Jessica Pegula : Player card

After winning her first match on the WTA tour in 2013 in Charleston – a tournament she won a few years later, in 2025 – Jessica Pegula’s rise was slowed down by injuries. It was only from 2018 onwards that she established herself as a consistent player on the circuit, capturing a doubles title and reaching a very first final in Quebec after coming through the qualifying rounds. The following year, she made her first Grand Slam appearance outside the United States, at Roland-Garros, before winning her maiden singles title in Washington in August 2019, a victory that sealed her entry into the Top 100.

Patient, the Buffalo native continued to gain experience before progressing to the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the first time at the Australian Open in 2021. Since then, her performances became increasingly consistent at the highest level: in the spring of 2022, she broke into the Top 10 after reaching the quarter-finals at Roland-Garros. She never left this elite group of ten ever since and managed to climb to a career-high World No.3 in October 2022 after winning the title in Guadalajara.

Particularly comfortable on hard courts and often boosted when playing on home soil, Pegula frequently produces some of her best Grand Slam results at the US Open – including a final played against Aryna Sabalenka in 2024. Her ease on hard-court also helped her to claim three WTA 1000 in North America: Montreal in 2023, Toronto in 2024 and Dubai in 2026. Thanks to a remarkable consistency, she has also qualified for the WTA Finals every year since 2022. 

Combining power, precision and excellent early ball-striking, Jessica Pegula possesses exceptionally clean technique, sharp tactical awareness and impressive emotional control. She has also reached the first position in the rankings in doubles alongside Coco Gauff in 2023 – another testament of her versatility and all-round experience.