Jessica Pegula vs Simona WaltertPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Jessica Pegula
#3 · 32 yrs · Right-Handed
1 meeting · sets 2–0
🇨🇭Simona Waltert
#85 · 25 yrs · Right-Handed
Jessica Pegula and Simona Waltert have met 1 time since 2026; Jessica Pegula leads 1–0. Across all meetings Pegula has taken 2 sets to Waltert's 0. Their most recent meeting: Jessica Pegula won at Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Pegula | Waltert | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jessica Pegula | Simona Waltert | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 54% | 31/57 | 67% | 24/36 |
| Wins a set when losing | 47% | 9/19 | 30% | 8/27 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 46% | 35/76 | 32% | 20/63 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 30/60 | 57% | 20/35 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 10/16 | 52% | 14/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 12/19 | 55% | 6/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 42/48 | 88% | 30/34 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 31/48 | 71% | 24/34 |
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 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Pegula 1, Waltert 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Pegula
💥 Big Hitter
Waltert
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 7,380 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Jessica Pegula.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 15, 2026
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Pegula | Waltert | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jessica Pegula | Simona Waltert | ||
| 1 or more | 95% | 20/21 | 85% | 11/13 |
| 3 or more | 76% | 16/21 | 31% | 4/13 |
| 5 or more | 33% | 7/21 | 15% | 2/13 |
| 10 or more | 5% | 1/21 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/21 | 0% | 0/13 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Pegula | Waltert |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 17–5 | 7–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.48 | 2.38 |
| ROI % | +10.4% | -27.0% |
| Units P/L | +2.29u | -4.05u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Pegula | Waltert |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 2 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 11 | 3 |
| Distance | 761 mi · 1,225 km | 501 mi · 807 km |
| Route | AUT → CAN → POL | POL → ESP |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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 (100% vs Waltert's 30%).
| Opponent | Pegula | Waltert |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Anisimova | W 64 26 76 | L 36 26 |
| Darja Vidmanova | W 75 63 | W 36 75 63 |
| Katerina Siniakova | W 62 64 | L 46 67 |
| Rebeka Masarova | W 60 60 | W 63 46 62 |
| Hailey Baptiste | W 64 46 76 | L 76 46 46 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | W 62 62 | W 75 46 61 |
| Jelena Ostapenko | W 46 63 62 | L 26 57 |
| Ajla Tomljanovic | W 60 63 | L 36 46 |
| Mccartney Kessler | W 60 62 | L 67 36 |
| Clara Tauson | W 63 26 64 | L 36 16 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Coco Gauff
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Final
Aug 24
Iga Swiatek
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Semifinals
Aug 22
Amanda Anisimova
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Sorana Cirstea
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 4th Round
Aug 19
Emma Navarro
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 3rd Round
Aug 18
Simona Waltert
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Diana Shnaider
National Bank Open - Toronto · 4th Round
Aug 8
Kamilla Rakhimova
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 6
Fiona Crawley
Philly Open - Philadelphia · 1st Round
Aug 24
Jessica Pegula
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Petra Marcinko
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 13
Mayar Sherif
MSC Hamburg Ladies Open - Hamburg · 1st Round
Jul 22
Katarzyna Kawa
UniCredit Iasi Open - Iasi · 1st Round
Jul 14
Paula Badosa
Nordea Open - Bastad · Final
Jul 11
Kaitlin Quevedo
Nordea Open - Bastad · Semifinals
Jul 10
Leyre Romero Gormaz
Nordea Open - Bastad · Quarterfinals
Jul 9
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 63–76 matches
| Metric | Pegula | Waltert |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 75% | 57% |
| Sets won | 66% | 55% |
| Games won | 56% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Pegula | Waltert |
|---|---|---|
| WTA 1000 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Pegula | Waltert |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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