Jessica Pegula def. Iga Świątek — Semifinal, Cincinnati Open 2026

🇺🇸
Cincinnati Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played22 Aug 2026

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

🇺🇸ranked WTA number 3 going into this drawWon

Jessica Pegula seeded 3 7 4 6

🇵🇱ranked WTA number 5 going into this draw

Iga Świątek seeded 7 5 6 4

🇺🇸J. PegulaJessica PegulavI. ŚwiątekIga Świątek🇵🇱

🇺🇸Jessica Pegula

🇵🇱Iga Świątek

Match stats

Serve

4

Aces

1

2

Double faults

7

57%

1st serve in

70%

64%

1st serve points won

59%

42%

2nd serve points won

34%

54%

Service points won

52%

6/12

Break points saved

11/18

Return

48%

Return points won

46%

7/18

Break points won

6/12

117

Total points won

112

Head to head

3–1 Pegula

  1. This matchCincinnati SFwon by Pegula
  2. 2026ClayRome QFwon by Świątek
  3. 2025GrassBad Homburg Fwon by Pegula
  4. 2024HardNew York QFwon by Pegula

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

8–2

Last 10 matches

10–0

9–2

Last 30 days

10–0

By surface

15–4

Hard

13–2

9–3

Clay

9–4

7–2

Grass

2–2

By round

3–0

SF

1–1

1–2

F

1–0

16–5

At WTA 1000s

18–4

How their matches go

39

Completed matches

30

46%

Won in straight sets

60%

31%

Won after losing a set

17%

13%

Lost after winning a set

17%

10%

Lost in straight sets

7%

7–2

Tiebreaks

1–3

12–5

Deciding sets

5–5

22/26

Won after winning set 1

21/23

8/13

Won after losing set 1

2/7

Serve and return, last 5 matches

63%

1st serve in

72%

68%

1st serve points won

74%

45%

2nd serve points won

54%

53%

Break points saved

79%

45%

Return points won

49%

46%

Break points won

69%

3.4

Aces a match

1.2

2.2

Double faults a match

2.4

Last 14 days

5

Matches

8

12

Sets

18

2

Days since last match

2

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentJessica PegulaIga Świątek
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2
🇰🇿RybakinaNo. 2LostMiami QFLostIndian Wells QFWonCincinnati QFWonCanada F
🇺🇸NavarroNo. 28
🇺🇸NavarroNo. 28WonCincinnati R32LostBad Homburg R16
🇷🇺ShnaiderNo. 14
🇷🇺ShnaiderNo. 14LostCanada R16WonWashington SFWonCharleston QFWonCanada QF
🇺🇦KostyukNo. 11
🇺🇦KostyukNo. 11LostMadrid R32WonCanada R16LostParis R16
🇵🇭EalaNo. 20
🇵🇭EalaNo. 20LostWashington FLostLondon R32
🇮🇹CocciarettoNo. 60
🇮🇹CocciarettoNo. 60WonCharleston R16WonRome R32
Total
Total4–55–3

Last 10 matches going in

LatestJessica PegulaIga Świątek
1Won🇺🇸A. AnisimovaAmanda AnisimovaNo. 10No. 10 · 20 AugCincinnati QF · 20 AugWon🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 2No. 2 · 20 AugCincinnati QF · 20 Aug
2Won🇷🇴S. CirsteaSorana CirsteaNo. 19No. 19 · 19 AugCincinnati R16 · 19 AugWon🇫🇷D. ParryDiane ParryNo. 66No. 66 · 19 AugCincinnati R16 · 19 Aug
3Won🇺🇸E. NavarroEmma NavarroNo. 28No. 28 · 17 AugCincinnati R32 · 17 AugWon🇬🇷M. SakkariMaria SakkariNo. 32No. 32 · 17 AugCincinnati R32 · 17 Aug
4Won🇨🇭S. WaltertSimona WaltertNo. 87No. 87 · 15 AugCincinnati R64 · 15 AugWon🇨🇴E. ArangoEmiliana ArangoNo. 95No. 95 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 Aug
5Lost🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 18No. 18 · 8 AugCanada R16 · 8 AugWon🇰🇿E. RybakinaElena RybakinaNo. 2No. 2 · 13 AugCanada F · 13 Aug
6Won🇺🇿K. RakhimovaKamilla RakhimovaNo. 82No. 82 · 6 AugCanada R32 · 6 AugWon🇺🇦E. SvitolinaElina SvitolinaNo. 10No. 10 · 12 AugCanada SF · 12 Aug
7Won🇵🇱M. FrechMagdalena FrechNo. 48No. 48 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 AugWon🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 18No. 18 · 10 AugCanada QF · 10 Aug
8Lost🇵🇭A. EalaAlexandra EalaNo. 28No. 28 · 3 AugWashington F · 3 AugWon🇺🇦M. KostyukMarta KostyukNo. 11No. 11 · 8 AugCanada R16 · 8 Aug
9Won🇷🇺D. ShnaiderDiana ShnaiderNo. 18No. 18 · 1 AugWashington SF · 1 AugWon🇨🇭V. GolubicViktorija GolubicNo. 51No. 51 · 6 AugCanada R32 · 6 Aug
10Won🇷🇺A. KalinskayaAnna KalinskayaNo. 20No. 20 · 31 JulWashington QF · 31 JulWon🇨🇿S. BejlekSara BejlekNo. 38No. 38 · 4 AugCanada R64 · 4 Aug