Jessica Pegula's Success and Achievements in Timeline

A closer look at the biggest achievements of Jessica Pegula. Awards, milestones, and records that define success.

Jessica Pegula is a highly ranked American professional tennis player. Her career highlights include a No. 3 ranking in singles (October 2022) and No. 1 in doubles (September 2023). She reached the singles finals of the 2024 US Open and the 2023 WTA Finals. In doubles, she reached the final of the 2022 French Open with Coco Gauff and the 2023 US Open mixed doubles final with Austin Krajicek.

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2000: Elite Company Since 2000

Since 2000, Jessica Pegula became the fourth player to achieve the feat after Serena Williams, Lindsay Davenport, and Jennifer Capriati to achieve multiple wins against the WTA's No. 1 in a single season.

2012: Errani's Qualification

In 2012, Sara Errani achieved the feat of qualifying for the WTA Finals in both singles and doubles, a feat that Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff would later replicate in back-to-back years.

2018: Sloane Stephens' Top 10 Win Streak

In 2018, Sloane Stephens achieved a notable streak of wins against top 10 players, a feat that Jessica Pegula later surpassed, becoming the first American since Stephens to achieve such a record.

2020: Emergence as Top WTT Player

In 2020, Jessica Pegula emerged as one of the top players in the WTT season, playing women's singles, women's doubles with Darija Jurak, and mixed doubles with Ken Skupski and Tennys Sandgren. She posted a strong 9–2 record in singles to help the Storm earn a No. 3 seed in the WTT Playoffs.

2021: Victory over Naomi Osaka and Top 30 Ranking

In May 2021, at the Italian Open, Jessica Pegula recorded a victory over world No. 2, Naomi Osaka, which was her fifth top-ten win in 2021. Following this win and her performance at the Dubai Open she entered the top 30 for the first time.

January 31, 2022: Highest Rankings in Singles and Doubles

On January 31, 2022, Jessica Pegula moved to her highest rankings in singles (No. 16) and doubles (No. 41) after reaching the quarterfinal at the Australian Open.

June 6, 2022: Top 10 Ranking

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 quarterfinals at the French Open.

July 18, 2022: Career High Ranking of World No. 7

On July 18, 2022, following Wimbledon, Jessica Pegula set a new career-high of world No. 7, becoming the American number-one-player.

September 12, 2022: Moved to World No. 5

On September 12, 2022, Jessica Pegula moved to world No. 5 in the singles rankings after reaching the US Open quarterfinal.

October 2022: Achieved World No. 3 in Singles

In October 2022, Jessica Pegula achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 3 in singles tennis.

October 17, 2022: Career-High Doubles Ranking

On October 17, 2022, Jessica Pegula reached a new career-high doubles ranking of No. 4 after winning the San Diego Open doubles title with Coco Gauff.

October 24, 2022: Career-High Rankings in Singles and Doubles

On October 24, 2022, Jessica Pegula achieved new career-high rankings of world No. 3 in both singles and doubles after winning the Guadalajara Open.

September 2023: Achieved World No. 1 in Doubles

On September 11, 2023, Jessica Pegula achieved the world No. 1 ranking in doubles tennis.

2023: WTA Finals Success

In 2023, Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff returned to the top doubles ranking after qualifying for the WTA Finals as a pair and individually. At the WTA Finals, Pegula recorded her first win at the tournament against Elena Rybakina, marking her 40th singles hardcourt win of the season. She also defeated Aryna Sabalenka, securing her third win against a number one player. Pegula qualified for the semifinals after defeating Maria Sakkari, and then defeated Coco Gauff in the semifinals. She lost to Iga Świątek in the final.