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

Jessica Pegula vs Simona Halep H2H: 1-1 (incl. walkovers)

Jessica Pegula vs Simona Halep: 0–1 excluding walkovers; 1–1 including 1 walkover. Across 2 main-draw results including walkovers, they are tied 1–1 on hard courts. Most recently, Simona Halep won the 2022 Canadian Open semifinal 2-6 6-3 6-4.

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Jessica Pegula
United States Age 32 Right-Handed 170 cm / 5'7"
H2H including walkovers
1 – 1
2 main-draw results
Simona Halep
ROU Age 34 Right-Handed 168 cm / 5'6"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Simona Halep #15 2-6 6-3 6-4 Jessica Pegula #7 Match data Aug 13, 2022* SF Canadian Open WTA 1000 Hard
Jessica Pegula #25 (w/o) Simona Halep #14 Match data Aug 19, 2021* R32 Cincinnati 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
Simona Halep #873 #1 8,290 2,120 449 201 69.1% 2 9 1 3 9 24

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 Simona Halep
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
18 2012 0–2 0.0% #150 1,478 0 0 2010 7–9 43.8% #84 1,552 0 0
19 2013 2–4 33.3% #203 1,489 0 0 2011 16–22 42.1% #47 1,591 0 0
20 — — — — — — — 2012 23–24 48.9% #47 1,691 0 0
21 2015 2–4 33.3% #155 1,484 0 0 2013 50–17 74.6% #11 2,003 0 6
22 2016 5–3 62.5% #167 1,518 0 0 2014 46–18 71.9% #3 1,995 0 8
23 2017 0–1 0.0% #627 1,500 0 0 2015 49–16 75.4% #2 1,934 0 11
24 2018 4–1 80.0% #111 1,608 0 0 2016 43–16 72.9% #4 1,980 0 14
25 2019 9–13 40.9% #83 1,634 0 1 2017 45–18 71.4% #1 1,988 0 15
26 2020 10–6 62.5% #63 1,788 0 1 2018 45–12 78.9% #1 2,013 1 18
27 2021 38–19 66.7% #18 1,925 0 1 2019 39–17 69.6% #4 1,942 2 19
28 2022 42–20 67.7% #3 1,975 0 2 2020 23–3 88.5% #2 2,060 2 22
29 2023 54–17 76.1% #5 2,084 0 4 2021 24–13 64.9% #20 2,002 2 22
30 2024 36–16 69.2% #7 2,026 0 6 2022 39–13 75.0% #10 2,030 2 24
31 2025 52–21 71.2% #6 2,057 0 9 — — — — — — —
32 2026 50–13 79.4% #3 2,140 0 11 2024 0–2 0.0% #873 1,953 2 24
33 — — — — — — — 2025 0–1 0.0% — 1,926 2 24

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 Simona Halep
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % 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% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2010 0 3 3 0.0% 7 6 13 53.8% — — — — — — — —
19 2013 0 2 2 0.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — — — — — — 2011 10 12 22 45.5% 5 8 13 38.5% 1 2 3 33.3% — — — —
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 14 14 28 50.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
21 2015 2 2 4 50.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — 2013 28 10 38 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 6 1 7 85.7% 0 1 1 0.0%
22 2016 5 3 8 62.5% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2014 23 11 34 67.6% 17 4 21 81.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
23 2017 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2015 41 10 51 80.4% 6 4 10 60.0% 2 2 4 50.0% — — — —
24 2018 4 1 5 80.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — 2016 25 12 37 67.6% 14 3 17 82.4% 4 1 5 80.0% — — — —
25 2019 6 7 13 46.2% 3 4 7 42.9% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — 2017 21 13 34 61.8% 18 3 21 85.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — —
26 2020 10 5 15 66.7% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — 2018 28 8 36 77.8% 15 3 18 83.3% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — —
27 2021 27 12 39 69.2% 7 4 11 63.6% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — 2019 21 13 34 61.8% 9 3 12 75.0% 9 1 10 90.0% — — — —
28 2022 28 15 43 65.1% 12 4 16 75.0% 2 1 3 66.7% — — — — 2020 10 2 12 83.3% 13 1 14 92.9% — — — — — — — —
29 2023 40 11 51 78.4% 8 4 12 66.7% 6 2 8 75.0% — — — — 2021 20 10 30 66.7% 4 3 7 57.1% — — — — — — — —
30 2024 26 11 37 70.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 6 3 9 66.7% — — — — 2022 23 7 30 76.7% 5 3 8 62.5% 11 3 14 78.6% — — — —
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% — — — — 2024 0 2 2 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — —
Career — 219 94 313 70.0% 56 30 86 65.1% 29 16 45 64.4% — — — — — 264 128 392 67.3% 138 52 190 72.6% 47 18 65 72.3% 0 3 3 0.0%

