Jessica Pegula vs Clara Tauson — Dubai Quarter-final

Dubai · WTA · Quarter-final
Jessica Pegula
USA4
Jessica Pegula
#4WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$2.8MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 15 February 2026
hard
Clara Tauson
DEN12
Clara Tauson
#25WTA
1802ELO
1775Hard ELO
$792kYTD
$5.2MCAREER
23 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLL
Pegula J.
6-3 2-6 6-4
Tauson C.
Pegula J.
6262
Tauson C.
3641

Jessica Pegula defeated Clara Tauson 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #4, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Jessica Pegula closed it out in three sets, 6–3 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Pegula J.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Tauson C.

Tauson C.serving75% hold

wins 61% 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.Tauson C.
68
Serve
56
73
Return
39

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

Statistics

This season
Pegula J.Tauson C.
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
40%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Even
62%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
7.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Pegula J.Tauson C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
96
73
Break points saved·Even
96
93
Break points won·Slight edge
99
93
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
57
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
96
80

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Pegula J.
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 27 days (−0.3)
Tauson C.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.3+283 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.7Hard Elo 1775
8.2Overall Elo 2097
ELO gap
1.8Overall Elo 1802
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
8.2
Surface form
4.2
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
5.9
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts

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
Pegula J.Tauson C.
Freshness·Dominant
72
98

Pegula J.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 54 games (7d) · Tauson C.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 24%

Draw

Final
Pegula J.[4]
Svitolina E.[7]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Pegula J.[4]
Anisimova A.[2]
1-66-46-3
Svitolina E.[7]
Gauff C.[3]
6-46-7136-4
Quarter-finals
Anisimova A.[2]
Andreeva M.[5]
2-67-57-64
Pegula J.[4]
Tauson C.[12]
6-32-66-4
Gauff C.[3]
Eala A.
6-06-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Ruzic A.
3-66-26-3
R16
Ruzic A.
Rybakina E.[1]
5-76-41-0
Svitolina E.[7]
Bencic B.[9]
4-66-16-3
Eala A.
Cirstea S.
7-56-4
Gauff C.[3]
Mertens E.
2-67-696-3
Andreeva M.[5]
Cristian J.
7-56-3
Anisimova A.[2]
Tjen J.
6-16-3
Pegula J.[4]
Jovic I.[16]
6-46-2
Tauson C.[12]
Linette M.
6-46-2
R32
Bencic B.[9]
Bejlek S.
W/O
Anisimova A.[2]
Krejcikova B.
W/O
Cristian J.
Seidel E.
6-00-0
Andreeva M.[5]
Kasatkina D.
W/O
Svitolina E.[7]
Badosa P.
6-40-0
Ruzic A.
Zakharova A.
6-16-726-1
Tauson C.[12]
Stearns P.
6-26-4
Mertens E.
Navarro E.[14]
6-26-2
Cirstea S.
Noskova L.[10]
6-16-4
Tjen J.
Fernandez L.
7-656-4
Jovic I.[16]
Shnaider D.
6-41-66-0
Linette M.
Alexandrova E.[8]
6-24-66-1
Rybakina E.[1]
Birrell K.
6-16-2
Gauff C.[3]
Kalinskaya A.
6-46-4
Pegula J.[4]
Gracheva V.
6-46-0
Eala A.
Paolini J.[6]
6-17-65
R64
Eala A.
Baptiste H.
6-40-1
Bejlek S.
Sonmez Z.
6-26-2
Noskova L.[10]
Li A.
6-35-76-4
Jovic I.[16]
Rakhimova K.
6-11-66-1
Ruzic A.
Raducanu E.
6-15-76-2
Linette M.
Sun L.
4-66-46-1
Seidel E.
Bucsa C.
6-16-4
Mertens E.
Bouzkova M.
6-26-2
Birrell K.
Maria T.
6-43-67-5
Badosa P.
Siniakova K.
6-37-5
Bencic B.[9]
Bouzas Maneiro J.
2-66-16-2
Stearns P.
Frech M.
6-46-2
Cristian J.
Marcinko P.
6-16-1
Zakharova A.
Uchijima M.
6-26-4
Shnaider D.
Joint M.
6-46-1
Kasatkina D.
Siegemund L.
6-26-3
Fernandez L.
Samsonova L.[13]
5-77-56-3
Navarro E.[14]
Ruse E.
6-47-5
Kalinskaya A.
Ostapenko J.
2-66-16-4
Tauson C.[12]
Kenin S.
7-646-2
Tjen J.
Yastremska D.
6-46-1
Gracheva V.
Sramkova R.
7-51-66-4
Cirstea S.
Sasnovich A.
6-37-66
Krejcikova B.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-46-4