Marta Kostyuk vs Jessica PegulaSan Diego Semi-final

San Diego · WTA · Semi-final
#11WTA
2057ELO
1968Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$10MCAREER
24 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2024 ·
hard
#3WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWLWWWL
Kostyuk M.
7-6 6-1
Pegula J.
Kostyuk M.
762
Pegula J.
610

Marta Kostyuk defeated Jessica Pegula 7-6 6-1 in the San Diego semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 4–2. Marta Kostyuk narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Marta Kostyuk came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

24
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-21MadridR32clayMarta Kostyuk6-1 6-4
2026-01-04BrisbaneSFhardMarta Kostyuk6-0 6-3
2025-09-24BeijingR16hardJessica Pegula6-3 6-7 6-1
2025-03-18MiamiR16hardJessica Pegula6-2 6-3
2023-01-16Australian OpenR32hardJessica Pegula6-0 6-2
2022-08-15CincinnatiR32hardJessica Pegula6-7 6-1 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
59%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Even
3.1
3.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.8
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (130 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
86
93
Break points saved·Clear edge
72
86
Break points won·Slight edge
94
99
Deciding sets·Even
95
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
80
91

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
70
81

Kostyuk M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d) · Pegula J.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw