Elena Rybakina vs Jessica Pegula — Miami Quarter-final
Elena Rybakina defeated Jessica Pegula 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the Miami quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Elena Rybakina came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 64. Elena Rybakina extended the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Elena Rybakina dropped the opening set before beating Jessica Pegula 2–6 6–3 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedRybakina E. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
27 shared · last 12 monthsRybakina E. and Pegula J. faced 27 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Rybakina E. went 32–10 (76%) against them, Pegula J. 29–9 (76%). Results against comparable opponents are close (8 : 4 better-results split).
32–1076%Rybakina E. · better vs 8Record vs common opponents29–976%Pegula J. · better vs 4
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
69–28Sets63–31
539–387Games493–387
6–7Tiebreaks6–5
8–5Deciding sets13–5
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.#7W7-5 6-4Indian Wells · hardW6-2 6-4Dubai · hard
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vs Swiatek I.#9L6-1 3-6 5-7Roland Garros · clayW6-4 7-5Bad Homburg · grass- vs Kostyuk M.#10W6-4 6-4Indian Wells · hardL0-6 3-6Brisbane · hard
vs Anisimova A.#11W6-3 6-1Riyadh Finals · hardW6-2 7-6Australian Open · hard
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.#23W6-7 6-4 6-2Cincinnati · hardW6-3 6-4Australian Open · hard
vs Fernandez L.#26W6-4 6-3Tokyo · hardW6-2 6-2Miami · hard
vs Alexandrova E.#28W3-6 6-0 6-2Ningbo · hardW7-5 3-6 6-3Wuhan · 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 Baptiste H.#42W7-6 2-6 6-2Indian Wells · hardW6-4 4-6 7-6(6)Wuhan · hard
- vs Siniakova K.#55W6-4 7-6Berlin · grassW6-2 6-3Bad Homburg · grass
vs Cristian J.#60W6-4 6-3Wuhan · hardW6-4 6-1Miami · hard- vs Krueger A.#73W6-3 7-6Berlin · grassW6-4 6-2Rome · clay
- vs Linette M.#80W7-5 6-3Strasbourg · clayL6-7 6-3 3-6Cincinnati · 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 Yastremska D.#111W6-4 6-7 6-3Ningbo · hardW5-7 6-2 6-3Brisbane · hard
vs Gracheva V.#162W7-5 6-2Australian Open · hardW6-4 6-0Dubai · hard- vs Vondrousova M.#668L4-6 7-5 2-6US Open · hardW3-6 6-4 6-2Roland Garros · clay
- vs Jovic I.#13Hard to compareW6-3 6-3Roland Garros · clayW6-4 6-2Dubai · hard
vs Ostapenko J.#32Hard to compareW6-2 6-2Roland Garros · clayW4-6 6-3 6-2Indian Wells · hard
vs Tauson C.#44Hard to compareL6-7 3-6Wimbledon · grassW6-3 2-6 6-4Dubai · hard
Head-to-head
9 meetings · Rybakina E. leads 6–363
- Rybakina E.March 2026MiamiThis matchHard2-6 6-3 6-4
- Rybakina E.March 2026Indian WellsHard6-1 7-6
- Rybakina E.January 2026Australian OpenHard6-3 7-6
- Rybakina E.November 2025WTA FinalsHard4-6 6-4 6-3
- Rybakina E.September 2025BJK Cup FinalsHard6-4 6-1
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchRybakina E.Pegula J.2 261ELO2 2122 173Hard ELO2 0948–2Last 108–226Age32184 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $29.8M2026 $5.4MEarningsCareer $27.6M2026 $5.7M
Cite this
Elena Rybakina beat Jessica Pegula 2-6 6-3 6-4. Umpiry, "Elena Rybakina vs Jessica Pegula — Miami Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-03-25/pegula-vs-rybakina-miami-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 25 March 2026).