parmentier in the opening round but then lost to Bertens in straight sets.[113]

Pavlyuchenkova started off the Asian swing by recording by her best result of the year by making the final of the Pan Pacific Open, her second at the tournament, defeating the likes of Dayana Yastremska, Bertens, Misaki Doi and Angelique Kerber en route, where she finished runner-up to Naomi Osaka.[114] She was, however, unable to back up this result, falling early in her next three tournaments, with back-to-back defeats in the hands of Sofia Kenin in Wuhan and Beijing, and to Viktória Kužmová in Linz.[115] She then bounced back by reaching her second final of the season at the Kremlin Cup, also her third at the tournament, by seeing off seventh seed Maria Sakkari, qualifier Varvara Gracheva, Kudermetova and Karolína Muchová en route. Against third seed Belinda Bencic in the final, despite having won the first set, Pavlyuchenkova succumbed to the Swiss in the end.[116] Nevertheless, her turnaround in the back end of the year which saw her win ten of her 15 matches after the US Open ensured her a top-30 season finish, at world No. 30.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasia_Pavlyuchenkova

[Barty]

Finał w Tokio.

19. zawodowy finał Rosjanki (12-7).

Anastazja Pawliuczenkowa - przegrane finały (7):
2019 (1) Tokio
2017 (1) Tokio
2015 (1) Moskwa, Waszyngton
2013 (2) Seul, Brisbane
2012 (1) Waszyngton