Jessica Pegula def. Iva Jovic — Semifinal, Charleston Open 2026

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Charleston Open 2026

WTA 500ClayCharleston, USA

Played4 Apr 2026

Rounds
  1. R64
  2. R32
  3. R16
  4. QF
  5. Semifinal
  6. Final

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 5 going into this drawWon

Jessica Pegula seeded 1 6 5 6

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 17 going into this draw

Iva Jovic seeded 4 4 7 3

🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulavI. JovicIva Jovic🇺🇸

🇺🇸Jessica Pegula

🇺🇸Iva Jovic

Match stats

Serve

1

Aces

1

3

Double faults

3

66%

1st serve in

59%

67%

1st serve points won

63%

54%

2nd serve points won

51%

63%

Service points won

58%

8/11

Break points saved

14/19

Return

42%

Return points won

37%

5/19

Break points won

3/11

112

Total points won

105

Head to head

2–0 Pegula

  1. This matchCharleston SFwon by Pegula
  2. 2026HardDubai R16won by Pegula

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

6–4

9–2

Last 30 days

4–2

By surface

3–0

Clay

3–0

23–6

Hard

16–8

2–2

Indoor hard

–

By round

2–4

SF

1–1

1–1

F

0–1

6–1

At WTA 500s

3–0

How their matches go

35

Completed matches

27

37%

Won in straight sets

52%

40%

Won after losing a set

19%

11%

Lost after winning a set

7%

11%

Lost in straight sets

22%

6–4

Tiebreaks

3–3

14–4

Deciding sets

5–2

18/20

Won after winning set 1

17/19

9/15

Won after losing set 1

2/8

Serve and return, last 5 matches

64%

1st serve in

64%

70%

1st serve points won

66%

53%

2nd serve points won

50%

65%

Break points saved

65%

44%

Return points won

48%

29%

Break points won

47%

5.2

Aces a match

3.2

1.4

Double faults a match

2.4

Last 14 days

7

Matches

5

18

Sets

10

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentJessica PegulaIva Jovic
🇷🇺ShnaiderNo. 20
🇷🇺ShnaiderNo. 20WonCharleston QFWonDubai R32
🇷🇺KalinskayaNo. 21
🇷🇺KalinskayaNo. 21WonBrisbane R32WonCharleston QF
🇮🇹CocciarettoNo. 44
🇮🇹CocciarettoNo. 44WonCharleston R16LostHobart F
🇰🇿PutintsevaNo. 75
🇰🇿PutintsevaNo. 75WonCharleston R32WonMelbourne R16
🇺🇦SvitolinaNo. 8
🇺🇦SvitolinaNo. 8WonDubai FLostAuckland SF
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1
🇧🇾SabalenkaNo. 1LostRiyadh RRWonWuhan SFLostMelbourne QF
Total
Total8–14–4

Last 10 matches going in

LatestJessica PegulaIva Jovic
1Won🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 20No. 20 · 3 AprCharleston QF · 3 AprWon🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 21No. 21 · 3 AprCharleston QF · 3 Apr
2Won🇮🇹E. CocciarettoElisabetta CocciarettoNo. 44No. 44 · 2 AprCharleston R16 · 2 AprWon🇺🇸S. KeninSofia KeninNo. 46No. 46 · 2 AprCharleston R16 · 2 Apr
3Won🇰🇿Y. PutintsevaYulia PutintsevaNo. 75No. 75 · 1 AprCharleston R32 · 1 AprWon🇺🇸A. ParksAlycia ParksNo. 105No. 105 · 1 AprCharleston R32 · 1 Apr
4Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 3No. 3 · 25 MarMiami QF · 25 MarLost🇦🇺T. GibsonTalia GibsonNo. 112No. 112 · 22 MarMiami R32 · 22 Mar
5Won🇷🇴J. CristianJaqueline CristianNo. 35No. 35 · 23 MarMiami R16 · 23 MarWon🇪🇸P. Badosa GibertPaula Badosa GibertNo. 106No. 106 · 21 MarMiami R64 · 21 Mar
6Won🇨🇦L. FernandezLeylah FernandezNo. 27No. 27 · 22 MarMiami R32 · 22 MarLost🇨🇴M. Osorio SerranoMaria Camila Osorio SerranoNo. 61No. 61 · 6 MarIndian Wells R64 · 6 Mar
7Won🇬🇧F. JonesFrancesca JonesNo. 93No. 93 · 21 MarMiami R64 · 21 MarLost🇦🇺A. TomljanovicAjla TomljanovicNo. 73No. 73 · 26 FebAustin R16 · 26 Feb
8Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 3No. 3 · 12 MarIndian Wells QF · 12 MarWon🇫🇷A. BlinkovaAnna BlinkovaNo. 83No. 83 · 24 FebAustin R32 · 24 Feb
9Won🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 12No. 12 · 11 MarIndian Wells R16 · 11 MarLost🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulaNo. 6No. 6 · 18 FebDubai R16 · 18 Feb
10Won🇱🇻J. OstapenkoJelena OstapenkoNo. 26No. 26 · 9 MarIndian Wells R32 · 9 MarWon🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 21No. 21 · 17 FebDubai R32 · 17 Feb