Jessica Pegula def. Aryna Sabalenka — Semifinal, Berlin Open 2026

🇩🇪
Berlin Open 2026

WTA 500GrassBerlin, Germany

Played20 Jun 2026

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 4 going into this drawWon

Jessica Pegula seeded 3 6 64 6

🇧🇾ranked WTA number 1 going into this draw

Aryna Sabalenka seeded 1 4 7 0

🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulavA. SabalenkaAryna Sabalenka🇧🇾

🇺🇸Jessica Pegula

🇧🇾Aryna Sabalenka

Match stats

Serve

5

Aces

9

1

Double faults

5

66%

1st serve in

63%

72%

1st serve points won

64%

55%

2nd serve points won

38%

66%

Service points won

55%

6/7

Break points saved

11/16

Return

45%

Return points won

34%

5/16

Break points won

1/7

109

Total points won

89

Head to head

6–2 Sabalenka

  1. This matchBerlin SFwon by Pegula
  2. 2025IndoorRiyadh RRwon by Sabalenka
  3. 2025HardWuhan SFwon by Pegula
  4. 2025HardNew York SFwon by Sabalenka
  5. 2025HardMiami Fwon by Sabalenka
  6. 2024HardNew York Fwon by Sabalenka
  7. 2024HardCincinnati Fwon by Sabalenka
  8. 2020ClayParis R128won by Sabalenka

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

7–3

2–1

Last 30 days

6–1

By surface

2–0

Grass

2–0

19–4

Hard

23–1

9–3

Clay

8–3

By round

2–2

SF

4–0

2–0

F

3–1

10–1

At WTA 500s

7–0

How their matches go

36

Completed matches

37

53%

Won in straight sets

78%

28%

Won after losing a set

11%

6%

Lost after winning a set

11%

14%

Lost in straight sets

0%

7–2

Tiebreaks

7–2

10–2

Deciding sets

4–4

22/24

Won after winning set 1

30/33

7/12

Won after losing set 1

3/4

Serve and return, last 5 matches

60%

1st serve in

67%

69%

1st serve points won

67%

46%

2nd serve points won

49%

63%

Break points saved

64%

42%

Return points won

46%

35%

Break points won

58%

3.6

Aces a match

5.6

2.0

Double faults a match

3.8

Last 14 days

2

Matches

2

4

Sets

5

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentJessica PegulaAryna Sabalenka
🇺🇸KeysNo. 26
🇺🇸KeysNo. 26WonBerlin QFWonMelbourne R16WonBrisbane QF
🇷🇺ShnaiderNo. 16
🇷🇺ShnaiderNo. 16WonCharleston QFLostParis QF
🇦🇹PotapovaNo. 27
🇦🇹PotapovaNo. 27WonRome R16WonMelbourne R32
🇺🇦KostyukNo. 12
🇺🇦KostyukNo. 12LostMadrid R32LostBrisbane SFWonBrisbane F
🇷🇴CristianNo. 38
🇷🇴CristianNo. 38WonMiami R16WonMadrid R32WonIndian Wells R32
🇺🇸JovicNo. 19
🇺🇸JovicNo. 19WonCharleston SFWonDubai R16WonMelbourne QF
Total
Total8–59–2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestJessica PegulaAryna Sabalenka
1Won🇺🇸M. KeysMadison KeysNo. 26No. 26 · 19 JunBerlin QF · 19 JunWon🇨🇿N. BartunkovaNikola BartunkovaNo. 61No. 61 · 19 JunBerlin QF · 19 Jun
2Won🇨🇿K. SiniakovaKaterina SiniakovaNo. 32No. 32 · 17 JunBerlin R16 · 17 JunWon🇷🇺E. AlexandrovaEkaterina AlexandrovaNo. 17No. 17 · 17 JunBerlin R16 · 17 Jun
3Lost🇦🇺K. BirrellKimberly BirrellNo. 83No. 83 · 26 MayParis R128 · 26 MayLost🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 25No. 25 · 3 JunParis QF · 3 Jun
4Lost🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 4No. 4 · 13 MayRome QF · 13 MayWon🇯🇵N. OsakaNaomi OsakaNo. 16No. 16 · 1 JunParis R16 · 1 Jun
5Won🇦🇹A. PotapovaAnastasia PotapovaNo. 56No. 56 · 11 MayRome R16 · 11 MayWon🇦🇺D. KasatkinaDaria KasatkinaNo. 62No. 62 · 30 MayParis R32 · 30 May
6Won🇨🇭R. MasarovaRebeka MasarovaNo. 124No. 124 · 10 MayRome R32 · 10 MayWon🇫🇷E. JacquemotElsa JacquemotNo. 63No. 63 · 28 MayParis R64 · 28 May
7Won🇹🇷Z. SonmezZeynep SonmezNo. 67No. 67 · 8 MayRome R64 · 8 MayWon🇪🇸J. Bouzas ManeiroJessica Bouzas ManeiroNo. 51No. 51 · 26 MayParis R128 · 26 May
8Lost🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 28No. 28 · 26 AprMadrid R32 · 26 AprLost🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 26No. 26 · 9 MayRome R32 · 9 May
9Won🇬🇧K. BoulterKatie BoulterNo. 64No. 64 · 24 AprMadrid R64 · 24 AprWon🇨🇿B. KrejcikovaBarbora KrejcikovaNo. 52No. 52 · 7 MayRome R64 · 7 May
10Won🇺🇦Y. StarodubtsevaYuliia StarodubtsevaNo. 108No. 108 · 5 AprCharleston F · 5 AprLost🇺🇸H. BaptisteHailey BaptisteNo. 35No. 35 · 28 AprMadrid QF · 28 Apr