Maria Sakkari vs Jessica Pegula — Washington Semi-final
Washington · WTA · Semi-final
GRE4#33WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2023 ·
hard
USA1#3WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sakkari M.6-3 4-6 6-2
Pegula J.
Sakkari M.
6462
Pegula J.
3621
Maria Sakkari defeated Jessica Pegula 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the Washington semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 7–4, defending last year's round of 16. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 7–5.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–2.
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 |
| 2023-02-13 | Doha | SF | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-2 4-6 6-1 |
| 2022-10-31 | Fort Worth Finals | RR | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-6 7-6 |
| 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 6-3 |
| 2021-03-22 | Miami | R16 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 2-6 7-6 |
| 2019-06-24 | Eastbourne | R64 | grass | Maria Sakkari | 6-2 6-1 |
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
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.3
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (164 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
71
91
Break points saved·Slight edge
69
76
Break points won·Clear edge
84
97
Deciding sets·Dominant
64
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
72
81
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
72
100
Sakkari M.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 75 games (7d) · Pegula J.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast