Jessica Pegula def. Clara Tauson — Quarterfinal, Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2026
WTA 1000HardDubai, UAE
Played19 Feb 2026
🇺🇸ranked WTA number 6 going into this drawWon
Jessica Pegula seeded 4 6 2 6
🇩🇰ranked WTA number 14 going into this draw
Clara Tauson seeded 12 3 6 4
🇺🇸Jessica Pegula
🇩🇰Clara Tauson
Match stats
Serve
8
Aces
6
3
Double faults
3
58%
1st serve in
63%
67%
1st serve points won
80%
56%
2nd serve points won
48%
62%
Service points won
68%
4/6
Break points saved
1/3
Return
32%
Return points won
38%
2/3
Break points won
2/6
87
Total points won
89
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
8–2
Last 10 matches
7–3
6–1
Last 30 days
6–3
By surface
23–5
Hard
10–10
2–2
Indoor hard
–
By round
5–0
QF
1–1
1–5
SF
0–1
10–2
At WTA 1000s
5–3
How their matches go
32
Completed matches
18
47%
Won in straight sets
50%
31%
Won after losing a set
6%
13%
Lost after winning a set
28%
9%
Lost in straight sets
17%
5–5
Tiebreaks
2–4
10–4
Deciding sets
1–5
20/22
Won after winning set 1
10/11
5/10
Won after losing set 1
0/7
Serve and return, last 5 matches
65%
1st serve in
61%
71%
1st serve points won
72%
51%
2nd serve points won
40%
65%
Break points saved
52%
46%
Return points won
44%
49%
Break points won
43%
3.8
Aces a match
7.4
1.0
Double faults a match
3.6
Last 14 days
2
Matches
6
4
Sets
13
1
Days since last match
1
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Jessica Pegula | Clara Tauson |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇿SiniakovaNo. 44 | ||
| 🇨🇿SiniakovaNo. 44 | WonWuhan QF | LostDoha R64 |
| 🇺🇸KesslerNo. 32 | ||
| 🇺🇸KesslerNo. 32 | WonMelbourne R64 | WonAbu Dhabi QF |
| 🇦🇺TomljanovicNo. 74 | ||
| 🇦🇺TomljanovicNo. 74 | WonBeijing R64 | LostAdelaide R32LostNingbo R32 |
| 🇮🇹PaoliniNo. 8 | ||
| 🇮🇹PaoliniNo. 8 | WonRiyadh RR | LostWuhan R16 |
| Total | ||
| Total | 4–0 | 1–4 |