US Open, Top 3, WTA Finals, Buffalo Bills: Everything you always wanted to know about Jessica Pegula (but never had time to find out) – updated after WTA Finals withdrawal
Jessica Pegula is an American tennis player who reached the 2024 US Open final. Here are the answers to some questions you might have about her
Jessica Pegula – US Open 2024 © Chryslene Caillaud / Panoramic
Who is Jessica Pegula?
Jessica Pegula is an American tennis player who competes on the professional women’s circuit. She was born in Buffalo, New York, and resides in Charleston, South Carolina, and has been ranked as high as No 3 in the world.
What did Pegula do at the US Open in 2024?
Pegula reached her maiden Grand Slam final at the US Open in 2024 and became the oldest American women in the Open Era to reach the final of a major for the first time. She lost 7-5, 7-5 to world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka in the final.
Prior to the final, she had beaten Shelby Rogers (6-4, 6-4), Sofia Kenin (7-6 (4), 6-3), Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, (6-3, 6-3), Diana Shnaider (6-4, 6-2), Iga Swiatek (6-2, 6-4) and Karolina Muchova (1-6, 6-4, 6-2).
Before the US Open, she had not advanced beyond the last eight of a Grand Slam in six attempts.
What happened to Jessica Pegula at the 2024 WTA Finals?
Pegula was forced to withdraw from the WTA Finals in Riyadh because of injury. The American lost her first two matches and then pulled out of the event citing a knee problem.
What did Jessica Pegula do in Cincinnati in 2024?
Pegula became the first woman since Serena Williams in 2013 to make the finals of Canada and Cincinnati in back-to-back weeks. She won nine matches in a row to do so, before falling 6-3, 7-5 to a dominant Aryna Sabalenka in the Cincinnati WTA 1000 final.
What did Pegula do at the WTA 1000 in Toronto in 2024?
Pegula defended her WTA National Bank Open title, and became the first woman since Martina Hingis in 1999-2000 to win the Canadian Open in back-to-back years. She beat fellow American Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in the final.
The victory rocketed her up the rankings in the Race to Riyadh, putting her in 11th place, just 100 points away from eighth place.
DID Jessica Pegula play the French Open in 2024?
No. Pegula announced her withdrawal from the tournament on the Thursday before the start of the event. The American said she needed 5-7 days more to have been completely fit and plans to be back in time for the grass court season.
what did jessica pegula do at the 2024 berlin open?
Jessica Pegula won her fifth WTA title at the Berlin Open, beating Anna Kalinskaya 6-7, 6-4, 7-6 in the final. It was the American’s first title of the season and her first since winning the 2023 Montreal title.
What did Jessica Pegula do at the WTA Finals in 2023?
Jessica Pegula reached the final of the WTA Finals for the first time in her career, going undefeated in group play and then beating Coco Gauff to reach the final of the eight-woman event. In the final, she was beaten by Iga Swiatek.
How old is Jessica Pegula?
Pegula was born on February 24, 1994, and is 30 years old.
who is jessica pegula’s coach?
Pegula worked with David Witt between 2019 and 2024. It was a highly successful collaboration during which the American won all four of her current WTA titles and reached a career-best ranking of No 3.
In February of 2024, Witt announced that Pegula had ended the partnership. Later in the month, Pegula revealed that she was working now with Mark Merklein and Mark Knowles, both former tour players.
What is Jessica Pegula’s highest ranking?
Pegula’s highest ranking is No 3, which she first achieved on October 24, 2022. Pegula jumped from No 81 in August 2020 to the top 10 less than a year later. You can find Pegula’s updated ranking and her ranking history on her WTA profile page.
What is Jessica Pegula’s best performance at the Grand Slams?
Jessica Pegula reached the final of the 2024 US Open, where she faced Aryna Sabalenka and lost 7-5, 7-5.
Before that, she had reached six Grand Slam quarter-finals; three times at the Australian Open (2021, 2022, 2023), once at Roland-Garros (2022), once at Wimbledon (2023) and once at the US Open (2022). Until the start of 2021, she had won only three matches in the main draws at the Slams – all of which came at the US Open.
How many WTA titles has Pegula won?
Pegula has won six WTA singles title in her career so far. The American won the Citi Open in Washington DC in 2019, beating Camila Giorgi in the final. She won her second title in Guadalajara in 2022 and her biggest title to date, in Montreal, in August 2023.
She also won the WTA Korea Open in Seoul in October 2023, beating Yue Yuan 6-2, 6-3 in the final. Pegula then won the 2024 Berlin Open to clinch her fifth WTA title and her first of the season, before most recently defending her WTA 1000 title in Toronto.
Pegula has also won seven doubles titles, including in Toronto in 2022, partnering Coco Gauff to glory. The victory also made Gauff the world No 1 in doubles.
At the 2023 US Open, Pegula reached the mixed doubles final alongside Austin Krajicek, but the pair lost the final to Anna Kalinina and her partner Harri Heliovaara.
How much prize money has Jessica Pegula won in her career?
Pegula has won $16.1 million in prize money following the 2024 US Open. You can find Pegula’s updated prize money figures on her WTA profile page.
Is Jessica Pegula an entrepreneur?
Pegula owns her own skincare company called ‘Ready 24‘. She also has a charity called A Lending Paw which she runs with her fiancé.
How is Jessica Pegula connected to the Buffalo Bills?
Pegula is the daughter of Kim Pegula (South Korean-born American business owner) and Terry Pegula, the American professional sports investor and natural gas tycoon.
Terry Pegula owns Pegula Sports and Entertainment, which owns the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League and, with his wife Kim Pegula, the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. Her mother, Kim, suffered a cardiac arrest last June and has had a difficult recovery from that.
Is Jessica Pegula on social media?
Yes, you can follow Jessica Pegula on Instagram and Twitter.
