Jessica Pegula

Jessica Pegula (born February 24, 1994) is an American professional tennis player.

Jessica Pegula
Pegula at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports) United States
Born (1994-02-24) February 24, 1994
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Turned pro2009
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CoachJesse Levine
Prize moneyUS$ 1,019,304
Singles
Career record247–170 (59.2%)
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 55 (August 5, 2019)
Current rankingNo. 80 (March 16, 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (2020)
French Open1R (2019)
Wimbledon1R (2019)
US Open2R (2015)
Doubles
Career record125–81 (60.7%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 92 (February 25,2013)
Current rankingNo. 115 (March 16, 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open2R (2020)
French Open3R (2019)
US Open3R (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
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

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 %
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
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
Loss 0–1 Sep 2018 Tournoi de Québec, Canada International Carpet (i) Pauline Parmentier 5–7, 2–6
Win 1–1 Aug 2019 Washington Open, United States International Hard Camila Giorgi 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–2 Jan 2020 Auckland Open, New Zealand International Hard Serena Williams 3–6, 4–6

WTA 125K series finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2019 WTA Newport Beach, United States Hard Bianca Andreescu 6–0, 4–6, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2018 WTA Houston, United States Hard Maegan Manasse Desirae Krawczyk
Giuliana Olmos		 1–6, 6–4, [10–8]
Loss 1–1 Mar 2020 WTA Indian Wells, United States Hard Caty McNally Asia Muhammad
Taylor Townsend		 4–6, 4–6

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 6 (6 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$50,000/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (0–4)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 2011 ITF Lutz, United States 25,000 Clay Laura Siegemund 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 2–6
Loss 0–2 May 2012 ITF Sacramento, United States 50,000 Hard Maria Sanchez 6–4, 3–6, 1–6
Loss 0–3 Aug 2012 ITF Vancouver, Canada 100,000 Hard Mallory Burdette 3–6, 0–6
Loss 0–4 Mar 2018 ITF Tampa, United States 15,000 Clay Katerina Stewart 2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–5 Jul 2018 ITF Honolulu, United States 60,000 Hard Nao Hibino 0–6, 2–6
Loss 0–6 Feb 2019 ITF Midland, United States 100,000 Hard (i) Caty McNally 2–6, 4–6

Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner–ups)
Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000/80,000 tournaments
$50,000/60,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (6–8)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2011 ITF Saguenay, Canada 50,000 Hard (i) Tímea Babos Gabriela Dabrowski
Marie-Ève Pelletier		 6–4, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Nov 2011 ITF Toronto, Canada 50,000 Hard (i) Tímea Babos Gabriela Dabrowski
Marie-Ève Pelletier		 5–7, 7–6(7–5), [4–10]
Loss 1–2 Jan 2012 ITF Plantation, United States 25,000 Clay Ahsha Rolle Catalina Castano
Laura Thorpe		 4–6, 2–6
Win 2–2 Apr 2012 ITF Dothan, United States 50,000 Clay Eugenie Bouchard Sharon Fichman
Marie-Ève Pelletier		 6–4, 4–6, [10–5]
Win 3–2 May 2012 ITF Gifu, Japan 50,000 Hard Zheng Saisai Chan Chin-wei
Hsu Wen-hsin		 6–4, 3–6, [10–4]
Loss 3–3 Nov 2012 ITF Toronto, Canada 50,000 Hard (i) Eugenie Bouchard Gabriela Dabrowski
Alla Kudryavtseva		 2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 3–4 Nov 2013 ITF Toronto, Canada 50,000 Hard (i) Melanie Oudin Victoria Duval
Françoise Abanda		 6–7(5–7), 6–2, [9–11]
Loss 3–5 Jan 2016 ITF Maui, United States 50,000 Hard Taylor Townsend Asia Muhammad
Maria Sanchez		 2–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Loss 3–6 Feb 2016 ITF Rancho Santa Fe, United States 25,000 Hard Carol Zhao Asia Muhammad
Taylor Townsend		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3–7 May 2016 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States 75,000 Clay Maria Sanchez Julia Glushko
Alexandra Panova		 5–7, 4–6
Win 4–7 Oct 2017 ITF Sumter, United States 25,000 Hard Taylor Townsend Alexandra Mueller
Caitlin Whoriskey		 4–6, 7–5, [10–5]
Win 5–7 Nov 2017 ITF Tyler, United States 80,000 Hard Taylor Townsend Jamie Loeb
Rebecca Peterson		 6–4, 6–1
Loss 5–8 Nov 2017 ITF Waco, United States 80,000 Hard Taylor Townsend Sofia Kenin
Anastasiya Komardina		 5–7, 7–5, [9–11]
Loss 5–9 Feb 2018 ITF Midland, United States 100,000 Hard (i) Maria Sanchez Kaitlyn Christian
Sabrina Santamaria		 5–7, 6–4, [8–10]
Loss 5–10 Apr 2018 ITF Indian Harbour Beach, United States 60,000 Hard Maria Sanchez Irina Bara
Sílvia Soler Espinosa		 4–6, 2–6
Win 6–10 Jul 2018 ITF Honolulu, United States 60,000 Hard Misaki Doi Tayler Johnson
Ashley Lahey		 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 7–10 Oct 2018 ITF Macon, United States 80,000 Hard Caty McNally Anna Danilina
Ingrid Neel		 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
  1. 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.
  2. Fink, James (2016-08-11). "Pegula daughters to open Healthy Scratch in HarborCenter". Buffalo Business First. The Business Journals. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  3. Fink, James (2017-03-20). "Healthy Scratch food truck hitting the streets". Buffalo Business First. The Business Journals. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  4. "Grand Slam performances - Singles & Doubles".
  5. "Player & career overview".
  6. "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. June 16, 2020.
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