WTA Charleston: Women's Singles Quarterfinals Set, Pegula Wins Two Consecutive Matches in Three Sets

On April 2 local time, the quarterfinals of the WTA500 Charleston women's singles were determined. Top seed Pegula's title defense continues as she won two consecutive matches in three sets. In the third round, overcoming a 1-4 deficit in the deciding set, she ultimately secured a thrilling victory over 14th seed Cocciaretto with a score of 1-6/6-1/7-6(1) after 2 hours and 5 minutes.

Pegula

This victory further improves Pegula's record in deciding sets. Her three-set match performance in the 2026 season reaches 8 wins and 1 loss, and since last year's US Open, she has achieved an impressive record of 17 wins and 4 losses.

Pegula's next opponent will be 7th seed Schneider, who swept past 9th seed Fernandez in just 1 hour and 25 minutes with a score of 6-3/6-0. Pegula leads Schneider 2-0 in their head-to-head record, having defeated her in the 2024 Toronto semifinals and the US Open fourth round.

Local young player Jovic also advanced to the women's singles quarterfinals, narrowly defeating her American compatriot, the 2025 tournament runner-up Kenin, with a score of 7-5/7-5 after 2 hours and 7 minutes. This marks her first career quarterfinal appearance in the clay season, and she will face 8th seed Kalinskaya in the quarterfinals.

In her 13th Charleston campaign, Keys secured her sixth quarterfinal berth here. The 2019 tournament champion defeated Anna Bondar with a score of 6-2/7-5, breaking the Hungarian player's serve five times throughout the match. She will face another former champion, Bencic.

Quarterfinal Matchups

Pegula[1] vs Schneider[7]

Jovic[4] vs Kalinskaya[8]

Bencic[3] vs Keys[5]

Kessler vs Starobtseva

（Text, Editor/Wang Fei, Image/Visual China）