The women’s singles final at the 2026 Dubai Tennis Championships will be contested between fourth-seeded Jessica Pegula and former champion, and the seventh-seeded Elina Svitolina. For Pegula, this will be her first final of 2026, her 21st career final overall, and her 8th at the WTA 1000 level. Meanwhile, for Svitolina, this is her second final of 2026, following her title win in Auckland last month, her 24th career final, and 5th at the WTA 1000 level.
Jessica Pegula vs. Elina Svitolina Match Details
Date: February 21, 2026
Tournament: Dubai Tennis Championships 2026
Round: Final
Venue: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium, Dubai, UAE
Surface: Outdoor hard
Category:Â WTA 1000
Live Telecast: Tennis Channel, Sky Sports, TSN, TVA
Pegula vs Svitolina Head-to-Head
After 8 meetings, it is Pegula who has a 5-3 head-to-head advantage against Svitolina. The last time these two players met, Svitolina won 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 at Indian Wells last year.
Pegula has a 12-2 win-loss record this season, reaching the semifinals at both the Brisbane International and the Australian Open, losing to Marta Kostyuk and Elena Rybakina, respectively.
After getting a bye in the first round in Dubai, Pegula started her campaign with wins over Varvara Gracheva and the 16th-seeded Iva Jovic in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, she won 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 against the 12th-seeded Clara Tauson.
In the semifinal, she was down 1-6, 1-3 against the second-seeded Amanda Anisimova, but turned it around to win 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the final.
Meanwhile, Svitolina has won 15 of her 17 matches this season, including the ASB Classic and a semifinal finish at the Australian Open. She too got a bye in the opening round in Dubai, followed by wins over Paula Badosa and the ninth-seeded Belinda Bencic to reach the quarterfinals, where she beat lucky loser Antonia Ružić 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.
In the semifinal, the Ukrainian played a three-hour match against the third-seeded Coco Gauff, winning 6-4, 6-7 (13), 6-4.
Pegula vs Svitolina Prediction
Winning 70 percent of the first-serve points and 52 percent of the second-serve points, Pegula has been solid behind her serve. The American player has performed well under pressure, saving 14 of the 21 break points in five matches and converting 14 of the 33 break points during return games.
On the other hand, Svitolina has won 68 percent of the first-serve points and 47 percent of the second-serve points in Dubai so far. She has saved 21 of the 33 break points she has faced in five matches, while converting 20 of the 36 break point opportunities. She kept her composure against Gauff in the semifinal even when the American saved multiple break points in the second-set tiebreak.
Both are among the most in-form WTA players this season, but Svitolina has the edge of being a two-time Dubai champion, clinching the title in 2017 and 2018, whereas Pegula’s best result before this edition was a semifinal finish in 2023. Moreover, Svitolina has a better record in finals, and that should give the Ukrainian the marginal edge in the upcoming match.
Pick- Elina Svitolina to win in three sets
