Jessica Pegula
Sign in to saveJessica Pegula is an American professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings in singles of world No. 3, achieved in October 2022 and in doubles of world No. 1, set in September 2023. Pegula was a finalist at the 2024 US Open and at the 2023 WTA Finals. In doubles, she reached the final of the 2022 French Open, partnering with Coco Gauff, and the mixed-doubles final of the 2023 US Open with Austin Krajicek.
Person
- Born
- 1994-02-24
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Key facts
- Country sports
- United States
- Residence
- Boca Raton, Florida , US
- Born
- ( 1994-02-24 ) February 24, 1994 (age 32) , Buffalo, New York , US
- Height
- 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
- Plays
- Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
- Coach
- Mark Knowles , Mark Merklein (2024–)
- Prize money
- US $24,198,338 21st all-time in earnings
- Career record
- 511–275
- Highest ranking
- No. 3 (October 24, 2022)
- Current ranking
- No. 5 (February 16, 2026)
- Australian open
- SF ( 2026 )
- French open
- QF ( 2022 )
- Wimbledon
Key dates
- Born
- 24 February 1994
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jessica
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Buffalo
- Father
- Terry Pegula
- Mother
- Kim Pegula
- Occupation
- tennis player
- Educated at
- University of Pittsburgh
- Participant in
- tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's singles
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Jessica Pegula (born February 24, 1994) is an American professional tennis player. She has career-high rankings in singles of world No. 3, achieved in October 2022 and in doubles of world No. 1, achieved in September 2023. Pegula has won 11 singles titles and seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including four WTA 1000 titles in singles and two in doubles. She was the runner-up at the 2024 US Open and at the 2023 WTA Finals.
In doubles, she was runner-up at the 2022 French Open, partnering with Coco Gauff, and in the mixed doubles of the 2023 US Open, with Austin Krajicek. She is a three-time major singles semifinalist (twice at the US Open, once at the Australian Open) and has reached nine quarterfinals across all four major tournaments. Pegula also led the US team to victory in the inaugural 2023 United Cup and to the final of the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup.
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