Aryna Sabalenka vs Jessica PegulaMiami Final

Miami · WTA · Final
#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$4.7MYTD
$50MCAREER
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 18 March 2025
hard
#3WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
Sabalenka A.
7-5 6-2
Pegula J.
Sabalenka A.
762
Pegula J.
520

Aryna Sabalenka defeated Jessica Pegula 7-5 6-2 in the Miami final on hard. The result followed the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 8–4, defending last year's round of 32. Aryna Sabalenka extended the head-to-head to 9–4.

Key context

Head to head

84
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-20BerlinSFgrassJessica Pegula4-6 7.7-6.4 0-6
2025-11-01Riyadh FinalsRRhardAryna Sabalenka6-4 2-6 6-3
2025-10-06WuhanSFhardJessica Pegula2-6 6-4 7-6(2)
2025-08-25US OpenSFhardAryna Sabalenka4-6 6-3 6-4
2024-08-26US OpenFhardAryna Sabalenka7-5 7-5
2024-08-12CincinnatiFhardAryna Sabalenka6-3 7-5
2023-10-30Cancun FinalsRRhardJessica Pegula6-4 6-3
2022-10-31Fort Worth FinalsRRhardAryna Sabalenka6-3 7-5
2022-05-09RomeR16clayAryna Sabalenka6-1 6-4
2021-04-29MadridR16clayAryna Sabalenka6-1 6-2
2020-09-28Roland GarrosR128clayAryna Sabalenka6-3 6-1
2020-08-24CincinnatiR16hardJessica Pegula6-2 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Sabalenka A.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Pegula J.

Pegula J.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Sabalenka A.

Even serve battle

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

Sabalenka A.Pegula J.
96
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 season
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (90 vs 96). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
98
96
Break points saved·Even
98
96
Break points won·Even
100
99
Deciding sets·Even
97
100
Tiebreaks·Even
100
96

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.7
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
6.8
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.0+143 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.0Hard Elo 2058
6.9Overall Elo 2220
ELO gap
3.1Overall Elo 2097
6.7
H2H
3.3
7.5
Surface form
7.9
Fatigue & Travel
6.3
Minutes 14d
7.4
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
6.1
Country comfort
8.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
7.0
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
90
79

Sabalenka A.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Pegula J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

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

Draw

Final
Sabalenka A.[1]
Pegula J.[4]
7-56-2