TENNIS star Jessica Pegula is one of the world’s best players.
The New Yorker made the 2024 US Open final and the quarters of all the other three Grand Slams.
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Taylor Gahagen (right) used to work for Jessica Pegula’s parentsGetty
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But away from the court, Pegula has an intriguing personal life.
She is married to husband Taylor Gahagen and she has been dubbed the “world’s richest tennis player” as her parents are billionaires.
Who is Jessica Pegula?
Jessica Pegula, born February 24, 1994, is an American professional tennis player.
She is the second-highest ranked US player at No4 in the world coming into the 2025 US Open.
Pegula is also a former doubles world No1 and she regularly partners with singles world No3 Coco Gauff.
Aside from her sporting success, Pegula launched her own skincare company called Ready24 and she used to own a healthy restaurant with sister Kelly in Buffalo.
Who is Jessica Pegula’s husband Taylor Gahagen?
Jessica Pegula is married to Taylor Gahagen – a senior investment analyst who spent a decade working at Pegula Sports and Entertainment, a company owned by Jessica’s parents Terry and Kim.
Gahagen held roles as director of corporate development and director of brand strategy.
He also worked on the marketing side for the NHL hockey team the Buffalo Sabres, also owned by the Pegulas.
Gahagen now supposedly keeps busy in private equity and wealth management.
Pegula’s husband is also known for his work with animals – having co-founded an animal welfare organisation called A Lending Paw, which helps re-home rescue dogs.
When did Jessica Pegula marry her husband?
Jessica Pegula married Taylor Gahagen at the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina in October 2021.
The couple had their three pets as part of their ceremony – and the pooches even posed for the official wedding pictures.
Who is Jessica Pegula’s billionaire father Terry Pegula?
She is the daughter of Terry Pegula, once the world’s 255th richest person, whose net worth is a supposed $9.3bn.
He made his fortune in the petroleum business.
The self-made billionaire owns NFL giants the Buffalo Bills.
He bought the team in 2014 after outbidding Donald Trump and a group that Bon Jovi was involved in.
Terry is married to his wife Kim, who he met while she was a waitress at a restaurant.
Who is Jessica Pegula’s mother Kim Pegula?
They have three children including their tennis star Jessica.
The couple, who tied the knot in 1993, worked together at their company, Pegula Sports and Entertainment, which they founded in 2011.
Kim was the co-owner, president, and CEO of the Buffalo Bills – becoming the first woman in NFL history to hold these positions.
But in June 2022, she suffered a cardiac arrest and had to be saved by CPR administered by her daughter Kelly.
Tennis star Jessica wrote an emotional piece in 2023 about her recovery.
It detailed her mum’s “significant expressive aphasia and memory issues” and confirmed that it led to a “brain injury”.
Pegula Sports and Entertainment shut down following her illness.
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