Setlex

Jessica Pegula def. Iga Swiatek — Semifinal, Cincinnati Open 2026

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Cincinnati Open 2026

WTA 1000HardCincinnati, USA

Played22 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 Pegula746

Winner meets Cori Gauff

Decided in three sets

🇵🇱7 seedranked WTA number 5 going into this draw

Iga Swiatek564

What this match is worth

Points earned

+650

Pegula · Swiatek banks 390

Head to head

1–1 level

In Setlex records · including this match

Around this match

The other semifinal

Cori Gauff d. Sara Bejlek6-4 6-1

Seeds left

4 of 19 — nos. 3, 4, 7, 8

Both roads here

Pegula
Round
Swiatek

🇨🇭Simona Waltert

6-3 6-2

R64

Emiliana Arango🇨🇴

6-3 6-0

🇺🇸Emma Navarro

7-5 6-2

R32

Maria Sakkari🇬🇷

4-6 6-1 6-1

🇷🇴Sorana Cirstea

6-2 4-6 7-5

R16

Diane Parry🇫🇷

6-3 6-3

🇺🇸Amanda Anisimova

6-4 2-6 7-6(4)

QF

Elena Rybakina🇰🇿

4-1 RET

Jessica Pegula and Iga Swiatek reached this match through the rounds listed above: Round of 64: Jessica Pegula beat Simona Waltert; Iga Swiatek beat Emiliana Arango. Round of 32: Jessica Pegula beat Emma Navarro; Iga Swiatek beat Maria Sakkari. Round of 16: Jessica Pegula beat Sorana Cirstea; Iga Swiatek beat Diane Parry. Quarterfinal: Jessica Pegula beat Amanda Anisimova; Iga Swiatek beat Elena Rybakina

How they arrived

8–2

Sets won

7–1

58%

Games won

71%

1–0

Tiebreaks

0–0

2

Deciding sets

1

Previous meetings

1 meeting in Setlex records

Iga Swiatek leads 1–0

  1. 2026 · ClayIga Swiatek won — Rome, Italy, Quarterfinal6-1 6-2