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 575/649 of Simona Halep'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 Simona Halep
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% 2010 14/16 2.1 3.6 61.8% 57.8% 51.1% 56.0% 57.5% 55.3% 46.1%
19 2013 5/6 0.6 3.4 58.9% 55.7% 46.7% 61.7% 47.7% 51.8% 42.3% 2011 35/38 1.5 4.1 62.3% 60.2% 43.3% 47.7% 49.8% 53.8% 43.5%
20 — —/— — — — — — — — — — 2012 42/47 1.1 3.2 66.2% 57.6% 45.9% 52.4% 51.2% 53.5% 44.3%
21 2015 3/6 1.7 3.7 62.7% 69.6% 46.8% 57.3% 34.6% 60.8% 39.9% 2013 57/67 1.9 3.0 66.6% 63.1% 48.5% 55.7% 59.5% 58.3% 49.4%
22 2016 4/8 2.3 2.5 60.3% 60.6% 43.7% 52.4% 50.4% 53.8% 36.9% 2014 53/64 2.4 3.2 60.5% 66.8% 50.7% 54.1% 56.9% 60.4% 48.8%
23 2017 1/1 6.0 6.0 53.4% 70.2% 46.3% 66.7% 33.3% 59.1% 33.7% 2015 48/65 2.2 3.5 66.3% 66.5% 51.9% 52.0% 53.6% 61.4% 47.1%
24 2018 5/5 4.4 2.8 60.7% 69.8% 43.9% 63.7% 54.4% 59.5% 43.0% 2016 51/59 1.8 2.0 66.5% 64.3% 51.4% 48.5% 54.4% 60.0% 51.1%
25 2019 22/22 2.0 2.5 61.1% 60.0% 45.9% 51.0% 45.5% 54.7% 42.7% 2017 58/63 1.5 2.3 68.2% 64.3% 48.2% 58.8% 50.3% 59.2% 48.0%
26 2020 16/16 2.4 2.2 61.9% 63.7% 49.2% 54.3% 45.5% 58.1% 44.4% 2018 55/57 2.0 2.6 65.6% 64.8% 48.3% 50.1% 54.4% 59.2% 50.2%
27 2021 52/57 2.8 3.0 59.7% 67.6% 50.8% 56.5% 49.0% 61.0% 46.9% 2019 52/56 1.6 2.5 69.2% 63.9% 48.6% 52.0% 53.8% 59.5% 49.3%
28 2022 61/62 2.6 3.1 58.0% 68.1% 49.3% 53.2% 46.7% 60.2% 46.4% 2020 26/26 2.1 2.9 69.2% 66.6% 45.2% 58.2% 56.0% 60.0% 51.0%
29 2023 69/71 2.5 2.4 58.4% 67.2% 50.7% 54.6% 51.3% 60.2% 47.5% 2021 34/37 2.5 2.6 65.5% 66.5% 49.0% 62.5% 51.7% 60.4% 47.9%
30 2024 49/52 3.3 2.4 61.5% 68.0% 50.3% 57.0% 52.0% 61.2% 44.8% 2022 48/52 2.7 3.3 61.9% 70.5% 49.9% 57.7% 56.3% 62.6% 50.0%
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% 2024 2/2 3.5 5.5 62.1% 64.2% 38.2% 63.6% 65.0% 54.4% 36.8%
Career — 404/444 2.8 2.5 60.3% 67.4% 50.0% 55.5% 49.0% 60.4% 45.7% — 575/650 2.0 2.9 65.5% 64.5% 48.7% 54.0% 54.3% 59.0% 48.4%

