Katerina Siniakova was the champion in the same competition in 2023.
World No. 2 Jessica Pegula continues her grass-court preparation for the Wimbledon championship as the American ace take on Katerina Siniakova in the round of 16 at WTA Bad Homburg Open. Katerina Siniakova got better of Veronika Kudermetova in first round to set a Bad Homburg Open matchup with Pegula after four years.
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Jessica Pegula is going through a poor from, facing exits in five of her last 6 events. She faced a fourth-round loss to Boisson at Roland-Garros. The world No. 2 recently faced the first-round exit in Berlin Open where she was the defending champions. Pegula lost the game after taking the first game in tie-break. She would eye her first grass-court victory since Berlin 2024 where she beat Siniakova in quarterfinals.
Jessica Pegula with the hustle and touch 🤌#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/SSF3ahzsjL
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 2, 2025
Katerina Siniakova came through a qualifying round without dropping a set. The Czech Republican ace went 6–2 on grass-court this season, including three straight wins at Hamburg. She was the champion in the same competition in 2023 and the runner-up in 2021 where she also beat Pegula in three sets. Last year, she made into the quarterfinals at Hamburg but is yet to reach the last-8 in WTA since January.
Veronika Kudermetova entered the Bad Homburg Open main draw as a lucky-loser, but suffered another tight defeat as she went down 6-7, 5-7 to Katerina Siniakova.
— WTARussians (@WTArussians) June 23, 2025
Just a couple of points making the difference but it was a good fight!
[📸: Mathias Schulz/Newhouse Media/MB Media] pic.twitter.com/LMlu4vhAD4
Jessica Pegula holds the 3-1 lead over Katerina Siniakova in the WTA H2H meetings. The American ace lost only game in the 2021 Bad Hamburg. She will get a chance to avenge the loss in the same competition after four years.
| Year | Event | Round | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Berlin Ladies Open | Quarterfinals | Jessica Pegula | 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-3 |
| 2022 | Qatar | Round of 64 | Jessica Pegula | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2021 | Bad Homburg | Round of 16 | Katerina Siniakova | 6-3, 5-7, 6–4 |
| 2019 | Washington | Round of 32 | Jessica Pegula | 6-4, 6-3 |
| Jessica Pegula | Category | Katerina Siniakova |
| 3 | Current Ranking | 74 |
| 465-260 | Career W-L | 379–277 |
| 31-12 | YTD W-L | 19-15 |
| 3 | Career Titles | 5 |
| 0 | Grand Slams | 0 |
| 2 | YTD Titles | 0 |
Jessica Pegula will have an upper hand over Katerina Siniakova but it won’t be easy for the American ace. Siniakova is 6-2 on grass-court and is on a three-match winning streak. Her defensive style and relentless rallying can make this matchup tough for Pegula, who looked out of form in last two months. However, the world No. 3 has the experience to handle high-pressure matches.
Prediction: Pegula to win in three sets.
At 4/6, Pegula enters as the slight favorite, but Siniakova, at 13/20, isn’t far behind, signaling a potentially close contest. The match is likely to go in final set.
Here are the betting odds according to BetMGM:
Jessica Pegula: 4/6
Liudmila Samsonova: 13/20
Here are the odds for total games as well as total sets for both players (sourced via BetMGM):
Total Games Under 22.5: 4/5
Total Games Over 22.5: 19/20
Total Games won by Pegula Over 2.5: 8/13
Total Games won by Samsonova Over 12.5: 27/20
Total Sets Over 2.5: 13/10
Total Sets Under 2.5: 3/5
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Mandatory Credit: Susan Mullane-Imagn Images
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