Maria Sakkari vs Jessica Pegula — Miami Round of 16
Miami · WTA · Round of 16
GRE23#43WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 March 2021
hard
USA29#4WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
Sakkari M.6-4 2-6 7-6
Pegula J.
Sakkari M.
62782
Pegula J.
46661
Maria Sakkari defeated Jessica Pegula 6-4 2-6 7-6 in the Miami round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #4, leading the head-to-head 7–4. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari closed it out in three sets, 6–4 2–6 7–6.
Head to head
4–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-27 | Montreal | R64 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2025-01-06 | Adelaide | R16 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2023-10-30 | Cancun Finals | RR | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2023-09-25 | Tokyo | SF | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2023-07-31 | Washington | SF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-3 4-6 6-2 |
| 2023-02-13 | Doha | SF | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-2 4-6 6-1 |
| 2022-10-31 | Fort Worth Finals | RR | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-6(6) 7-6(4) |
| 2022-10-17 | Guadalajara 2 | F | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2022-02-21 | Doha | R16 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2022-01-17 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 7-6(0) 6-3 |
| 2019-06-24 | Eastbourne | R64 | grass | Maria Sakkari | 6-2 6-1 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe advantage — Pegula J.
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About
Serve & return on hard
Sakkari M.Pegula J.
24
Serve
68
39
Return
73
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
81
96
Break points saved·Even
94
96
Break points won·Clear edge
87
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
100
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
83
96
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
90
76
Sakkari M.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Pegula J.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 54 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CPartly cloudy
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 47%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Barty A.[1]
Sabalenka A.[7]
6-46-756-3
Svitolina E.[5]
Sevastova A.
6-36-2
Andreescu B.[8]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-43-66-3
Sakkari M.[23]
Osaka N.[2]
6-06-4
R16
Svitolina E.[5]
Kvitova P.[9]
2-67-57-5
Sabalenka A.[7]
Vondrousova M.[19]
6-16-2
Sevastova A.
Konjuh A.
6-17-5
Andreescu B.[8]
Muguruza G.[12]
3-66-36-2
Sorribes Tormo S.
Jabeur O.[27]
6-40-66-1
Sakkari M.[23]
Pegula J.[29]
6-42-67-66
Osaka N.[2]
Mertens E.[16]
6-36-3
Barty A.[1]
Azarenka V.[14]
6-11-66-2
R32
Sevastova A.
Halep S.[3]
W/O
Pegula J.[29]
Pliskova K.[6]
6-14-66-4
Sakkari M.[23]
Samsonova L.
6-06-1
Osaka N.[2]
Stojanovic N.
W/O
Sabalenka A.[7]
Kudermetova V.[32]
7-646-4
Barty A.[1]
Ostapenko J.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.[14]
Kerber A.[24]
7-56-2
Vondrousova M.[19]
Bencic B.[11]
4-66-46-4
Konjuh A.
Swiatek I.[15]
6-42-66-2
Svitolina E.[5]
Alexandrova E.[30]
7-616-4
Andreescu B.[8]
Anisimova A.[28]
7-646-726-4
Muguruza G.[12]
Kalinskaya A.
4-66-36-4
Sorribes Tormo S.
Rybakina E.[21]
6-13-66-2
Jabeur O.[27]
Kenin S.[4]
6-44-66-4
Mertens E.[16]
Kontaveit A.[22]
6-20-66-2
Kvitova P.[9]
Konta J.[17]
6-16-2
R64
Azarenka V.[14]
Siegemund L.
W/O
Sakkari M.[23]
Rus A.
6-26-3
Mertens E.[16]
Boulter K.
6-46-1
Vondrousova M.[19]
Wang Q.
6-46-4
Svitolina E.[5]
Rogers S.
3-67-56-3
Konjuh A.
Keys M.[18]
6-46-2
Ostapenko J.
Flipkens K.
6-25-76-3
Kerber A.[24]
Zarazua R.
6-06-0
Bencic B.[11]
Diyas Z.
6-26-1
Kudermetova V.[32]
Collins D.
6-36-2
Halep S.[3]
Garcia C.
3-66-46-0
Sevastova A.
Gauff C.[31]
1-66-26-3
Swiatek I.[15]
Krejcikova B.
6-46-2
Kvitova P.[9]
Cornet A.
6-06-4
Kalinskaya A.
Martic P.[20]
5-76-27-64
Muguruza G.[12]
Wang X.
6-46-1
Konta J.[17]
Linette M.
6-47-5
Alexandrova E.[30]
Podoroska N.
6-06-4
Anisimova A.[28]
Stephens S.
6-36-3
Kenin S.[4]
Petkovic A.
6-766-16-3
Sabalenka A.[7]
Pironkova T.
0-66-37-69
Barty A.[1]
Kucova K.
6-34-67-5
Sorribes Tormo S.
Brady J.[13]
3-66-46-1
Rybakina E.[21]
Kanepi K.
6-46-0
Andreescu B.[8]
Martincova T.
7-656-2
Jabeur O.[27]
Badosa P.
7-665-77-5
Pliskova K.[6]
Zheng S.
6-26-1
Pegula J.[29]
Hunter S.
6-36-4
Samsonova L.
Bertens K.[10]
6-26-1
Kontaveit A.[22]
Cirstea S.
6-34-66-3
Stojanovic N.
Putintseva Y.[26]
5-77-56-2
Osaka N.[2]
Tomljanovic A.
7-636-4
R128
Badosa P.
Teichmann J.
5-6
Tomljanovic A.
Potapova A.
7-56-0
Krejcikova B.
Blinkova A.
6-13-66-3
Podoroska N.
Sherif M.
6-36-1
Boulter K.
Pliskova K.
4-66-36-3
Stojanovic N.
Watson H.
6-46-1
Ostapenko J.
Wang X.
6-46-746-1
Diyas Z.
Williams V.
6-27-610
Wang Q.
Bolsova A.
6-13-66-3
Collins D.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-3
Pironkova T.
Kostyuk M.
7-643-66-3
Garcia C.
Buzarnescu M.
6-16-2
Cornet A.
Kuznetsova S.
2-66-26-1
Sevastova A.
Danilovic O.
6-13-67-63
Konjuh A.
Siniakova K.
7-637-5
Linette M.
Montgomery R.
6-13-66-0
Kanepi K.
Davis L.
6-37-5
Rogers S.
Brengle M.
6-36-3
Stephens S.
Dodin O.
6-766-46-2
Kalinskaya A.
Begu I.
6-47-65
Sorribes Tormo S.
Pera B.
6-22-67-5
Petkovic A.
Zhang S.
7-56-1
Zheng S.
Ferro F.
2-66-46-3
Cirstea S.
Scott K.
6-26-2
Hunter S.
Cocciaretto E.
6-15-76-1
Rus A.
Bouzkova M.
6-36-2
Samsonova L.
Giorgi C.
6-26-4
Wang X.
Peterson R.
6-26-2
Zarazua R.
Hibino N.
6-44-66-1
Martincova T.
Shvedova Y.
6-46-2
Kucova K.
Baptiste H.
6-42-67-5
Siegemund L.
Mchale C.
6-37-5