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 Simona Halep
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 2010 1552 129.6 0.00 +1.23 1.032 50.6% -45 +75 — 51.5% +0.21 0–3 (0%) 2–2 (50%) 97.4 -1.14
19 2013 1489 106.5 -1.07 +0.21 0.878 47.3% — +75 — 35.7% -1.00 1–1 1–1 — -0.25 2011 1591 119.2 -1.38 -0.51 0.942 48.7% -11 -33 +7 42.9% -0.57 4–6 (40%) 4–5 (44%) 99.6 -1.08
20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2012 1692 138.7 -0.77 +1.06 0.953 49.0% -14 +1 -148 46.4% -0.43 6–3 (67%) 3–5 (38%) 103.4 -2.97
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 2013 2004 156.1 +2.96 +5.04 1.187 53.8% -37 -132 -335 68.5% +1.57 16–4 (80%) 4–8 (33%) 108.5 -1.35
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 2014 1995 160.2 +4.78 +5.18 1.233 54.4% -39 +30 -224 71.0% +1.79 12–6 (67%) 5–7 (42%) 99.5 -0.24
23 2017 1501 95.9 -2.41 -3.99 0.824 46.6% — — — 33.3% -2.00 0–1 — — +0.19 2015 1935 159.6 +3.29 +5.15 1.221 54.1% +59 +10 -196 69.9% +1.42 15–6 (71%) 2–5 (29%) 100.7 +1.13
24 2018 1608 112.0 -0.41 +0.67 1.062 51.5% +6 — — 72.7% +0.91 1–0 2–0 — +0.14 2016 1980 160.5 +3.61 +7.88 1.277 55.4% -3 +44 -186 68.0% +1.42 9–5 (64%) 3–7 (30%) 97.1 -0.14
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 2017 1988 158.5 +3.09 +5.20 1.176 53.5% -32 +153 -98 67.6% +1.18 13–8 (62%) 9–5 (64%) 102.4 -2.46
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 2018 2013 158.0 +2.58 +7.16 1.230 54.5% -33 +166 -139 71.9% +1.61 15–4 (79%) 4–4 (50%) 103.5 +0.15
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 2019 1942 158.9 +3.03 +6.58 1.216 54.2% -38 +198 +94 66.7% +1.28 13–8 (62%) 8–4 (67%) 101.3 -0.27
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 2020 2060 156.1 +3.23 +6.77 1.275 55.4% -69 +148 — 78.6% +1.82 6–0 (100%) 5–1 (83%) 107.1 -0.67
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 2021 2002 155.1 +3.53 +4.37 1.207 54.0% +7 +165 — 67.6% +1.45 6–2 (75%) 4–0 (100%) 105.0 -0.60
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 2022 2031 152.9 +5.00 +6.61 1.339 56.0% +4 +66 +191 75.5% +1.85 7–5 (58%) 1–3 (25%) 95.1 +0.32
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 2024 1953 108.2 0.00 +0.37 0.808 46.3% — — — 20.0% -1.20 0–1 — — -0.18
33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 2025 1926 95.9 — — — — — — — 0.0% -5.00 — — — 0.00
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 — 2120 160.6 +2.79 +5.10 1.182 53.6% -12 +61 -59 66.1% +1.21 122–61 (67%) 54–56 (49%) 102.1 -1.49

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.