Mar 27, 2024; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Jessica Pegula (USA) hits a backhand against Ekaterina Alexandrova (not pictured) on day ten of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium.

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Jessica Pegula vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova Head to Head Record, Preview and Prediction for Charleston Open 2025 Semifinal

Can the American reach her fourth final of the season?

Mar 27, 2024; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Jessica Pegula (USA) hits a backhand against Ekaterina Alexandrova (not pictured) on day ten of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium.

Jessica Pegula remained on course for a second title and fourth final of the season at the 2025 Charleston Open, and her next hurdle is Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova. While Pegula took out defending champion Danielle Collins in the quarterfinals, Alexandrova got the better of third seed and reigning Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen.

All the momentum at the Charleston Open this year was with two women – Pegula who made the final in Miami last week, and Collins who won this trophy last year. Despite losing the first set comfortably, the 2024 US Open finalist roared back to win 1-6 6-3 6-0. She has already won a title on American soil this year – the 31-year-old captured the Austin crown after dropping a mere solitary set. But her semifinal challenge in Charleston is a familiar foe.

Ekaterina Alexandrova edged out Pegula when they faced one another at the Qatar Open earlier this year. It was the World No. 26’s best performance this season – wherein she dumped out Aryna Sabalenka, Emma Raducanu and Pegula before falling to Amanda Anisimova in the semifinal stage. Like her counterpart, Alexandrova has won one trophy this season – at the Linz Open.

Jessica Pegula vs Ekaterina Alexandrova Head to Head Record

The head to head record between Jessica Pegula and Ekaterina Alexandrova stands at 2-1 in favour of the latter.

Ekaterina Alexandrova has won the two most recent meetings between the pair. Meanwhile, this is Pegula’s third straight Charleston Open semifinal, which gives her a much-needed boost to level up this duel. The last match-up between Pegula and Alexandrova was close to two months ago – in Doha. It is a rivalry that dates back to 2021, and is set to be renewed on Saturday.

Event	Round	Winner	Score
2025 Doha	Quarterfinal	Ekaterina Alexandrova	4-6 6-1 6-1
2024 Miami	Quarterfinal	Ekaterina Alexandrova	3-6 6-4 6-4
2021 Rome	Round of 16	Jessica Pegula	6-2 6-4

Jessica Pegula vs Ekaterina Alexandrova Titles Comparison

Jessica Pegula	Category	Ekaterina Alexandrova
0	Grand Slams	0
7	WTA Singles Titles	5
7	WTA Doubles Titles	1
3	WTA 1000 Titles	0
R2 (Paris 2024)	Best Olympics Performance	R2 (Tokyo 2020)
No. 4	Current World Ranking	No. 26

Jessica Pegula vs Ekaterina Alexandrova Charleston Open 2025 SF Prediction

STAND UP, MIAMI ⬆️

Ekaterina Alexandrova & Jessica Pegula are putting on a show!#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/P3hB8MhJx1
— wta (@WTA) March 28, 2024

Considering Pegula’s strong 23-6 record this season, it is hard to look past her. On the other hand, Alexandrova has played fewer matches – which could be a boon as well as a bane. The Russian has a 12-7 start to the 2025 campaign, and is a former Charleston semifinalist herself. Nonetheless, we predict the top seed to battle her way into the summit clash.

Prediction: Jessica Pegula in three sets.

Jessica Pegula vs Ekaterina Alexandrova Charleston Open 2025 SF Betting Odds

Jessica Pegula Win: 2/5

Ekaterina Alexandrova Win: 7/4

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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.