Tennis nepo baby? Meet Jessica Pegula, an American heiress whose billionaire parents own the NFL’s Buffalo Bills – she’s competing against Emma Navarro in the US Open, and has deals with Adidas and Dyson
- The 30-year-old Buffalo, New York native trained with Dave Rineberg, Serena and Venus Williams’ former hitting coach; she addressed the criticism against her family in Netflix’s Break Point
- Her father, Terry Pegula, is the founder of the oil and gas company East Resources, and outbid Donald Trump to purchase the NFL’s Buffalo Bills for US$1.4 billion
As the WTA’s No 6 player in the world, Pegula entered the tournament with valuable momentum coming off the heels of impressive runs at both the Canadian Open and Cincinnati Open, where she finished first and second, respectively.
As she looks to finally end her grand slam drought, here’s everything you need to know about Jessica Pegula.
Jessica Pegula was born in Buffalo, New York
Pegula was born in Buffalo on February 24, 1994. She lived in Pennsylvania and South Carolina before moving to Boca Raton, Florida, in 2007, The Palm Beach Post reported.
Rineberg told The Palm Beach Post in 2010 that the Williams sisters “had that same explosive power” as Pegula, and that’s what “really excited” him about her.
Her father has an estimated net worth of US$7.7 billion
Forbes reported that Terry Pegula founded the oil and gas company East Resources in 1983. He sold most of the company’s assets in 2010 to Royal Dutch Shell for US$4.7 billion.