Top seed and defending champion, Jessica Pegula, will begin her campaign with a second-round encounter against Yulia Putintseva. Pegula received a bye in the first round as the top seed, whereas Putintseva began her campaign with a 7-6(6), 6-2 win over Lulu Sun.
Jessica Pegula vs. Yulia Putintseva Match Details
Date: April 1, 2026
Tournament: Charleston Open 2026
Round: Second Round (Round of 32)
Venue: Family Circle Tennis Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Surface: Outdoor clay (green)
Category: WTA 500
Live Telecast: Tennis Channel, Sky Sports, TSN
Pegula vs. Putintseva Head-to-Head
Pegula has won all three of her matches against Putintseva, leading the head-to-head 3-0. The last time these two players met, Pegula won 7-6 (4), 6-3 at the Adelaide International last year.
Pegula has been in sensational form this year, winning 19 of 23 matches, including the Dubai Tennis Championships, beating Elina Svitolina in the final. She also reached the semifinals at the Australian Open, losing to the eventual champion, Elena Rybakina. At the Sunshine Double, she reached the quarterfinals in both Indian Wells and Miami, losing to Rybakina on both occasions.
Putintseva’s best result came at the Australian Open, where she lost to Iva Jovic in the fourth round. However, the Kazakh player has not fared well in other events, failing to get past the second round at any of her five other events this year. At both Indian Wells and Miami, she won her first-round matches against the likes of Paula Badosa and Janice Tjen, but could not go deeper, losing to Clara Tauson and Elena Rybakina in the respective second rounds.
Pegula vs. Putintseva Prediction
Pegula has won 80.5 percent of her service games and 37.4 percent of her return games, indicative of her superior form this year. She has saved 59 percent of the break points she has faced on her serve, while converting 44.5 percent of the break point opportunities.
Putintseva has won 62.4 percent of her service games and 32.4 percent of her return games this season so far. She has saved 55.7 percent of the break points, but is ahead of Pegula in break-point conversion, with the Kazakh converting 46.4 percent.
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Pegula is the defending champion in Charleston, defeating the likes of Ajla Tomljanovic, Danielle Collins, and Ekaterina Alexandrova to reach the final, where she beat Sofia Kenin. Putintseva, on the other hand, has reached the quarterfinals in Charleston twice, in 2016 and 2021, losing to Sara Errani and Danka Kovinic, respectively.
Pegula is the overwhelming favorite to win the upcoming match against Putintseva, a conclusion that can be drawn from the American’s head-to-head record against the Kazakh, her current form, and her status as the defending champion in Charleston.
Pick: Pegula to win in straight sets
