Jessica Pegula
Pegula at the 2015 Wimbledon qualifying tournament | |
Country (sports) | United States |
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Born |
Buffalo, New York, U.S. | February 24, 1994
Turned pro | 2009 |
Plays | Right handed (double handed backhand) |
Coach(es) | Michael Joyce |
Prize money | US$ 298,419 |
Singles | |
Career record | 134–94 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 0 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 123 (June 10, 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 150 (8 February 2016) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2016) |
French Open | Q3 (2015) |
Wimbledon | Q3 (2015) |
US Open | 2R (2015) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 70–53 |
Career titles | 0 WTA, 3 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 92 (February 25, 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 314 (8 February 2016) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
US Open | 3R (2011) |
Last updated on: 8 February 2016. |
Jessica Pegula (born February 24, 1994) is an American professional tennis player.
Career
On August 30, 2011, Pegula was granted a wild-card exemption into the main draw of the U.S. women's doubles tournament where she was paired with Taylor Townsend. The pair eventually lost in the third round to the third-seeded team of Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova.
In March 2012, Pegula was given a wildcard to the qualifying draw in Indian Wells, and surprised higher ranked players Bojana Jovanovski and Paula Ormaechea to qualify for the main draw where she lost to Magdaléna Rybáriková in three sets.
Pegula made her Grand Slam debut at the 2015 US Open as a qualifier. She defeated Shuko Aoyama, Margarita Gasparyan and Melanie Oudin to reach the main draw where she defeated Alison Van Uytvanck in the first round. In the second, Pegula was defeated by Dominika Cibulkova 5–7, 7–5, 6–3.
Personal life
Pegula is the oldest daughter of Kim Pegula and the middle daughter of professional sports investor and natural gas tycoon Terry Pegula. She resides in Boca Raton, Florida.
ITF finals (3–9)
Singles (0–3)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 17 January 2011 | Lutz, United States | Clay | Laura Siegemund | 7–6(7–4), 1–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 28 May 2012 | Sacramento, United States | Hard | Maria Sanchez | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 5 August 2012 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Mallory Burdette | 3–6, 0–6 |
Doubles (3–6)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 30 October 2011 | Saguenay, Canada | Hard (i) | Tímea Babos | Gabriela Dabrowski Marie-Ève Pelletier |
6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 6 November 2011 | Toronto, Canada | Hard (i) | Tímea Babos | Gabriela Dabrowski Marie-Ève Pelletier |
5–7, 7–6(7–5), [4–10] |
Runner-up | 2. | 16 January 2012 | Plantation, United States | Clay | Ahsha Rolle | Catalina Castano Laura Thorpe |
4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 2. | 22 April 2012 | Dothan, United States | Clay | Eugenie Bouchard | Sharon Fichman Marie-Ève Pelletier |
6–4, 4–6, [10–5] |
Winner | 3. | 6 May 2012 | Gifu, Japan | Hard | Zheng Saisai | Chan Chin-wei Hsu Wen-hsin |
6–4, 3–6, [10–4] |
Runner–up | 3. | 2 November 2012 | Toronto, Canada | Hard (i) | Eugenie Bouchard | Gabriela Dabrowski Alla Kudryavtseva |
2–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Runner-up | 4. | 1 November 2013 | Toronto, Canada | Hard (i) | Melanie Oudin | Victoria Duval Françoise Abanda |
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [9–11] |
Runner-up | 5. | 31 January 2015 | Maui, United States | Hard | Taylor Townsend | Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez |
2–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
Runner-up | 6. | 28 February 2016 | Rancho Santa Fe, United States | Hard | Carol Zhao | Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend |
3–6, 4–6 |
External links
- Jessica Pegula at the Women's Tennis Association
- Jessica Pegula at the International Tennis Federation