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Jessica Pegula def. Sorana Cirstea — Round of 16, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played19 Aug 2026

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

🇺🇸3 seedranked WTA number 3 going into this drawWon

Jessica Pegula647

Winner meets Amanda Anisimova

Decided in three sets

🇷🇴ranked WTA number 19 going into this draw

Sorana Cirstea265

What this match is worth

Points earned

+215

Pegula · Cirstea banks 120

Around this match

Seeds left

11 of 19 — nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6…

Both roads here

Pegula
Round
Cirstea

🇨🇭Simona Waltert

6-3 6-2

R64

Nikola Bartunkova🇨🇿

7-6(5) 6-3

🇺🇸Emma Navarro

7-5 6-2

R32

Anna Kalinskaya🇷🇺

6-7(4) 6-1 5-0 RET

Jessica Pegula and Sorana Cirstea reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 64: Jessica Pegula beat Simona Waltert; Sorana Cirstea beat Nikola Bartunkova. Round of 32: Jessica Pegula beat Emma Navarro; Sorana Cirstea beat Anna Kalinskaya

How they arrived

4–0

Sets won

4–1

68%

Games won

64%

0–0

Tiebreaks

1–1

0

Deciding sets

1