Jessica Pegula is an American professional tennis player whose net worth is a major talking point.
Pegula is one of the top players on the WTA Tour and has made it to the quarter-finals of the 2024 US Open.
It is fair to say that she lets her tennis do the talking but others appear to be more interested in her wealth than her play.
The Tennis Gazette tells you everything you need to know about Pegula, including her net worth, world ranking and husband.
Profile
Jessica Pegula age
Jessica Pegula was born in Buffalo, New York, Poland on February 24, 1994 and turned professional in 2009. She now lives in Boca Raton, Florida.
Jessica Pegula height
Pegula is five feet, seven inches tall (1.70 meters), which is slightly below among WTA Tour players. She is the same height as fellow American Sloane Stephens.
Jessica Pegula net worth
Pegula’s career earnings from tennis amount to $16,570,051 but that is nothing compared to her overall wealth.
That is because Pegula’s father, Terry, is a multi-billionaire, having made a fortune in the oil and gas industry. His net worth is estimated to be $7.7 billion.
He is also the owner of the National Hockey League (NHL) club the Buffalo Sabres and the National Football League (NFL) team the Buffalo Bills.
For this reason, many speculate that Pegula lives a life of extreme luxury, which she denied and admitted to finding annoying in her latest US Open press conference.
“I did this media thing the other day and they were like, ‘What is the most annoying thing?’ I am like ‘That people think I have a butler, I get chauffeured around, that I fly private everywhere.’ I am definitely not like that.
“I mean, people can think what they want. I just think it’s kind of funny. A butler! I read these comments like ‘She probably has this and that and that.’ I’m like ‘No, not at all!’ But maybe I should at this point, is that what you want me to do?
“It’s a little annoying but honestly I think it’s kind of funny because I don’t know anyone who lives like that, it’s outrageous.”
Tennis career
Jessica Pegula Grand Slams
Here are Pegula’s best singles results at each of the four Grand Slams:
- Australian Open: Quarter-final (2021, 2022, 2023)
- French Open: Quarter-final (2022)
- Wimbledon: Quarter-final (2023)
- US Open: Final (2024)
Jessica Pegula world ranking
As of the end of the 2024 WTA Tour season, Pegula ranked number seven in the world for women’s singles tennis players. Her career-high world ranking is second, which Peguala first achieved in October 2022.
Family
Jessica Pegula husband
Pegula married her husband, Taylor Gahagen, in 2021. Gahagen is a senior investment analyst.
Jessica Pegula parents
Jessica’s parents are Terry and Kim Pegula. Terry was born in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, while Kim is from Seoul, South Korea.
Social media
Jessica Pegula Instagram
You can find Pegula on Instagram under the handle @jpegula. She has over 200,000 followers and her bio reads: “Olympian Tokyo 2020”.
Jessica Pegula Twitter
Pegula has over 66,000 followers on her Twitter/X account: @Jpegula.
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