Jessica Pegula
Jessica Pegula (born February 24, 1994) is an American professional tennis player.
Pegula at the 2019 French Open | |
Country (sports) | |
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Born | Buffalo, New York, U.S. | February 24, 1994
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 2009 |
Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | Jesse Levine |
Prize money | US$ 1,019,304 |
Singles | |
Career record | 247–170 (59.2%) |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 55 (August 5, 2019) |
Current ranking | No. 80 (March 16, 2020) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2020) |
French Open | 1R (2019) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2019) |
US Open | 2R (2015) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 125–81 (60.7%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 92 (February 25,2013) |
Current ranking | No. 115 (March 16, 2020) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2020) |
French Open | 3R (2019) |
US Open | 3R (2011) |
Last updated on: February 4, 2020. |
Career
On August 30, 2011, Pegula was granted a wild card exemption into the main draw of the US Open doubles tournament where she was paired with Taylor Townsend. They eventually lost in the third round to the third-seeded team of Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova.
In March 2012, Pegula was given a wildcard to the qualifying draw in Indian Wells, and surprised higher ranked players Bojana Jovanovski and Paula Ormaechea to qualify for the main draw where she lost to Magdaléna Rybáriková in three sets.
Pegula made her Grand Slam singles debut at the 2015 US Open as a qualifier. She defeated Shuko Aoyama, Margarita Gasparyan and Melanie Oudin to reach the main draw where she beat Alison Van Uytvanck in the first round. In the second, Pegula was defeated by Dominika Cibulkova in three sets.
2019: First WTA Title
On August 4, 2019, Pegula won her first career WTA singles title, defeating Camila Giorgi in the Citi Open.[1]
2020: ASB Classic Finalist
Jessica started her 2020 tennis season in Auckland at the 2020 ASB Classic. She defeated CiCi Bellis in the first round. She followed this up with two more straight set victories over Tamara Zidanšek and Alize Cornet to reach the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, she beat Caroline Wozniacki in three sets to set-up a first meeting with Serena Williams in an all-American final. She lost to Williams in two sets.
Personal life
The oldest daughter of Kim Pegula and the middle daughter of professional sports investor and natural gas tycoon Terry Pegula, Pegula resides in Charleston, South Carolina. In August 2016, it was announced that Pegula and her sister would be opening a quick serve restaurant called Healthy Scratch in LECOM Harborcenter, an ice hockey themed mixed-use development owned by her parents in Buffalo, New York.[2] The Healthy Scratch business was to be expanded to food truck service in 2017.[3] In 2018, Pegula introduced her own skincare line called Ready 24.
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.
Singles
Current through the suspension of the 2020 WTA Tour.
Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments[4] | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
French Open | A | A | Q2 | A | Q3 | Q1 | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | A | Q3 | Q2 | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
US Open | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% |
Premier Mandatory tournaments | |||||||||||||
Indian Wells Open | A | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 2R | P | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | P | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | P | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
China Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Premier 5 tournaments | |||||||||||||
Canadian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | P | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[2] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
Career statistics[5] | |||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | Career total: 30 | ||
Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Career total: 3 | ||
Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 9–13 | 4–2 | 1 / 30 | 26–30 | 46% |
Year-end ranking[3] | 288 | 147 | 206 | 775 | 151 | 165 | 632 | 125 | 76 | $1,019,304 |
Notes
- 1 The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. The Dubai Championships were classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by the Qatar Open for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, the Dubai Championships regained its Premier 5 status while the Qatar Open was demoted to Premier status. The two tournaments have since alternated status every year.
- 2 In 2014, the Toray Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open.
- 3 2009: WTA Ranking–922, Tournaments–0, Win–Loss 0–0.
2010: WTA Ranking–855, Tournaments–0, Win–Loss 0–0.
WTA career finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
Legend |
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Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
Tour Championships (0–0) |
Premier Mandatory & Premier 5 (0–0) |
Premier (0–0) |
International (1–2) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | International | Carpet (i) | 5–7, 2–6 | |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | Washington Open, United States | International | Hard | 6–2, 6–2 | |
Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2020 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | International | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 |
WTA 125K series finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2019 | WTA Newport Beach, United States | Hard | 6–0, 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2018 | WTA Houston, United States | Hard | 1–6, 6–4, [10–8] | ||
Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2020 | WTA Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 4–6, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (6 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2011 | ITF Lutz, United States | 25,000 | Clay | 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 0–2 | May 2012 | ITF Sacramento, United States | 50,000 | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6 | |
Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2012 | ITF Vancouver, Canada | 100,000 | Hard | 3–6, 0–6 | |
Loss | 0–4 | Mar 2018 | ITF Tampa, United States | 15,000 | Clay | 2–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 0–5 | Jul 2018 | ITF Honolulu, United States | 60,000 | Hard | 0–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 0–6 | Feb 2019 | ITF Midland, United States | 100,000 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner–ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2011 | ITF Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2011 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [4–10] | ||
Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2012 | ITF Plantation, United States | 25,000 | Clay | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 2–2 | Apr 2012 | ITF Dothan, United States | 50,000 | Clay | 6–4, 4–6, [10–5] | ||
Win | 3–2 | May 2012 | ITF Gifu, Japan | 50,000 | Hard | 6–4, 3–6, [10–4] | ||
Loss | 3–3 | Nov 2012 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | 2–6, 6–7(2–7) | ||
Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2013 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | 6–7(5–7), 6–2, [9–11] | ||
Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2016 | ITF Maui, United States | 50,000 | Hard | 2–6, 6–3, [6–10] | ||
Loss | 3–6 | Feb 2016 | ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States | 25,000 | Hard | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
Loss | 3–7 | May 2016 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States | 75,000 | Clay | 5–7, 4–6 | ||
Win | 4–7 | Oct 2017 | ITF Sumter, United States | 25,000 | Hard | 4–6, 7–5, [10–5] | ||
Win | 5–7 | Nov 2017 | ITF Tyler, United States | 80,000 | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
Loss | 5–8 | Nov 2017 | ITF Waco, United States | 80,000 | Hard | 5–7, 7–5, [9–11] | ||
Loss | 5–9 | Feb 2018 | ITF Midland, United States | 100,000 | Hard (i) | 5–7, 6–4, [8–10] | ||
Loss | 5–10 | Apr 2018 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States | 60,000 | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
Win | 6–10 | Jul 2018 | ITF Honolulu, United States | 60,000 | Hard | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | ||
Win | 7–10 | Oct 2018 | ITF Macon, United States | 80,000 | Hard | 6–1, 5–7, [11–9] |
World TeamTennis
Pegula will be making her World TeamTennis debut in 2020, and will be joining the Orlando Storm at the start of the season, beginning July 12 at The Greenbrier.[6]
References
- Juzwiak, Jason (2019-08-04). "'This is what you work for': Pegula romps to first WTA singles title at Citi Open". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- Fink, James (2016-08-11). "Pegula daughters to open Healthy Scratch in HarborCenter". Buffalo Business First. The Business Journals. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- Fink, James (2017-03-20). "Healthy Scratch food truck hitting the streets". Buffalo Business First. The Business Journals. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- "Grand Slam performances - Singles & Doubles".
- "Player & career overview".
- "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. June 16, 2020.