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Elena Rybakina #5 def. Jessica Pegula #6

6-3 7-6(7)

Match Information

Date Jan 29, 2026
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundSF
Winner Elena Rybakina
Score6-3 7-6(7)
Loser Jessica Pegula

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Pre-match Comparison

FieldElena RybakinaJessica Pegula
Country KAZ USA
Birth dateJun 17, 1999Feb 24, 1994
Age2631
Height184170
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand—
Ranking (entering)56
Ranking points (entering)5,8505,453
Elo (entering)2,1842,102
Career W-L296–125285–134
Career earnings$29,098,922$25,333,584
Pre-match H2H
Elena Rybakina 2 – 3 Jessica Pegula

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Path

Elena Rybakina's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 28, 2026QF Iga Swiatek 7-5 6-1WH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 2026R16 Elise Mertens 6-1 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 24, 2026R32 Tereza Valentova 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2026R64 Varvara Gracheva 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 20, 2026R128 Kaja Juvan 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

Elena Rybakina's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 31, 2026F Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch data

Jessica Pegula's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 28, 2026QF Amanda Anisimova 6-2 7-6(1)WH2HMatch data
Jan 26, 2026R16 Madison Keys 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 23, 2026R32 Oksana Selekhmeteva 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 22, 2026R64 Mccartney Kessler 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data
Jan 19, 2026R128 Anastasia Zakharova 6-2 6-1WH2HMatch data