Andreeva Beats Pegula 6-3, 6-4 to Reach WTA Finals Championship Match

Mirra Andreeva defeated Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday to become the first teenager since 2004 to reach the WTA Finals title match.

Mirra Andreeva defeated Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday at Indian Wells, California, to reach the title match of the $10 million WTA Finals. The 19-year-old Russian is the first teenager to reach the championship round of the season-ending event since Maria Sharapova in 2004. Andreeva will face Elina Svitolina in Sunday's final after the Ukrainian routed Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova 6-2, 6-1 in the other semifinal.

During the second set, Pegula broke Andreeva to establish a 3-1 lead, but the Russian responded by winning five of the final six games. This victory improved Andreeva’s 2026 record against Top 10 opponents to 4-5, featuring wins over No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka and No. 6 Svitolina. The result ensures Andreeva will clinch a career-high year-end No. 2 world ranking.

Andreeva has not dropped a set during the tournament and lost only 11 games while going 3-0 in round-robin play, the fewest of any player since 2003. She holds a 2-1 career head-to-head record against Svitolina, including a 6-4, 6-0 victory earlier this week. Pegula, who lost in the 2023 final and the 2025 semifinals, concluded her fifth consecutive Finals appearance with the defeat.