Jessica Pegula is a highly ranked American professional tennis player. She reached a peak singles ranking of world No. 3 in October 2022 and achieved the world No. 1 ranking in doubles in September 2023. Pegula's notable singles achievements include reaching the finals of the 2024 US Open and the 2023 WTA Finals. In doubles, she was a finalist at the 2022 French Open, partnering with Coco Gauff, and at the 2023 US Open in mixed doubles with Austin Krajicek.
On February 24, 1994, Jessica Pegula, an American professional tennis player, was born.
Since 2000, Pegula was fourth to achieve the feat after Williams, Lindsay Davenport, and Jennifer Capriati.
In 2009, Serena and Venus Williams were the last Americans to qualify in both singles and doubles at the WTA Finals.
On August 30, 2011, Jessica Pegula was granted a wildcard into the main draw of the US Open doubles tournament, paired with Taylor Townsend, and lost in the third round.
In March 2012, Jessica Pegula received a wildcard to the qualifying draw in Indian Wells, qualified for the main draw, and lost to Magdaléna Rybáriková.
In 2012, Sara Errani achieved the feat of qualifying for both singles and doubles at the WTA Finals, a feat that Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff would later match in back-to-back years in 2023.
In 2015, at the US Open, Jessica Pegula recorded her first Grand Slam main-draw win since the 2015 US Open, defeating Marie Bouzková and advancing to the third round.
In 2016, Jessica Pegula and her sister Kelly opened Healthy Scratch, a quick-serve restaurant, in Buffalo, New York.
In 2017, Jessica Pegula and her sister Kelly expanded their restaurant business with the launch of a Healthy Scratch food truck.
In 2017, Jessica Pegula introduced her own skin-care line called Ready 24.
In 2018, Jessica Pegula and her sister Kelly opened multiple locations for Healthy Scratch.
In 2018, Jessica Pegula reached her first WTA Tour singles final at the Tournoi de Québec in September as a qualifier, ultimately losing to Pauline Parmentier.
In 2018, Sloane Stephens set a record that Jessica Pegula matched in 2023, marking the last time an American achieved a similar milestone.
In 2018, Sloane Stephens was the last American to qualify for the WTA Finals in singles.
In 2019, Jessica Pegula and her sister Kelly continued to open multiple locations for Healthy Scratch.
In 2019, Jessica Pegula began working with coach David Witt, a partnership that ended in January following the Australian Open.
In 2019, Jessica Pegula competed at the Cincinnati Open, defeating Aryna Sabalenka and reaching the quarterfinal before losing to Elise Mertens.
In 2019, Madison Keys won a WTA 1000 title.
Jessica Pegula scored her first win against Iga Świątek since the 2019 Washington Open.
In 2020, Jessica Pegula competed at the Auckland Open, reaching the final and losing to Serena Williams. She then competed at the Australian Open, where she lost in the first round to Taylor Townsend.
In 2020, Jessica Pegula made her World TeamTennis debut, joining the Orlando Storm.
In 2020, closures of Healthy Scratch locations began after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the 2020 WTT season, Jessica Pegula emerged as a top player, posting a strong 9–2 record in singles and helping the Orlando Storm earn a No. 3 seed in the WTT Playoffs, where they ultimately fell in the semifinals.
In 2021, Jessica Pegula married Taylor Gahagen.
In 2021, Jessica Pegula reached her third WTA 1000 quarterfinal at the Canadian Open and made her first WTA 1000 semifinal. At the US Open, she finished in round three for a second consecutive year. At Indian Wells, she reached her fourth WTA 1000 quarterfinal, defeating Elina Svitolina.
In 2021, Jessica Pegula reached the Australian Open quarterfinal.
In May 2021, at the Italian Open, Jessica Pegula recorded the biggest victory of her career over world No. 2, Naomi Osaka, in the second round and entered the top 30 for the first time.
On January 31, 2022, Jessica Pegula moved to highest rankings in singles (No. 16) and doubles (No. 41) after reaching the Australian Open quarterfinal.
As a result of winning her second doubles title in Doha on February 28, 2022, Jessica Pegula set No. 29 in doubles.
In May 2022, the last two locations of Healthy Scratch, the quick-serve restaurant chain co-owned by Jessica Pegula and her sister Kelly, closed down.
On June 6, 2022, Jessica Pegula broke into the top 10 in the singles rankings for the first time, at world No. 8, after reaching the French Open quarterfinals. She also entered her first major final in doubles, partnering with Gauff.
On July 18, 2022, Jessica Pegula set a new career-high of world No. 7, becoming the American number-one-player.
On September 12, 2022, Jessica Pegula moved to world No. 5 after reaching the US Open quarterfinal.
In October 2022, Jessica Pegula achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 3.
On October 17, 2022, Jessica Pegula reached a new career-high doubles ranking of No. 4.
On October 24, 2022, Jessica Pegula achieved new career-high rankings of world No. 3 in singles and doubles after winning the Guadalajara Open, becoming the first American woman to win a WTA 1000 title since Madison Keys in 2019.
In 2022, Jessica Pegula reached her third consecutive Australian Open quarterfinal but was defeated by Victoria Azarenka.
In 2022, Jessica Pegula reached the French Open quarterfinal and the US Open quarterfinal.
On September 11, 2023, Jessica Pegula achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 1.
In 2023, Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff returned to the top doubles ranking after qualifying for the 2023 WTA Finals, marking the first time since 2012-13 that players have qualified in both disciplines in back-to-back years. At the WTA Finals, Pegula achieved her first win at the tournament, her 40th singles hardcourt win of the season, won her third match against a number one player, became the first American to claim three wins in a season against the WTA's No. 1 since Serena Williams in 2012, and qualified for the semifinals.
In 2023, Jessica Pegula led the United States team to victory in the inaugural United Cup.
In 2024, Jessica Pegula reached the US Open quarterfinal.
In 2025, Jessica Pegula started her season at the Adelaide International, reaching the final but losing to Madison Keys. At the Australian Open, she exited in the third round.
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