Elina Svitolina vs Jessica PegulaParis Olympics Round of 32

Paris Olympics · WTA · Round of 32
#10WTA
2070ELO
1995Clay ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 July 2024
clay
#3WTA
2097ELO
1941Clay ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
Svitolina E.
4-6 6-1 6-3
Pegula J.
Svitolina E.
4662
Pegula J.
6131

Elina Svitolina defeated Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-1 6-3 in the Paris Olympics round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 6–2, but Elina Svitolina had arrived on a 3-match winning run. Elina Svitolina narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

26
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-02-15DubaiFhardJessica Pegula6-2 6-4
2025-03-05Indian WellsR16hardElina Svitolina5-7 6-1 6-2
2025-02-09DohaR32hardJessica Pegula6-3 7-6(3)
2023-08-28US OpenR32hardJessica Pegula6-4 4-6 6-2
2023-07-31WashingtonQFhardJessica Pegula4-6 6-3 6-4
2021-10-06Indian WellsR16hardJessica Pegula6-1 6-1
2021-02-08Australian OpenR16hardJessica Pegula6-4 3-6 6-3
2021-01-06Abu DhabiR64hardElina Svitolina6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Svitolina E.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pegula J.

Pegula J.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Serve 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 clay

Svitolina E.Pegula J.
Serve
67
Return
22

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 151). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
89
96
Break points saved·Even
93
96
Break points won·Even
99
99
Deciding sets·Even
99
100
Tiebreaks·Even
92
96

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
4.8+53 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
5.2Clay Elo 1941
4.1Overall Elo 2070
ELO gap
5.9Overall Elo 2097
5.0
H2H
5.0
6.6
Surface form
7.0
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Prev. match
7.0
3.0
Surface transition
3.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
98
79

Svitolina E.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Pegula J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw