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WTA Roundup: Jessica Pegula Sails to Second Straight Charleston Title
Pegula won her 11th career title and became the first repeat Charleston champion since Serena Williams, after four three-set matches and more than 13 hours on court.
- On Sunday, top-seeded Jessica Pegula defended her Credit One Charleston Open title with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over unseeded Yuliia Starodubtseva, becoming the first player to win back-to-back Charleston titles since Serena Williams in 2012 and 2013.
- Pegula spent more than 13 hours on court during the week navigating four three-set matches before the final, yet admitted that exhaustion helped her play more freely on Daniel Island.
- The tournament doubled its prize money to $2.5 million this year, leading the WTA's drive toward equal pay with the ATP. Pegula collected $354,345 for her victory, compared with $164,400 in 2025.
- Finalist Yuliia Starodubtseva earned $218,225 during her breakthrough tournament run; the Old Dominion graduate reached her first WTA Tour final after working as a tennis pro in Westchester, N.Y., to start her career.
- Now holding 11 career titles, Pegula reflected on her deep history at the event, having trained in Hilton Head in her early 20s, and jokingly revealed her glass trophy from last year was slightly broken.
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WTA roundup: Jessica Pegula sails to second straight Charleston title
Top-seeded Jessica Pegula repeated as Charleston Open champion with a solid 6-2, 6-2 victory in 82 minutes over Yuliia Starodubtseva of Ukraine on Sunday. Pegula saved 7 of 8 break points while converting 5 of 6 of her own break point opportunities. This is her second title of the season and 11th of her career as she also won at Dubai in February. Pegula, 32, leads the WTA with 24 victories this season, inching ahead of Aryna Sabalenka. It…
American player Jessica Pegula, the 5th world, successfully appeared at the WTA 500 tournament from Charleston, finally winning the Ukrainian sport Yulia Starodubtseva, score 6-2, 6-2.
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