H2H data updated: 2026-09-12 00:00 UTC
Jessica Pegula holds a 2–0 lead over Mccartney Kessler in their WTA head-to-head. Across 2 main-draw meetings, Jessica Pegula leads 2–0 on hard courts. Most recently, Jessica Pegula won the 2026 Australian Open second round 6-0 6-2.
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| Player | Score | Player | Match Data | Date | Round | Tournament | Category | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Pegula | 6-0 6-2 | Mccartney Kessler | Match data | Jan 22, 2026 | R64 | Australian Open | Grand Slam | Hard |
| Jessica Pegula | 7-5 6-2 | Mccartney Kessler | Match data | Mar 2, 2025 | F | Atx Open | WTA 250 | Hard |
Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.
| Player | Current | Peak | Pts | Elo | W | L | Win % | GS | 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories | Finals | 500 including documented historical predecessor categories | 250 including documented historical predecessor categories | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Pegula | #3 | #3 | 7,265 | 2,166 | 304 | 140 | 68.5% | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Mccartney Kessler | #66 | #30 | 1,558 | 1,884 | 53 | 51 | 51.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.
| Age | Jessica Pegula | Mccartney Kessler | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | Yr | W-L | Win % | Rank | Elo | GS | Titles | |
| 18 | 2012 | 0–2 | 0.0% | #150 | 1,478 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2013 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #203 | 1,489 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2015 | 2–4 | 33.3% | #155 | 1,484 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2016 | 5–3 | 62.5% | #167 | 1,518 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2017 | 0–1 | 0.0% | #627 | 1,500 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 2018 | 4–1 | 80.0% | #111 | 1,608 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | 8–10 | 44.4% | #67 | 1,708 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 2019 | 9–13 | 40.9% | #83 | 1,634 | 0 | 1 | 2025 | 31–23 | 57.4% | #31 | 1,859 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 2020 | 10–6 | 62.5% | #63 | 1,788 | 0 | 1 | 2026 | 14–18 | 43.8% | #66 | 1,759 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | 2021 | 38–19 | 66.7% | #18 | 1,925 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2022 | 42–20 | 67.7% | #3 | 1,975 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2023 | 54–17 | 76.1% | #5 | 2,084 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2024 | 36–16 | 69.2% | #7 | 2,026 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2025 | 52–21 | 71.2% | #6 | 2,057 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 2026 | 50–13 | 79.4% | #3 | 2,140 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.
| Age | Jessica Pegula | Mccartney Kessler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | Yr | Hard | Clay | Grass | |||||||||||||||||||
| W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | W | L | M | Win % | |||
| 18 | 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2015 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2016 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 62.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 80.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2024 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 25 | 2019 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 46.2% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.0% | 2025 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 61.0% | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.0% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% |
| 26 | 2020 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 66.7% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 2026 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 37.5% | 5 | 4 | 9 | 55.6% | 3 | 4 | 7 | 42.9% |
| 27 | 2021 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 69.2% | 7 | 4 | 11 | 63.6% | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2022 | 28 | 15 | 43 | 65.1% | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2023 | 40 | 11 | 51 | 78.4% | 8 | 4 | 12 | 66.7% | 6 | 2 | 8 | 75.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2024 | 26 | 11 | 37 | 70.3% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | 6 | 3 | 9 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2025 | 37 | 14 | 51 | 72.5% | 11 | 5 | 16 | 68.8% | 4 | 2 | 6 | 66.7% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 2026 | 34 | 8 | 42 | 81.0% | 9 | 3 | 12 | 75.0% | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 219 | 94 | 313 | 70.0% | 56 | 30 | 86 | 65.1% | 29 | 16 | 45 | 64.4% | — | 39 | 34 | 73 | 53.4% | 5 | 10 | 15 | 33.3% | 9 | 7 | 16 | 56.2% |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Detailed serve and return statistics available for 404/444 of Jessica Pegula's and 90/104 of Mccartney Kessler's main draw matches. Sample is shown as matches with detailed serve and return statistics / total main draw matches. Bold green marks the stronger value when both stat samples contain at least 5 matches; lower is better for DFs/M.
| Age | Jessica Pegula | Mccartney Kessler | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yr | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Pts% | 2nd Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% | Yr | Sample | Aces/M | DFs/M | 1st Sv% | 1st Pts% | 2nd Pts% | BP Saved% | BP Conv% | Svc Pts% | Ret Pts% | |
| 18 | 2012 | 2/2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 58.7% | 60.3% | 56.8% | 73.0% | 57.7% | 58.9% | 33.1% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2013 | 5/6 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 58.9% | 55.7% | 46.7% | 61.7% | 47.7% | 51.8% | 42.3% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2015 | 3/6 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 62.7% | 69.6% | 46.8% | 57.3% | 34.6% | 60.8% | 39.9% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2016 | 4/8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 60.3% | 60.6% | 43.7% | 52.4% | 50.4% | 53.8% | 36.9% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2017 | 1/1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 53.4% | 70.2% | 46.3% | 66.7% | 33.3% | 59.1% | 33.7% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 2018 | 5/5 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 60.7% | 69.8% | 43.9% | 63.7% | 54.4% | 59.5% | 43.0% | 2024 | 18/18 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 58.2% | 63.1% | 44.4% | 57.5% | 53.0% | 55.3% | 41.8% |
| 25 | 2019 | 22/22 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 61.1% | 60.0% | 45.9% | 51.0% | 45.5% | 54.7% | 42.7% | 2025 | 40/54 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 61.2% | 62.7% | 48.9% | 49.1% | 50.8% | 57.3% | 45.1% |
| 26 | 2020 | 16/16 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 61.9% | 63.7% | 49.2% | 54.3% | 45.5% | 58.1% | 44.4% | 2026 | 32/32 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 62.4% | 61.1% | 46.3% | 49.1% | 45.4% | 55.7% | 41.9% |
| 27 | 2021 | 52/57 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 59.7% | 67.6% | 50.8% | 56.5% | 49.0% | 61.0% | 46.9% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2022 | 61/62 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 58.0% | 68.1% | 49.3% | 53.2% | 46.7% | 60.2% | 46.4% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2023 | 69/71 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 58.4% | 67.2% | 50.7% | 54.6% | 51.3% | 60.2% | 47.5% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2024 | 49/52 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 61.5% | 68.0% | 50.3% | 57.0% | 52.0% | 61.2% | 44.8% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2025 | 57/73 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 62.3% | 67.9% | 50.7% | 56.5% | 50.4% | 61.3% | 46.1% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 2026 | 58/63 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 61.6% | 70.6% | 51.2% | 56.2% | 47.4% | 63.1% | 45.6% | — | —/— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.
| Age | Jessica Pegula | Mccartney Kessler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule | Yr | Elo | P+ | Serve+ | Return+ | PD | TPW% | Hard Elo | Clay Elo | Grass Elo | Set Win % | Set Margin | Dec. Set | Tiebreak | Pressure+ | Schedule | |
