Cori Gauff vs Jessica Pegula — Final, Cincinnati Open 2026
WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA11 – 23 Aug
What this match is worth
On the line
1000 pts
Winner takes the title · runner-up 650
Head to head
2–0 Gauff
In Setlex records · 2 meetings
Around this match
Title defence
Iga Swiatek out in Semifinal — won it in 2025
Seeds left
3 of 19 — nos. 3, 4, 8
Both roads here
from the draw this page already loads
🇷🇺Liudmila Samsonova
2-6 6-4 6-1
Simona Waltert🇨🇭
6-3 6-2
🇺🇸Ann Li
6-1 7-6(3)
Emma Navarro🇺🇸
7-5 6-2
🇨🇿Marie Bouzkova
6-3 6-2
Sorana Cirstea🇷🇴
6-2 4-6 7-5
🇺🇦Marta Kostyuk
6-2 6-2
Amanda Anisimova🇺🇸
6-4 2-6 7-6(4)
🇨🇿Sara Bejlek
6-4 6-1
Iga Swiatek🇵🇱
7-5 4-6 6-4
Cori Gauff and Jessica Pegula reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 64: Cori Gauff beat Liudmila Samsonova; Jessica Pegula beat Simona Waltert. Round of 32: Cori Gauff beat Ann Li; Jessica Pegula beat Emma Navarro. Round of 16: Cori Gauff beat Marie Bouzkova; Jessica Pegula beat Sorana Cirstea. Quarterfinal: Cori Gauff beat Marta Kostyuk; Jessica Pegula beat Amanda Anisimova. Semifinal: Cori Gauff beat Sara Bejlek; Jessica Pegula beat Iga Swiatek
Their week so far
derived from those scorelines
10–1
Sets won
10–3
66%
Games won
57%
1–0
Tiebreaks
1–0
1
Deciding sets
3
Cori Gauff left, Jessica Pegularight. Longer isn't always better — a deciding set is a harder week, not a worse player.
Previous meetings
2 meetings in Setlex records
Cori Gauff leads 2–0