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Gauff v Pegula: Stakes and Momentum Collide at the WTA Finals

An all-American WTA Finals clash at Indian Wells with a razor-thin head-to-head and both stars off defeats.

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WTA Finals

WTA Finals

TENNIS
Stadium 2Indian Wells
KICK-OFF21:10SUN08/11
Coco Gauff
Coco Gauff
VS
Jessica Pegula
Jessica Pegula

Recent form

Coco GauffLWWCoco Gauff: L-W-W in the last 3 games.
Jessica PegulaLLWJessica Pegula: L-L-W in the last 3 games.
Coco Gauff 0-2 Elise MertensCoco Gauff 2-0 Xinran SunCoco Gauff 2-1 Camila OsorioJelena Ostapenko 2-1 Jessica PegulaAryna Sabalenka 2-0 Jessica PegulaJessica Pegula 2-1 Emma Navarro

An all-American showdown hits Stadium 2 at the WTA Finals in Indian Wells on November 8, with neither player arriving on a winning note. Gauff is L-W-W in her last three, following wins over Xinran Sun and Camila Osorio with a 0-2 defeat to Elise Mertens. Pegula is L-L-W, her lone win a three-setter over Emma Navarro before losses to Jelena Ostapenko and Aryna Sabalenka.

Head to head

  • 2026-08-23Coco Gauff 2-0 Jessica PegulaW
  • 2026-07-07Jessica Pegula 1-2 Coco GauffW
  • 2025-11-02Coco Gauff 1-2 Jessica PegulaL
  • 2025-10-12Jessica Pegula 0-2 Coco GauffW
  • 2024-11-03Coco Gauff 2-0 Jessica PegulaW
  • 2023-11-04Jessica Pegula 2-0 Coco GauffL
  • 2023-08-11Jessica Pegula 2-1 Coco GauffL
Last 7 meetings: Coco Gauff 4W, 0D, Jessica Pegula 3W.

When they meet, history keeps it tight: Gauff has won the last two meetings — a July three-setter and an August straight-sets win, both in 2026 — while Pegula's most recent victory in this rivalry came in November 2025. The stage is set for a heavyweight test.

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  • Whether Gauff can rebound from the 0-2 loss to Elise Mertens and reassert the form that beat Xinran Sun and Camila Osorio in early October.
  • Whether Pegula can snap a two-match skid — losses to Ostapenko and Sabalenka — and rediscover the form that edged Emma Navarro in three sets.
  • How the head-to-head trend holds live: Gauff took both 2026 meetings, while Pegula hunts her first win over her rival since November 2025.

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