While many tennis aces are accustomed to life’s finer things, Jessica Pegula is in line for sumptuousness beyond most. Ranked World No. 4 but yet to clinch a Grand Slam, the 31-year-old American sports a personal net worth of £11.6million and stands to inherit a slice of her oil magnate father Terry Pegula’s extraordinary £5.4billion fortune – ranking him as the world’s 373rd wealthiest person, according to Forbes.
Apart from Terry’s impressive business realm, the 73-year-old also owns sporting giants Buffalo Bills (NFL) and Buffalo Sabres (NHL), not to mention his jaw-dropping £58m superyacht, Top Five II, so named in anticipation of it being handed down to his five children. This vessel is nothing short of an aquatic palace, kitted out with a swimming pool, barbecue space, a sauna, jacuzzi, fire pit, and spacious cabins befitting maritime royalty.
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Despite the potential for a highly comfortable life backed by her father’s wealth, Jessica has determinedly carved her own trajectory on the tennis courts, independent of her father’s significant shadow. However, she doesn’t entirely eschew the luxuries that come with her name—quite notably using the family’s private jet.
It’s not all about solo indulgence though; after triumphing at Austin’s ATX Open recently, Pegula helped her fellow tennis pros by offering them her private jet transport to Indian Wells for their next tournament. Yuan Yue was among these fortunate athletes, jubilantly praising Pegula on social media.
Pegula amazed her fellow players by offering them a lift on her private jet to save them from a nine-hour road trip. The grateful recipients included doubles finalists Yue and Zhang Shuai, who both rushed to social media to thank Pegula for her generosity.
Yue wrote: “She has invited all the players in today’s game (doubles final) to take a private plane together. Thank you so much! ! ! Otherwise, we would all have been on the road for at least nine hours tomorrow. Oh my God, how can there be such a beautiful lady?”
Despite losing to Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets, she proved to herself that she has the ability to compete at the very top level, having never previously made it past the quarter-finals in a Grand Slam.