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Jessica Pegula
Jessica Pegula is a professional tennis player from USA who has won 1 tournaments. Numerous victories at tournaments have helped her rise to No. 33 in the WTA rankings in March 2021, which is her best result.
Born | February 24, 1994 Buffalo, New York, U.S |
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Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
Turned pro | 2009 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Titles | 1 |
Jessica Pegula was born on February 24, 1994, in Buffalo, California, USA. Her father Terrence is a big businessman engaged in oil and gas production in the United States, and her mother Kim is a business owner. The athlete also has two brothers and two sisters.
Jessica first picked up a racket at the age of seven. She began her professional career in 2009. Three years later she made her WTA main tour debut. She missed a year and a half between 2013 and 2015 due to a knee injury.
Her favorite surface is grass. Her idol in tennis is Martina Hingis.