Jessica Pegula
American tennis player (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jessica Pegula (born February 24, 1994) is an American professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 3 in singles, achieved on 24 October 2022, and world No. 1 in doubles, achieved on 11 September 2023. Pegula has won four singles titles and seven doubles titles on the WTA Tour, including two WTA 1000 titles in each discipline. Pegula is a six-time major quarterfinalist in singles, having reached this stage at all four Grand Slam tournaments; thrice at the Australian Open (2021–2023), and once at the French Open (2022), US Open (2022), and Wimbledon (2023). She has also reached the singles final at the 2023 WTA Finals. In doubles, Pegula 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.
Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Boca Raton, Florida[1] |
Born | (1994-02-24) February 24, 1994 (age 30) Buffalo, New York |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
Turned pro | 2009 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Mark Knowles, Mark Merklein (2024-)[2] David Witt (Jul 2019–Jan 2024) |
Prize money | US$ 13,137,711 |
Singles | |
Career record | 398–233 (63.1%) |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (October 24, 2022) |
Current ranking | No. 5 (February 12, 2024)[3] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2021, 2022, 2023) |
French Open | QF (2022) |
Wimbledon | QF (2023) |
US Open | QF (2022) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | F (2023) |
Olympic Games | 1R (2021) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 217–130 (62.5%) |
Career titles | 7 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (September 11, 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 7 (January 29, 2024) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2023) |
French Open | F (2022) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2021, 2023) |
US Open | QF (2023) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Tour Finals | RR (2022, 2023) |
Olympic Games | QF (2021) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2022, 2023) |
French Open | 1R (2022, 2023) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2021) |
US Open | F (2023) |
Last updated on: February 12, 2024. |