Coco Gauff def. Jessica Pegula — Final, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played23 Aug 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 4 going into this drawWon

Coco Gauff seeded 4 6 6

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 3 going into this draw

Jessica Pegula seeded 3 2 4

🇺🇸C. GauffCoco GauffvJ. PegulaJessica Pegula🇺🇸

🇺🇸Coco Gauff

🇺🇸Jessica Pegula

Match stats

Serve

2

Aces

0

1

Double faults

1

55%

1st serve in

64%

67%

1st serve points won

46%

55%

2nd serve points won

50%

61%

Service points won

48%

0/2

Break points saved

1/6

Return

52%

Return points won

39%

5/6

Break points won

2/2

62

Total points won

48

Head to head

4–2 Gauff

  1. This matchCincinnati Fwon by Gauff
  2. 2026GrassLondon QFwon by Gauff
  3. 2025IndoorRiyadh RRwon by Pegula
  4. 2025HardWuhan Fwon by Gauff
  5. 2024HardRiyadh RRwon by Gauff
  6. 2024GrassBerlin SFwon by Pegula

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

9–1

Last 10 matches

8–2

9–1

Last 30 days

10–2

By surface

15–3

Hard

16–4

10–4

Clay

9–3

5–2

Grass

7–2

By round

0–2

F

1–2

22–5

At WTA 1000s

17–5

How their matches go

37

Completed matches

40

43%

Won in straight sets

45%

35%

Won after losing a set

33%

22%

Lost after winning a set

13%

0%

Lost in straight sets

10%

4–4

Tiebreaks

7–2

13–8

Deciding sets

13–5

20/23

Won after winning set 1

23/27

9/14

Won after losing set 1

8/13

Serve and return, last 5 matches

61%

1st serve in

61%

76%

1st serve points won

67%

49%

2nd serve points won

46%

67%

Break points saved

53%

49%

Return points won

48%

46%

Break points won

45%

5.0

Aces a match

3.6

4.4

Double faults a match

2.0

Last 14 days

7

Matches

5

16

Sets

13

1

Days since last match

1

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentCoco GauffJessica Pegula
🇺🇦KostyukNo. 11
🇺🇦KostyukNo. 11WonCincinnati QFLostMadrid R32
🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 19
🇷🇴CirsteaNo. 19WonRome SFWonMadrid R32WonMiami R16WonCincinnati R16
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2LostCanada SFLostMiami QFLostIndian Wells QF
🇨🇭BencicNo. 12
🇨🇭BencicNo. 12WonCanada QFWonLondon R16WonMiami QFWonIndian Wells R16
🇺🇿RakhimovaNo. 83
🇺🇿RakhimovaNo. 83WonIndian Wells R64WonCanada R32
🇵🇭EalaNo. 20
🇵🇭EalaNo. 20LostIndian Wells R32LostWashington F
Total
Total10–58–5

Last 10 matches going in

LatestCoco GauffJessica Pegula
1Won🇨🇿S. BejlekSara BejlekNo. 35No. 35 · 22 AugCincinnati SF · 22 AugWon🇵🇱I. ŚwiątekIga ŚwiątekNo. 5No. 5 · 22 AugCincinnati SF · 22 Aug
2Won🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 11No. 11 · 21 AugCincinnati QF · 21 AugWon🇺🇸A. AnisimovaAmanda AnisimovaNo. 10No. 10 · 20 AugCincinnati QF · 20 Aug
3Won🇨🇿M. BouzkovaMarie BouzkovaNo. 27No. 27 · 19 AugCincinnati R16 · 19 AugWon🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 19No. 19 · 19 AugCincinnati R16 · 19 Aug
4Won🇺🇸A. LiAnn LiNo. 29No. 29 · 18 AugCincinnati R32 · 18 AugWon🇺🇸E. NavarroEmma NavarroNo. 28No. 28 · 17 AugCincinnati R32 · 17 Aug
5Won🇷🇺L. SamsonovaLiudmila SamsonovaNo. 43No. 43 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 AugWon🇨🇭S. WaltertSimona WaltertNo. 87No. 87 · 15 AugCincinnati R64 · 15 Aug
6Lost🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 2No. 2 · 12 AugCanada SF · 12 AugLost🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 18No. 18 · 8 AugCanada R16 · 8 Aug
7Won🇨🇭B. BencicBelinda BencicNo. 14No. 14 · 11 AugCanada QF · 11 AugWon🇺🇿K. RakhimovaKamilla RakhimovaNo. 82No. 82 · 6 AugCanada R32 · 6 Aug
8Won🇷🇺A. KorneevaAlina KorneevaNo. 89No. 89 · 9 AugCanada R16 · 9 AugWon🇵🇱M. FrechMagdalena FrechNo. 48No. 48 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 Aug
9Won🇬🇷M. SakkariMaria SakkariNo. 33No. 33 · 7 AugCanada R32 · 7 AugLost🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 28No. 28 · 3 AugWashington F · 3 Aug
10Won🇺🇸K. DayKayla DayNo. 126No. 126 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 AugWon🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 18No. 18 · 1 AugWashington SF · 1 Aug