Jessica Pegula
_(48199119221).jpg) Pegula at the 2019 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  United States |
|---|---|
| Born | February 24, 1994 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Turned pro | 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | David Witt (2019– ) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,983,853 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 276–183 (60.1%) |
| Career titles | 1 WTA |
| Highest ranking | No. 28 (17 May 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 28 (17 May 2021) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2021) |
| French Open | 3R (2021) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2019) |
| US Open | 3R (2020) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 143–95 (60.1%) |
| Career titles | 1 WTA Challenger |
| Highest ranking | No. 55 (17 May 2021) |
| Current ranking | No. 55 (17 May 2021) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2020) |
| French Open | QF (2020) |
| US Open | 3R (2011) |
| Last updated on: May 10, 2021. | |
Jessica Pegula (born February 24, 1994) is an American professional tennis player. Pegula has a career-high WTA rankings of No. 28 in singles and No. 55 in doubles, both achieved on May 17, 2021.
Personal life and background
Pegula is of part Korean descent; she is the older daughter of a South Korean mother, Kim Pegula and the middle daughter of American professional sports investor and natural gas tycoon Terry Pegula. Pegula resides in West Palm Beach, FL. In August 2016, it was announced that Pegula and her sister would be opening a quick serve restaurant called Healthy Scratch in LECOM Harborcenter, an ice hockey themed mixed-use development owned by her parents in Buffalo, New York.[1] The Healthy Scratch business was to be expanded to food truck service in 2017.[2] In 2017, Pegula introduced her own skincare line called Ready 24.[3]
Career
On August 30, 2011, Pegula was granted a wildcard exemption into the main draw of the US Open doubles tournament where she was paired with Taylor Townsend. They 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.
2015: Grand Slam singles debut and first second round the US Open
Pegula made her Grand Slam singles 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 beat Alison Van Uytvanck in the first round. In the second, Pegula was defeated by Dominika Cibulkova, in three sets.
2018: First WTA final and top 125 year-end ranking
In 2018, Pegula reached her first WTA singles final at the Tournoi de Québec in September as a qualifier. She beat Kristýna Plíšková, Ons Jabeur, second seed Petra Martić and fifth seed Sofia Kenin en route to the final,[4] where she lost to eighth seed Pauline Parmentier in straight sets. This brought her ranking back inside the top 200 and helped her finish the year inside the top 125.
2019: First WTA title and top 100 year-end ranking
Pegula began the year primarily playing on the ITF Circuit, before cracking inside the top 100 in February for the first time in her career. This allowed her to enter several larger WTA Tour events, including in Indian Wells and Miami. Her best result during the early clay court season came in Charleston, where she upset world No. 12, Anastasija Sevastova,[5] en-route to the third round. This helped her break inside the top 75 for the first time. She also competed in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament other than the US Open for the first time. She was defeated in the first round of the French Open by eventual champion Ashleigh Barty before falling in the same stage at Wimbledon to Mihaela Buzărnescu.
Pegula achieved the best result of her career at the start of the North American hardcourt season when she won her first WTA career singles title at the Washington Open, defeating Camila Giorgi in the final.[6] This took her to a new career-high ranking of world no. 55. Despite failing to win another main draw match the rest of the season, Pegula finished the year ranked inside the top 100 for the first time, at No. 76.
2020: ASB Classic finalist and first third round of a Grand Slam at the US Open
Jessica started her 2020 tennis season in Auckland at the ASB Classic. She defeated CiCi Bellis in the first round. She followed this up with two more straight set victories over Tamara Zidanšek and Alizé Cornet to reach the semifinals. In the semi-finals, she beat Caroline Wozniacki in three sets to advance to her third career WTA singles final. Facing off against compatriot and 23-time Grand Slam singles winner Serena Williams for the first time, Pegula lost in straight sets.[7] She then competed at the Australian Open for the first time, where she was defeated by another American, Taylor Townsend, in straight sets in the first round.
Pegula's next big triumph came at the Western & Southern Open, a Premier 5 tournament. Having already beaten two Russians to qualify for the main draw, she opened her campaign with a straight sets win over American Jennifer Brady followed by a win over another countrywoman, 2019 French Open semifinalist Amanda Anisimova. She then caused a huge upset by defeating fifth seed and world No. 11, Aryna Sabalenka,[8] in the third round, thus advancing to her first quarterfinal at any WTA Premier level event. Her run came to an end with a straight-sets loss to 14th seed Elise Mertens.[9] This took her ranking back inside the top 65.
At the US Open, Pegula recovered from a set down to record her first Grand Slam main-draw win since the 2015 US Open, defeating Marie Bouzková in a third-set tiebreak. She then beat Kirsten Flipkens to advance to the third round of a Grand Slam event for the first time, where she lost to sixth seed and former world No. 2, Petra Kvitová.[10]
2021: First Grand Slam quarterfinal and top 30 ranking
Pegula attained major success at the Australian Open, defeating former Australian Open champion and 12th seed Victoria Azarenka, Kristina Mladenovic, former US Open champion Samantha Stosur and fifth seed Elina Svitolina to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal[11] where she lost to eventual runner-up Jennifer Brady despite winning the first set. This strong showing at the Australian Open in February allowed Pegula to enter the top 50 for the first time and took her to a new career-high ranking of world No. 43.[12]
Later in April she achieved another career-high of world No. 32 after reaching the semifinals at the Qatar Open as a qualifier where she lost to the eventual champion Petra Kvitova[13][14] and a fourth round run as a seeded player at the 2021 Miami Open losing to Maria Sakkari in a tight three set match. Her third round win over Karolina Pliskova in Miami was the third win in a row in three tournaments over the same player.[15]
In May, at the Italian Open where she participated for the first time, she recorded the biggest victory of her career over world No. 2 Naomi Osaka in the second round. This was her fifth top 10 win in 2021 and in her career.[16] She next prevailed over Ekaterina Alexandrova to set up a quarterfinal with Petra Martic. Thanks to this great showing at her second Masters 1000 quarterfinal in 2021, after the one at 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships, she entered the top 30 for the first time.
