Jessica Pegula successfully defended her Charleston title with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Yuliia Starodubtseva. The top seed and world No. 5 had to fight through four straight three-set matches to reach the final. That run included wins over Yulia Putintseva, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Diana Shnaider, and Iva Jovic. She then controlled the championship match from start to finish.