Maria Sakkari vs Jessica Pegula — Doha Round of 16
Doha · WTA · Round of 16
GRE6#32WTA
1812ELO
1796Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$15MCAREER
31 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022 ·
hard
USA9#3WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWLWWW
Sakkari M.6-4 7-5
Pegula J.
Sakkari M.
672
Pegula J.
450
Maria Sakkari defeated Jessica Pegula 6-4 7-5 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 8–4, defending last year's semi-final. Maria Sakkari narrowed the head-to-head to 8–5.
Key context
- Match story: Maria Sakkari edged Jessica Pegula in two tight sets (6–4 7–5).
Head to head
4–8| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-27 | Montreal | R64 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2025-01-06 | Adelaide | R16 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2023-11-02 | WTA Finals | RR | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2023-10-30 | Cancun Finals | RR | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2023-09-25 | Tokyo | SF | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2023-07-31 | Washington | SF | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-3 4-6 6-2 |
| 2023-02-13 | Doha | SF | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-2 4-6 6-1 |
| 2022-10-31 | Fort Worth Finals | RR | hard | Maria Sakkari | 7-6 7-6 |
| 2022-10-17 | Guadalajara 2 | F | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2022-01-17 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2021-03-22 | Miami | R16 | hard | Maria Sakkari | 6-4 2-6 7-6 |
| 2019-06-24 | Eastbourne | R64 | grass | Maria Sakkari | 6-2 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.2
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
79
93
Break points saved·Slight edge
78
86
Break points won·Slight edge
91
99
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
77
91
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
75
64
Sakkari M.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 51 games (7d) · Pegula J.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 67 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast