Jessica Pegula vs Elina Svitolina — Dubai Final
Dubai · WTA · Final
USA4#3WTA
2097ELO
2058Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$25MCAREER
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 15 February 2026 ·
hard
UKR7#9WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.5MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
Pegula J.6-2 6-4
Svitolina E.
Pegula J.
662
Svitolina E.
240
Jessica Pegula defeated Elina Svitolina 6-2 6-4 in the Dubai final on hard. The result followed the form book — Jessica Pegula came in ranked #3, leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 16. Jessica Pegula extended the head-to-head to 6–3.
Key context
- Match story: Jessica Pegula dropped just 6 games past Elina Svitolina.
Head to head
5–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-05 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Elina Svitolina | 5-7 6-1 6-2 |
| 2025-02-09 | Doha | R32 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2024-07-29 | Paris Olympics | R32 | clay | Elina Svitolina | 4-6 6-1 6-3 |
| 2023-08-28 | US Open | R32 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-4 4-6 6-2 |
| 2023-07-31 | Washington | QF | hard | Jessica Pegula | 4-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2021-10-06 | Indian Wells | R16 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-1 6-1 |
| 2021-02-08 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Jessica Pegula | 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 2021-01-06 | Abu Dhabi | R64 | hard | Elina Svitolina | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.5
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (37 vs 41). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
93
91
Break points saved·Even
86
83
Break points won·Even
99
99
Deciding sets·Even
99
98
Tiebreaks·Even
91
93
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Slight edge
64
70
Pegula J.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 67 games (7d) · Svitolina E.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast