H2H data updated: 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC

Jessica Pegula vs Paula Badosa H2H: 3-1

Jessica Pegula holds a 3–1 lead over Paula Badosa in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Jessica Pegula leads 2–1 on hard courts and 1–0 on clay. Most recently, Paula Badosa won the 2024 China Open fourth round 6-4 6-0.

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Jessica Pegula
United States Age 32 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H
3 – 1
4 main-draw meetings
Paula Badosa
Spain Age 28 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Paula Badosa #19 6-4 6-0 Jessica Pegula #3 Match data Oct 2, 2024* R16 China Open WTA 1000 Hard
Jessica Pegula #6 6-2 3-6 6-3 Paula Badosa #37 Match data Aug 18, 2024* SF Cincinnati Open WTA 1000 Hard
Jessica Pegula #3 6-3 7-6(6) Paula Badosa #33 Match data Apr 8, 2023* QF Charleston Open WTA 500 Clay
Jessica Pegula #21 4-1 (ret.) Paula Badosa #6 Match data Apr 1, 2022* QF Miami Open WTA 1000 Hard

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. 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.

Career Comparison

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
Paula Badosa #87 #2 5,045 2,039 178 116 60.5% 0 1 0 2 1 4

Career Progression by Age

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 Paula Badosa
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 — — — — — — — 2015 2–3 40.0% #230 1,522 0 0
18 2012 0–2 0.0% #150 1,478 0 0 2016 0–3 0.0% #313 1,477 0 0
19 2013 2–4 33.3% #203 1,489 0 0 2017 0–1 0.0% #246 1,458 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2018 2–2 50.0% #140 1,528 0 0
21 2015 2–4 33.3% #155 1,484 0 0 2019 7–9 43.8% #97 1,601 0 0
22 2016 5–3 62.5% #167 1,518 0 0 2020 7–4 63.6% #70 1,664 0 0
23 2017 0–1 0.0% #627 1,500 0 0 2021 43–17 71.7% #8 1,976 0 2
24 2018 4–1 80.0% #111 1,608 0 0 2022 31–21 59.6% #13 1,835 0 3
25 2019 9–13 40.9% #83 1,634 0 1 2023 17–10 63.0% #64 1,920 0 3
26 2020 10–6 62.5% #63 1,788 0 1 2024 37–18 67.3% #12 2,017 0 4
27 2021 38–19 66.7% #18 1,925 0 1 2025 17–11 60.7% #25 1,936 0 4
28 2022 42–20 67.7% #3 1,975 0 2 2026 15–17 46.9% #87 1,866 0 4
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 — — — — — — —

Surface Results by Age

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 Paula Badosa
Yr HardClayGrass Yr HardClayGrass
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — —
18 2012 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2016 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
19 2013 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 — — — — 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
21 2015 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 2019 2 4 6 33.3% 3 2 5 60.0% 2 3 5 40.0%
22 2016 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — 2020 1 2 3 33.3% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
23 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2021 23 12 35 65.7% 17 3 20 85.0% 3 2 5 60.0%
24 2018 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — 2022 20 14 34 58.8% 8 5 13 61.5% 3 2 5 60.0%
25 2019 6 7 13 46.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 2023 5 5 10 50.0% 11 4 15 73.3% 1 1 2 50.0%
26 2020 10 5 15 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2024 26 11 37 70.3% 6 5 11 54.5% 5 2 7 71.4%
27 2021 27 12 39 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 3 7 57.1% 2025 13 7 20 65.0% 2 2 4 50.0% 2 2 4 50.0%
28 2022 28 15 43 65.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% 2026 5 8 13 38.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 2 3 5 40.0%
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% — 97 67 164 59.1% 63 33 96 65.6% 18 16 34 52.9%

Performance Progression by Age

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 274/299 of Paula Badosa'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 Paula Badosa
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%
17 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2015 4/5 2.3 4.0 70.5% 63.4% 41.3% 56.3% 64.7% 57.1% 40.3%
18 2012 2/2 3.5 3.0 58.7% 60.3% 56.8% 73.0% 57.7% 58.9% 33.1% 2016 3/3 0.7 3.3 62.0% 60.2% 52.4% 52.4% 43.8% 57.0% 31.7%
19 2013 5/6 0.6 3.4 58.9% 55.7% 46.7% 61.7% 47.7% 51.8% 42.3% 2017 1/1 1.0 8.0 49.3% 55.9% 37.1% 53.8% 80.0% 46.4% 43.3%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2018 4/4 2.3 5.5 55.9% 60.1% 42.2% 51.1% 52.7% 52.4% 37.2%
21 2015 3/6 1.7 3.7 62.7% 69.6% 46.8% 57.3% 34.6% 60.8% 39.9% 2019 16/16 3.8 3.5 57.7% 68.3% 45.9% 53.9% 37.6% 58.1% 37.8%
22 2016 4/8 2.3 2.5 60.3% 60.6% 43.7% 52.4% 50.4% 53.8% 36.9% 2020 11/11 3.5 3.5 65.7% 65.8% 45.1% 48.4% 51.4% 58.6% 47.5%
23 2017 1/1 6.0 6.0 53.4% 70.2% 46.3% 66.7% 33.3% 59.1% 33.7% 2021 56/60 3.9 5.4 64.6% 69.8% 45.0% 56.2% 48.7% 61.0% 45.2%
24 2018 5/5 4.4 2.8 60.7% 69.8% 43.9% 63.7% 54.4% 59.5% 43.0% 2022 51/52 3.8 3.9 62.4% 66.1% 47.1% 52.7% 46.2% 59.2% 44.4%
25 2019 22/22 2.0 2.5 61.1% 60.0% 45.9% 51.0% 45.5% 54.7% 42.7% 2023 26/27 4.0 4.3 56.9% 69.6% 49.2% 58.1% 47.2% 60.6% 45.3%
26 2020 16/16 2.4 2.2 61.9% 63.7% 49.2% 54.3% 45.5% 58.1% 44.4% 2024 55/57 4.8 5.7 56.6% 71.2% 46.9% 63.8% 52.2% 60.3% 45.1%
27 2021 52/57 2.8 3.0 59.7% 67.6% 50.8% 56.5% 49.0% 61.0% 46.9% 2025 17/31 4.9 4.8 61.5% 72.0% 47.1% 57.6% 50.0% 62.7% 42.3%
28 2022 61/62 2.6 3.1 58.0% 68.1% 49.3% 53.2% 46.7% 60.2% 46.4% 2026 30/32 3.9 6.9 56.0% 67.4% 40.6% 50.3% 38.8% 55.6% 42.9%
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% — —/— — — — — — — — — —
Career — 404/444 2.8 2.5 60.3% 67.4% 50.0% 55.5% 49.0% 60.4% 45.7% — 274/299 4.0 5.0 60.2% 68.6% 45.8% 56.1% 47.6% 59.5% 43.9%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

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 Paula Badosa
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
17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 1523 117.6 -0.54 -1.81 0.940 48.0% +27 — — 50.0% +0.38 — — — -0.19
18 2012 1479 101.6 -0.91 -1.89 0.805 47.0% — — — 20.0% -1.60 0–1 — — -0.05 2016 1477 96.2 -0.29 -3.37 0.738 45.4% — — — 0.0% -2.75 — — — +0.43
19 2013 1489 106.5 -1.07 +0.21 0.878 47.3% — +75 — 35.7% -1.00 1–1 1–1 — -0.25 2017 1458 100.2 +0.14 -0.68 0.808 45.0% — — — 0.0% -2.00 — — — -0.01
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2018 1529 108.0 -1.53 -3.44 0.782 45.8% — +71 — 50.0% +0.63 2–0 0–1 — +0.11
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 2019 1601 111.9 +0.53 -2.84 0.902 48.2% -128 +67 +50 44.1% -0.59 1–1 2–2 (50%) — +0.03
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 2020 1665 124.1 +1.36 +1.56 1.149 53.2% -156 +111 — 56.0% +0.92 3–0 (100%) — — +0.96
23 2017 1501 95.9 -2.41 -3.99 0.824 46.6% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.19 2021 1976 151.5 +4.20 +2.86 1.159 52.9% -104 +26 -291 66.2% +1.16 16–6 (73%) 12–8 (60%) 111.9 -0.18
24 2018 1608 112.0 -0.41 +0.67 1.062 51.5% +6 — — 72.7% +0.91 1–0 2–0 — +0.14 2022 1836 154.6 +2.76 +2.01 1.087 51.9% +1 +145 -104 60.9% +0.69 9–5 (64%) 14–4 (78%) 106.3 +0.32
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 2023 1921 154.7 +3.30 +2.60 1.150 52.7% -57 +106 — 65.5% +1.26 4–4 (50%) 5–4 (56%) 98.3 -0.83
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 2024 2018 157.3 +3.81 +3.36 1.137 53.0% -7 -46 -166 65.6% +1.12 14–8 (64%) 4–3 (57%) 103.4 -0.98
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 2025 1937 147.2 +3.99 +0.17 1.134 52.7% +52 +1 -93 60.9% +0.62 6–5 (55%) 7–5 (58%) 99.2 +0.71
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 2026 1866 140.5 -0.43 +0.14 0.965 49.3% +29 +105 -63 49.3% -0.15 4–6 (40%) 4–6 (40%) 92.7 -1.31
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 +6.12 +3.68 1.237 53.8% +67 -159 -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 — 2040 151.8 +2.70 +1.69 1.083 51.8% -26 +69 -115 60.1% +0.73 59–35 (63%) 48–33 (59%) 108.3 -0.32

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.