Iva Jovic vs Jessica PegulaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Iva Jovic
#11 · 18 yrs · Right-Handed
Title3 meetings · sets 2–6
🇺🇸Jessica Pegula
#4 · 32 yrs · Right-Handed
5wIva Jovic and Jessica Pegula have met 3 times since 2026; Jessica Pegula leads 3–0. Their first meeting came at Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai in 2026 on hard. Pegula has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Jovic has taken 2 sets to Pegula's 6. Their most recent meeting: Jessica Pegula won at Wimbledon - London (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Jovic | Pegula | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Iva Jovic | Jessica Pegula | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 77% | 33/43 | 61% | 31/51 |
| Wins a set when losing | 41% | 9/22 | 47% | 7/15 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 29% | 19/65 | 41% | 27/66 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 60% | 30/50 | 55% | 29/53 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 54% | 7/13 | 58% | 7/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 8/16 | 69% | 9/13 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 87% | 40/46 | 89% | 39/44 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 72% | 33/46 | 70% | 31/44 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Jovic 0, Pegula 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Jovic
👑 The Complete Package
Pegula
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
Both Iva Jovic and Jessica Pegula are 👑 The Complete Package types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 4,208 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
3 career meetings, newest first
Jul 5, 2026
Wimbledon - London
G Grass · 4th Round
Apr 4, 2026
Credit One Charleston Open - Charleston
C Clay · Semifinals
Feb 18, 2026
Dubai Duty Free Championships - Dubai
H Hard · 3rd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Jovic | Pegula | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Iva Jovic | Jessica Pegula | ||
| 1 or more | 87% | 13/15 | 95% | 18/19 |
| 3 or more | 53% | 8/15 | 90% | 17/19 |
| 5 or more | 20% | 3/15 | 37% | 7/19 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/19 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Jovic | Pegula |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–4 | 14–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.54 | 1.48 |
| ROI % | -7.5% | +4.8% |
| Units P/L | -1.13u | +0.86u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Jovic | Pegula |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 7 | — |
| Distance | 7,530 mi · 12,118 km | — |
| Route | UKR → ROU | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Pegula has a higher win rate against shared opponents (70% vs Jovic's 60%).
| Opponent | Jovic | Pegula |
|---|---|---|
| Iga Swiatek | L 16 36 | W 75 46 64 |
| Kamilla Rakhimova | W 61 75 | W 64 60 |
| Magdalena Frech | W 62 61 | W 36 63 62 |
| Zeynep Sonmez | W 76 64 | W 64 60 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 36 06 | L 57 26 |
| Emma Navarro | W 60 63 | W 36 64 63 |
| Coco Gauff | L 16 46 | L 26 46 |
| Alexandra Eala | W 75 36 75 | L 64 46 06 |
| Francesca Jones | W 64 64 | W |
| Leylah Fernandez | L 63 36 26 | W 16 64 63 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Iga Swiatek
China Open - Beijing · 4th Round
Oct 7
Kamilla Rakhimova
China Open - Beijing · 3rd Round
Oct 5
Harriet Dart
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Peyton Stearns
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Final
Sep 19
Cristina Bucsa
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Semifinals
Sep 18
Magdalena Frech
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · Quarterfinals
Sep 17
Zeynep Sonmez
Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Coco Gauff
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 8
Aryna Sabalenka
U.S. Open - New York · Semifinals
Sep 10
Emma Navarro
U.S. Open - New York · Quarterfinals
Sep 9
Sorana Cirstea
U.S. Open - New York · 4th Round
Sep 7
Leylah Fernandez
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round
Sep 4
Sofia Kenin
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round
Sep 2
Elena Gabriela Ruse
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 30
Coco Gauff
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Final
Aug 24
Iga Swiatek
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Semifinals
Aug 22
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 65–66 matches
| Metric | Jovic | Pegula |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 66% | 77% |
| Sets won | 64% | 69% |
| Games won | 56% | 57% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Jovic | Pegula |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 500 | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Jovic | Pegula |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
| Grass | 0 | 1 |
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