| 18 | 2012 | 1479 | 101.6 | -0.91 | -1.89 | 0.805 | 47.0% | — | — | — | 20.0% | -1.60 | 0–1 | — | — | -0.05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | 2013 | 1489 | 106.5 | -1.07 | +0.21 | 0.878 | 47.3% | — | +75 | — | 35.7% | -1.00 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | -0.25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 2015 | 1485 | 104.6 | +0.19 | -1.18 | 1.018 | 49.7% | +11 | — | — | 43.8% | -0.63 | 1–3 (25%) | 2–3 (40%) | — | +0.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | 2016 | 1519 | 111.1 | -0.50 | -2.35 | 0.800 | 45.8% | +15 | — | — | 58.8% | +0.23 | 1–0 | 2–1 (67%) | — | +0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | 2017 | 1501 | 95.9 | -2.41 | -3.99 | 0.824 | 46.6% | — | — | — | 33.3% | -2.00 | 0–1 | — | — | +0.19 | 2023 | 1520 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 2018 | 1608 | 112.0 | -0.41 | +0.67 | 1.062 | 51.5% | +6 | — | — | 72.7% | +0.91 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | +0.14 | 2024 | 1708 | 124.6 | -1.23 | -0.73 | 0.934 | 48.6% | +26 | — | — | 44.4% | -0.20 | 5–4 (56%) | 0–4 (0%) | 98.3 | -0.41 |
| 25 | 2019 | 1634 | 127.0 | -1.39 | +0.06 | 0.941 | 48.7% | +21 | -85 | — | 41.2% | -0.49 | 4–3 (57%) | 2–2 (50%) | 102.2 | -0.99 | 2025 | 1860 | 150.0 | +0.48 | +2.11 | 1.057 | 51.1% | +22 | -367 | -48 | 55.8% | +0.22 | 11–10 (52%) | 8–8 (50%) | 100.7 | -2.42 |
| 26 | 2020 | 1788 | 143.1 | +1.44 | +2.30 | 1.059 | 51.0% | +28 | — | — | 51.4% | +0.17 | 5–0 (100%) | 3–2 (60%) | 107.9 | -1.45 | 2026 | 1759 | 133.5 | -0.76 | -0.50 | 0.945 | 48.7% | +14 | -152 | +38 | 43.8% | -0.41 | 5–4 (56%) | 5–5 (50%) | 102.2 | -1.05 |
| 27 | 2021 | 1926 | 160.3 | +4.03 | +4.07 | 1.203 | 53.8% | +32 | -304 | -286 | 64.0% | +1.08 | 7–10 (41%) | 3–2 (60%) | 99.3 | -0.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 2022 | 1975 | 158.6 | +3.67 | +4.35 | 1.167 | 53.0% | +11 | -131 | -302 | 62.7% | +0.90 | 10–6 (63%) | 7–8 (47%) | 100.5 | +0.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 2023 | 2085 | 164.0 | +3.89 | +4.87 | 1.193 | 53.7% | +47 | -210 | -304 | 68.3% | +1.39 | 17–6 (74%) | 6–7 (46%) | 104.6 | +0.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 2024 | 2026 | 156.7 | +4.38 | +2.33 | 1.156 | 52.9% | +50 | -128 | -137 | 63.6% | +0.76 | 13–7 (65%) | 11–8 (58%) | 100.5 | +1.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 2025 | 2057 | 165.8 | +4.29 | +3.29 | 1.192 | 53.6% | +59 | -133 | -89 | 66.5% | +1.16 | 17–13 (57%) | 9–11 (45%) | 95.7 | +2.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 2026 | 2141 | 168.2 | +6.14 | +3.67 | 1.237 | 53.8% | +67 | -158 | -77 | 70.0% | +1.27 | 19–5 (79%) | 9–3 (75%) | 110.3 | -0.73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | 2167 | 162.8 | +3.70 | +3.34 | 1.155 | 52.9% | +41 | -155 | -186 | 63.2% | +0.91 | 96–56 (63%) | 57–48 (54%) | 105.1 | +0.21 | — | 1885 | 141.5 | -0.30 | +0.61 | 0.991 | 49.8% | +21 | -229 | -8 | 50.2% | -0.04 | 21–18 (54%) | 13–17 (43%) | 100.3 | -3.73 |
Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aryna Sabalenka | 4 | 10 | 14 | Sep 10, 2026 | H2H |
| Iga Swiatek | 5 | 7 | 12 | Aug 22, 2026 | H2H |
| Maria Sakkari | 7 | 5 | 12 | Jul 30, 2025 | H2H |
| Coco Gauff | 5 | 5 | 10 | Aug 23, 2026 | H2H |
| Elina Svitolina | 6 | 3 | 9 | Feb 21, 2026 | H2H |
| Opponent | W | L | M | Last Played | H2H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Noskova | 1 | 2 | 3 | Oct 22, 2025 | H2H |
| Rebecca Sramkova | 2 | 1 | 3 | Jun 21, 2025 | H2H |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova | 0 | 2 | 2 | Aug 30, 2026 | H2H |
| Caty Mcnally | 1 | 1 | 2 | Aug 14, 2026 | H2H |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 0 | 2 | 2 | Jul 1, 2026 | H2H |