She only made her debut in Rome the previous year and reached the quarter-final. Pegula didn’t really back up her Madrid Open run at Foro Italico as she lost in the third round against Aryna Sabalenka. Madrid Open – April 24-May 1Īlthough the big stars usually line up at the Stuttgart Open, Pegula is yet to play at the event and last year she headed directly to the Spanish capital Madrid Open.Īnd it was a good decision as she reached the final of the tournament – her first-ever WTA 1000 final – losing 7–5, 0–6, 6–2 against Ons Jabeur. This is another tournament where Pegula is yet to enjoy a deep run as she failed to make it past the third round in her previous two attempts. The clay-court season gets underway at the beginning of April and the Charleston Open is a favourite event with the American players. She enjoyed her best-ever run at a WTA 1000 tournament in Miami last year as she reached the semi-final – beating the likes of Sloane Stephens, Elena Rybakina and Paula Badosa before losing to eventual champion Swiatek. Pegula has been a late bloomer and this year she will make only her fourth appearance at the Florida event. She will be seeded third at this year’s event so will avoid the big guns early on. Last year she lost in the second round against qualifier Marie Bouzkova. Pegula has made only four main draw appearances in California and her best result came in 2021 when she reached the quarter-final. The winner walks away with a cheque of more than $1 million and 1,000 WTA Ranking points. Outside of the US Open, this is one of the big events that players want to win on American soil as it is not known as the unofficial fifth Grand Slam for nothing. Confirmed and unconfirmed events Indian Wells Open – March 6-19 The 29-year-old will next be in action on home soil at the Sunshine Double before she kicks off the clay-court season. The American followed it up with a run to the final of the Qatar Open, but she suffered a 6-3, 6-0 defeat at the hands of Swiatek while she was beaten in three sets by Barbora Krejcikova in the semi-final of the Dubai Tennis Championships. With Swiatek, Ons Jabeur, Caroline Garcia and a few others falling early, Pegula became the favourite but she went down in straight sets against Victoria Azarenka in the quarter-final – her fourth Grand Slam quarter-final appearance in five tournaments. She was part of the United States team that won the inaugural United Cup – she claimed world No 1 Iga Swiatek’s scalp along the way with a brilliant 6-2, 6-2 victory – before reaching the quarter-final of the Australian Open. On the back of a brilliant 2022 season that saw her rise to a career-high No 3 in the WTA Rankings, Pegula has carried that form over to this campaign.

A look at Jessica Pegula’s 2023 tennis schedule and his results so far this campaign…

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