Elena Rybakina vs Jessica Pegula — WTA Finals Semi-final
Elena Rybakina defeated Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the WTA Finals semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #1, defending last year's round-robin. That levelled the head-to-head at 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Rybakina dropped the opening set before beating Jessica Pegula 4–6 6–4 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedRybakina E. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
22 shared · last 12 monthsRybakina E. and Pegula J. faced 22 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Rybakina E. went 22–11 (67%) against them, Pegula J. 26–14 (65%). Results against comparable opponents are close (9 : 5 better-results split).
22–1167%Rybakina E. · better vs 9Record vs common opponents26–1465%Pegula J. · better vs 5
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
50–27Sets60–38
416–309Games489–417
5–5Tiebreaks4–6
5–6Deciding sets10–8
vs Sabalenka A.#2L3-6 3-6Wuhan · hardW2-6 6-4 7-6Wuhan · hard
vs Noskova L.#6W6-3 6-4Wuhan · hardL3-6 6-1 6-7Beijing · hard
vs Svitolina E.#7L3-6 4-6Madrid · clayL7-5 1-6 2-6Indian Wells · hard
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vs Swiatek I.#9L6-1 3-6 5-7Roland Garros · clayW6-4 7-5Bad Homburg · grass
vs Mertens E.#19W4-6 6-3 7-5Cincinnati · hardL5-7 1-6Rome · clay
vs Paolini J.#20W6-3 6-2Ningbo · hardW6-2 6-3WTA Finals · hard
vs Keys M.#23L3-6 6-1 3-6Australian Open · hardL3-6 6-4 1-6Adelaide · hard
vs Alexandrova E.#28W3-6 6-0 6-2Ningbo · hardW7-5 3-6 6-3Wuhan · hard
vs Sakkari M.#33W6-4 6-3United Cup · hardW6-4 6-1Adelaide · hard
vs Wang X.#38W6-1 6-3Strasbourg · clayW6-2 6-1Indian Wells · hard- vs Samsonova L.#39W6-1 6-7 6-1Strasbourg · clayL7-6 5-7 6-7Berlin · grass
vs Birrell K.#41W6-3 7-6BJK Cup Qualifiers · hardW6-4 6-3Cincinnati · hard- vs Siniakova K.#55W6-4 7-6Berlin · grassW6-2 6-3Bad Homburg · grass
vs Boulter K.#56W6-0 7-5Indian Wells · hardW3-6 6-4 6-2BJK Cup Finals · hard- vs Krueger A.#73W6-3 7-6Berlin · grassW6-4 6-2Rome · clay
- vs Linette M.#80W7-5 6-3Strasbourg · clayW6-4 6-2Indian Wells · hard
- vs Raducanu E.#100W6-1 6-2US Open · hardW3-6 7-6 6-0Beijing · hard
vs Lys E.#102W7-6 6-2Rome · clayW6-2 6-2Madrid · clay- vs Tomljanovic A.#103W6-2 6-0Ningbo · hardW6-0 6-3Beijing · hard
vs Uchijima M.#106W6-3 6-2Dubai · hardL3-6 2-6Madrid · clay- vs Kenin S.#107W6-2 7-6Dubai · hardW6-3 7-5Charleston · clay
- vs Vondrousova M.#668L4-6 7-5 2-6US Open · hardW3-6 6-4 6-2Roland Garros · clay
Head-to-head
6 meetings · level 3–333
- Rybakina E.November 2025WTA FinalsThis matchHard4-6 6-4 6-3
- Rybakina E.September 2025BJK Cup FinalsHard6-4 6-1
- Pegula J.October 2023Cancun FinalsHard7-5 6-2
- Rybakina E.March 2023MiamiHard7-6 6-4
- Pegula J.October 2022Guadalajara 2Hard2-6 6-3 7-6
Draw
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchRybakina E.Pegula J.2 261ELO2 2122 173Hard ELO2 0948–2Last 108–226Age31184 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $29.8M2026 $5.4MEarningsCareer $27.6M2026 $5.7M
Cite this
Elena Rybakina beat Jessica Pegula 4-6 6-4 6-3. Umpiry, "Elena Rybakina vs Jessica Pegula — WTA Finals Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2025-11-07/pegula-vs-rybakina-wta-finals-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 7 November 2025).