Jessica Pegula vs Alexandra EalaMiami Semi-final

Miami · WTA · Semi-final
#4WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 18 March 2025
hard
#32WTA
1895ELO
1833Hard ELO
$871kYTD
$2.2MCAREER
21 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWWL
Pegula J.
7-6 5-7 6-3
Eala A.
Pegula J.
77562
Eala A.
63731

Jessica Pegula defeated Alexandra Eala 7-6 5-7 6-3 in the Miami semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #4, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Jessica Pegula closed it out in three sets, 7–6 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Pegula J.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Eala A.

Eala A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Pegula J.

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 hard

Pegula J.Eala A.
68
Serve
20
73
Return
63

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
0.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (96 vs 88). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
96
77
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
75
Break points won·Even
99
97
Deciding sets·Clear edge
100
82
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
79

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
8.3
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.2+226 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.8Hard Elo 1833
8.3Overall Elo 2097
ELO gap
1.7Overall Elo 1895
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.9
Surface form
4.9
Fatigue & Travel
7.4
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
Country comfort
Context
7.0
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·Slight edge
72
78

Pegula J.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 54 games (7d) · Eala A.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 50 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
22°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Semi-finals
Sabalenka A.[1]
Paolini J.[6]
6-26-2
Pegula J.[4]
Eala A.
7-635-76-3