Jun 2, 2023; Paris,France; Jessica Pegula (USA) returns a shot during her match against Elise Mertens (BEL) on day six at Stade Roland-Garros.

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Jessica Pegula vs Ajla Tomljanovic Head to Head, Preview and Prediction Charleston Open 2025

Pegula was the runner-up at the Miami Open last week.

Jun 2, 2023; Paris,France; Jessica Pegula (USA) returns a shot during her match against Elise Mertens (BEL) on day six at Stade Roland-Garros.

After a heartbreaking end to her Miami Open 2025 campaign, it’s business as usual for World No. 4 Jessica Pegula in Charleston. The veteran American came through 6-0 6-3 against Iryna Shymanovich in the Round of 32, and will face Ajla Tomljanovic in the last 16 stage. For anyone expecting a cruise to victory for ‘Jess’, think again.

The biggest moment of Ajla Tomljanovic’s career came at the 2022 US Open, when she beat Serena Williams in her final tournament en route to reaching the quarterfinal stage. At Indian Wells last month, she came through qualifying before falling in Round-1. In fact, the Australian faced Pegula in Austin earlier this year too. Having beaten 16th seed Peyton Stearns in the Charleston Round of 32, she is riding a wave of confidence.

Meanwhile, Jessica Pegula has been doing all the right things, except for crossing that final hurdle. For the longest time, World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has been her kryptonite. Yet, this does not change the fact that the 31-year-old has been having a phenomenal 2025 season – winning in Austin and reaching the final at Adelaide and Miami.

Jessica Pegula vs Ajla Tomljanovic Head to Head Record

The head to head record between Jessica Pegula and Ajla Tomljanovic is tied at 2-2. It is a rivalry that dates back to 2009, with the most recent encounter happening in early 2025.

Ajla Tomljanovic dominated the early stages of her duel with Jessica Pegula. She won the first two matches against her American counterpart. Contrarily, the reigning US Open finalist was a late bloomer of sorts, and it was only in 2024 that she managed her first victory over the Aussie sensation. Following this, she backed it up with another thumping success in Austin, Texas.

Event	Round	Winner	Score
2025 Austin	Semifinal	Jessica Pegula	6-1 4-6 6-3
2024 United Cup	Group Stage	Jessica Pegula	7-6(6) 6-3
2011 Clearwater	Round of 16	Ajla Tomljanovic	6-7(4) 6-3 6-2
2009 Rock Hill	Qualifying	Ajla Tomljanovic	6-4 6-1

Jessica Pegula vs Ajla Tomljanovic Titles Comparison

Jessica Pegula	Category	Ajla Tomljanovic
0	Grand Slams	0
7	WTA Singles Titles	0
7	WTA Doubles Titles	0
3	WTA-1000 Titles	0
R2 (Paris 2024)	Best Olympics Performance	R2 (Tokyo 2020)
No. 4	Current World Ranking	No. 87

Jessica Pegula vs Ajla Tomljanovic Charleston Open 2025 Prediction

Although Tomljanovic managed to take a set off Pegula in Austin just over a month ago, this is a different surface and a different occasion. The Australian could cause Pegula some troubles on the American’s service games, but there are no hiccups expected in this Round of 16 bout. Pegula enters on the back of a statement victory, and should leave Credit One Stadium with another one.

Thriving on hard-court and clay 💅

Miami Finalist Jessica Pegula wins her opener 6-0, 6-3 against Iryna Shymanovich!#CharlestonOpen pic.twitter.com/Ao8tGJ5RqS
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) April 2, 2025

Prediction: Jessica Pegula in straight sets.

Jessica Pegula vs Ajla Tomljanovic Charleston Open 2025 Betting Odds

Jessica Pegula Win: 1/8

Ajla Tomljanovic Win: 9/2

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Sankalp Harikrishnan

A passionate sports fan through and through, I am currently pursuing my MA in Global Sports Journalism. I specialise in tennis and football writing at The Playoffs News, and I have prior experience working at EssentiallySports and Sportskeeda. Born and raised in Bengaluru, India, sport was my safe space right from my childhood. After trying my hand at multiple sports and representing my educational institutions in cricket, badminton and table tennis, I found sports media to be my calling.