She posted early losses in Toronto and Cincinnati which resulted in her ranking sliding to world No. 34. However, she rebounded to reach the quarterfinals of New Haven where she lost to defending champion Kvitová in three sets. At the US Open, Pavlyuchenkova was seeded 32nd and defeated a pair of wildcards Virginie Razzano and Ashleigh Barty to advance to third round where lost to third seed Agnieszka Radwańska in straight sets. After the US Open, she made her fourth final of the season in Seoul, succumbing to Radwańska once again, this time in three sets. She then dropped her opening matches in Tokyo and Beijing to Simona Halep and eventual runner-up Jelena Janković respectively.