Jessica Pegula vs Maria Sakkari — Doha Semi-final

Doha · WTA · Semi-final
USA
Jessica Pegula
[2]
#5WTA
2103ELO
2061Hard ELO
$2.6MYTD
$24MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2023
hard
GRE
Maria Sakkari
[5]
#49WTA
1829ELO
1805Hard ELO
$669kYTD
$14MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Jessica Pegula defeated Maria Sakkari 6-2 4-6 6-1 in the Doha semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #5, leading the head-to-head 6–5, defending last year's round of 16. Jessica Pegula extended the head-to-head to 7–5.

Key context

  • Match story: Jessica Pegula came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–2 4–6 6–1.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Pegula J.
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Sakkari M.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.2+256 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.8Hard Elo 1805
8.4Overall Elo 2103
ELO gap
1.6Overall Elo 1829
3.9
H2H
6.1
7.9
Surface form
8.1
7.04-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
5.3
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
8.5
5.0
Opponent rise

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Pegula J.
6462
Sakkari M.
2611

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
0.99
SlowFast
Weather
27°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 40%

Head to head

6–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-27MontrealR64hardJessica Pegula7-5 6-4
2025-01-06AdelaideR16hardJessica Pegula6-4 6-1
2023-10-30Cancun FinalsRRhardJessica Pegula6-3 6-2
2023-09-25TokyoSFhardJessica Pegula6-2 6-3
2023-07-31WashingtonSFhardMaria Sakkari6-3 4-6 6-2
2022-10-31Fort Worth FinalsRRhardMaria Sakkari7-6(6) 7-6(4)
2022-10-17Guadalajara 2FhardJessica Pegula6-2 6-3
2022-02-21DohaR16hardMaria Sakkari6-4 7-5
2022-01-17Australian OpenR16hardJessica Pegula7-6(0) 6-3
2021-03-22MiamiR16hardMaria Sakkari6-4 2-6 7-6(6)
2019-06-24EastbourneR64grassMaria Sakkari6-2 6-1
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Statistics

Recent form
Pegula J.Sakkari M.
64%1st serve in+1%65%
71%1st serve points won+10%61%
52%2nd serve points won+5%47%
64%Service points won+8%56%
44%Return points won+2%42%
64%Break points saved+4%60%
5Aces / match+2.72.3
1.8Double faults / match+0.11.9

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Swiatek I.[1]
Pegula J.[2]
6-36-0
Semi-finals
Swiatek I.[1]
Kudermetova V.[8]
6-06-1
Pegula J.[2]
Sakkari M.[5]
6-24-66-1
Quarter-finals
Pegula J.[2]
Haddad Maia B.
6-36-2
Sakkari M.[5]
Garcia C.[3]
6-26-757-65
Kudermetova V.[8]
Gauff C.[4]
6-23-66-1
Swiatek I.[1]
Bencic B.[7]
W/O
R16
Sakkari M.[5]
Alexandrova E.
6-36-2
Bencic B.[7]
Azarenka V.
1-67-646-4
Swiatek I.[1]
Collins D.
6-06-1
Garcia C.[3]
Muchova K.
6-737-56-4
Pegula J.[2]
Ostapenko J.
6-22-67-5
Gauff C.[4]
Kvitova P.
6-37-66
Kudermetova V.[8]
Kenin S.
6-27-5
Haddad Maia B.
Kasatkina D.[6]
6-37-67
R32
Kasatkina D.[6]
Marino R.
7-656-2
Haddad Maia B.
Badosa P.
7-666-3
Sakkari M.[5]
Zheng Q.
6-23-66-3
Collins D.
Mertens E.
6-47-66
Azarenka V.
Oz I.
6-16-1
Bencic B.[7]
Tomova V.
6-06-1
Alexandrova E.
Pliskova K.
6-16-2
Kudermetova V.[8]
Krejcikova B.
6-43-67-65
Kvitova P.
Zhang S.
7-56-2
Kenin S.
Samsonova L.
6-36-1
Muchova K.
Trevisan M.
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.
Keys M.
7-56-2