Top seed Jessica Pegula led Alexandra Eala 6-4, 2-1 when thunderstorms suspended Sunday's Mubadala DC Open women's final in Washington, D.C., pushing the completion of the match, along with the men's final between Taylor Fritz and Rafael Jodar, to Monday.
The final had already been delayed roughly three hours by rain before play began, and the two combatants managed only about an hour on court before the weather returned and organizers halted proceedings for the day. Pegula, the American top seed, had taken the first set and moved ahead in the second before the suspension, putting her in position to close out the title once the match resumes, while Eala, the 21-year-old Filipina who arrived at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center off a run that included a straight-sets win over four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the semifinals, will look to rally in the resumption.
The postponement affected both singles finals at the WTA 500/ATP 500 combined event, with the men's title match between Fritz and Jodar not yet underway when Sunday's schedule was abandoned. Tournament organizers confirmed both matches would be completed on Monday, compressing the event's finish into a single extended day of tennis at the Washington venue.
For Eala, currently ranked world No. 28, a run to this final already represents the biggest result of her career and her first appearance in a WTA 500-level title match, following a runner-up finish at last year's Eastbourne Open on grass. A win over Pegula on Monday would mark a significant step up in level from that previous best result. For Pegula, closing out the title would give her a fourth final appearance of the 2026 season and a chance to add to her ranking points and match confidence ahead of the US Open, which begins later this month in New York.
Both finals are scheduled to resume Monday at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center, with updated start times to be confirmed by tournament organizers pending weather conditions in the Washington area.
