Jessica Pegula is an American tennis player who reached her highest WTA rankings of No. 3 in singles in October 2022, and No. 1 in doubles in September 2023. Pegula has won six singles and seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including three WTA 1000 singles titles and two in doubles.
Pegula has reached the quarterfinals in singles at all four Grand Slam tournaments, including three times at the Australian Open and once each at the French Open, US Open, and Wimbledon. In doubles, she was a finalist at the 2022 French Open with Coco Gauff and the 2023 US Open in mixed doubles with Austin Krajicek.
Jessica Pegula Biography
Jessica Pegula was born on February 24, 1994, in Buffalo, New York, USA and she is 30 years old as of 2024. She is a White American who follows the Christian religion. Her height is 5′ 7″ inches. 1famousbirthdays
Jessica Pegula Education
Jessica Pegula played college tennis at the University of Pittsburgh, where she excelled in singles and doubles. She was named Big East Women’s Tennis Player of the Year in 2011 and 2012 and became the first player to win this award twice. During her sophomore year, Jessica led her team to win the Big East Conference championship and secured the title in a decisive three-set match. Jessica also earned Big East All-Academic honors four times and graduated with a degree in communications.
Jessica Pegula Family
Jessica’s parents are Terry Pegula and Kim Pegula who own the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League and Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. The family is very wealthy, with a net worth of more than 7 billion dollars. Jessica’s mother was born in Seoul, making Jessica of Korean descent. 2famousbirthdays
Jessica Pegula Husband
Jessica married Taylor Gahagen in 2021. In 2016, Pegula and her sister Kelly launched a quick-service restaurant named Healthy Scratch in LECOM Harborcenter, an ice hockey-themed complex owned by their parents in New York. 3tennisworldusa
Jessica Pegula’s Career Journey
In August 2011, Jessica received a wildcard to compete in the US Open doubles with partner Taylor Townsend. They made it to the third round before losing to the third-seeded team of Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova. In March 2012, Pegula got another wildcard for the Indian Wells qualifying draw. She managed to defeat higher-ranked players Bojana Jovanovski and Paula Ormaechea to enter the main draw, where she lost in three sets to Magdaléna Rybáriková.
Pegula made her Grand Slam singles debut at the 2015 US Open after successfully qualifying. She won her first-round match against Alison Van Uytvanck but was defeated by Dominika Cibulková in the second round in three sets.
In 2018, Pegula reached her first WTA singles final at the Tournoi de Québec, where she defeated several higher-ranked players. However, she lost in the final to Pauline Parmentier. This performance helped her finish the year ranked within the top 125.
Pegula started 2019 on the ITF Circuit before breaking into the top 100 in February. She reached the third round in Charleston, upsetting Anastasija Sevastova. Her biggest achievement that year was winning her first WTA singles title at the Washington Open, which propelled her to a career-high ranking of No. 55.
In 2020, Pegula reached the Auckland Open final after defeating Caroline Wozniacki. She faced Serena Williams in the final but lost in straight sets. Pegula also had a strong showing at the Cincinnati Open, where she reached her first WTA Premier-level quarterfinal by defeating Aryna Sabalenka.
Pegula reached her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open and defeated Victoria Azarenka and Elina Svitolina. This success moved her into the top 50. Later, she continued to climb the rankings with strong performances in several WTA 1000 tournaments and broke into the top 30 for the first time.
In 2022, Pegula won her first WTA 1000 title and continued to excel in doubles, reaching the top 3 in singles and top 10 in doubles rankings. She reached the quarterfinals of several major tournaments and finished the year ranked No. 3 in singles and No. 6 in doubles.
Pegula started 2023 by helping the United States win the United Cup. She reached several WTA finals throughout the year, including winning her second WTA 1000 title in Montreal. At the US Open, she reached the quarterfinals in doubles and became the World No. 1 in doubles for the first time. She also qualified for the WTA Finals in both singles and doubles for the second year in a row. 4wikipedia
Jessica Pegula’s Net Worth
Pegula has won 14 million dollars in prize money and she owns her skincare company called ‘Ready 24‘. She also has a charity called A Lending Paw which she runs with her husband. Jessica is currently ranked as the 128th richest person in the United States of America with a net worth of 5 billion US Dollars. 5forbes
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