Coco Gauff #4 def. Jessica Pegula #3

6-2 6-4

Coco Gauff defeated Jessica Pegula 6-2 6-4 in the 2026 Cincinnati Open final on hard courts on August 23, 2026.

Match Information

Date: Aug 23, 2026
Tournament: Cincinnati Open
Edition: 2026
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Hard
Round: F

Match Statistics

Stat	Coco Gauff	Jessica Pegula
Aces	2	0
Double faults	1	1
First serve %	55	64
First serve points won %	67	49
Second serve points won %	55	52
Break points saved %	0	20
Break points converted %	80	100
Service points won %	61	50
Return points won %	50	39
Total points won %	55	45
Serve rating	108	98
Return rating	117	115

Win Probability

How the market's view of each player's chances changed through the match.

Player Comparison

Field	Coco Gauff	Jessica Pegula
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	Mar 13, 2004	Feb 24, 1994
Age	22	32
Height	175 cm	170 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	3
Ranking points (entering)	5,919	6,680
Elo (entering)	2,128	2,143
Current career W-L	282–112	301–139
Current career earnings	$35,280,897	$26,151,104

Pre-match H2H

Coco Gauff #4 4 – 5 Jessica Pegula #3

Path

Coco Gauff's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Sara Bejlek #35	6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 23, 2026	SF
Marta Kostyuk #11	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 2026	QF
Marie Bouzkova #27	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 2026	R16
Ann Li #29	6-1 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 18, 2026	R32
Liudmila Samsonova #43	2-6 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 16, 2026	R64

Coco Gauff's next match

No later same-event match found for the winner.

Jessica Pegula's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Iga Swiatek #5	7-5 4-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 22, 2026	SF
Amanda Anisimova #10	6-4 2-6 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 20, 2026	QF
Sorana Cirstea #19	6-2 4-6 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 19, 2026	R16
Emma Navarro #28	7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 17, 2026	R32
Simona Waltert #87	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Aug 15, 2026	R64