Jessica Pegula vs Diana ShnaiderWashington Semi-final

Washington · WTA · Semi-final
#3WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Saturday, 1 August 2026 ·
hard
#18WTA
1891ELO
1833Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$6.3MCAREER
22 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10
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Pegula J.
vs
Shnaider D.

Jessica Pegula faces Diana Shnaider in the Washington semi-final on hard. Jessica Pegula holds the paper edge — ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 3–0, a roughly 230-point hard Elo advantage.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 01:50 UTC
Pegula J.72%
Shnaider D.28%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Pegula J. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Common opponents

Last 12 months
18 common opponents · Pegula J. 23–9 · Shnaider D. 14–11
Shnaider D. better · different surfaces (Grass × Clay)
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
4.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
7.8+225 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.2Hard Elo 1833
7.6Overall Elo 2096
ELO gap
2.4Overall Elo 1891
7.8Leads 2–0 on hard
H2H
2.2Trails 0–2 on hard
8.08 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
5.75 of last 10 on hard
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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.

36 vs 33 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (36 vs 33). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Pegula J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Shnaider D.

Shnaider D.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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
92
76
Break points saved·Dominant
79
46
Break points won·Even
98
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
86
Tiebreaks·Even
90
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
81
90

Pegula J.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d) · Shnaider D.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather forecast
33°COvercast
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 32%

Head to head

30
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-30CharlestonQFclayJessica Pegula3-6 6-3 6-2
2024-08-26US OpenR16hardJessica Pegula6-4 6-2
2024-08-05TorontoSFhardJessica Pegula6-4 6-3

Draw