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[17]
Singles
Current after the 2021 French Open.
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% |
| French Open | A | A | Q2 | A | Q3 | Q1 | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | A | Q3 | Q2 | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| US Open | Q2 | Q2 | A | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | 3R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 6–2 | 0 / 10 | 9–10 | 47% |
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[n 1] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| Indian Wells Open | A | 1R | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 2R | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 4R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | NH | 3R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | QF | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |
| Pan Pacific / Wuhan Open[n 2] | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| China Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | Career total: 44 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Career total: 1 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Career total: 3 | ||
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 5–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 9–13 | 10–6 | 20–10 | 1 / 44 | 52–44 | 54% |
| Year-end ranking[n 3] | 288 | 147 | 206 | 775 | 151 | 165 | 632 | 125 | 76 | 62 | $1,921,348 | |||
Doubles
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | ... | 2015 | 2016 | ... | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 100% | ||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | QF | 2R | 0 / 3 | 6–3 | 67% | ||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||
| US Open | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | 40% | |||
| Win–Loss | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 1–2 | 0 / 12 | 11–12 | 48% | ||
| WTA 1000 | ||||||||||||
| Dubai / Qatar Open[n 1] | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% | ||
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | QF | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% | ||
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | 0% | |||
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |||
Notes
- ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Total Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status.
- ^ In 2014, the Toray Pan Pacific Open was downgraded to a Premier event and replaced by the Wuhan Open.
- ^ 2009: WTA ranking–922, tournaments–0, win–loss 0–0. 2010: WTA ranking–855, tournaments–0, win–loss 0–0.
WTA career finals
Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–0) |
| Premier M. & Premier 5 (0–0) |
| Premier (0–0) |
| International (1–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2018 | Tournoi de Québec, Canada | International | Carpet (i) |  Pauline Parmentier
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5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Aug 2019 | Washington Open, United States | International | Hard |  Camila Giorgi
|
6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2020 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | International | Hard | Serena Williams
|
3–6, 4–6 |
WTA 125K series finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2019 | Newport Beach Challenger, United States | Hard |  Bianca Andreescu
|
6–0, 4–6, 2–6 |
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 2018 | Houston Challenger, United States | Hard | Maegan Manasse
|
Desirae Krawczyk  Giuliana Olmos
|
1–6, 6–4, [10–8] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2020 | Indian Wells Challenger, United States | Hard | Caty McNally
|
Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend
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4–6, 4–6 |
ITF Circuit finals
Singles: 6 (6 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2011 | ITF Lutz, United States | 25,000 | Clay |  Laura Siegemund
|
7–6(4), 1–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2012 | ITF Sacramento, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Maria Sanchez
|
6–4, 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2012 | Vancouver Open, Canada | 100,000 | Hard | Mallory Burdette
|
3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Mar 2018 | ITF Tampa, United States | 15,000 | Clay | Katerina Stewart
|
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Jul 2018 | ITF Honolulu, United States | 60,000 | Hard |  Nao Hibino
|
0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–6 | Feb 2019 | ITF Midland, United States | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Caty McNally
|
2–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner–ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2011 | Challenger de Saguenay, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) |  Tímea Babos
|
Gabriela Dabrowski Marie-Ève Pelletier
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 2011 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Tímea Babos
|
Gabriela Dabrowski Marie-Ève Pelletier
|
5–7, 7–6(5), [4–10] |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jan 2012 | ITF Plantation, United States | 25,000 | Clay | Ahsha Rolle
|
 Catalina Castano Laura Thorpe
|
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2012 | ITF Dothan, United States | 50,000 | Clay | Eugenie Bouchard
|
Sharon Fichman Marie-Ève Pelletier
|
6–4, 4–6, [10–5] |
| Win | 3–2 | May 2012 | ITF Gifu, Japan | 50,000 | Hard |  Zheng Saisai
|
 Chan Chin-wei Hsu Wen-hsin
|
6–4, 3–6, [10–4] |
| Loss | 3–3 | Nov 2012 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Eugenie Bouchard
|
Gabriela Dabrowski  Alla Kudryavtseva
|
2–6, 6–7(2) |
| Loss | 3–4 | Nov 2013 | ITF Toronto, Canada | 50,000 | Hard (i) | Melanie Oudin
|
Victoria Duval Françoise Abanda
|
6–7(5), 6–2, [9–11] |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jan 2016 | ITF Maui, United States | 50,000 | Hard | Taylor Townsend
|
Asia Muhammad Maria Sanchez
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2–6, 6–3, [6–10] |
| Loss | 3–6 | Feb 2016 | ITF Rancho Santa Fe, U.S. | 25,000 | Hard | Carol Zhao
|
Asia Muhammad Taylor Townsend
|
3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | May 2016 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, U.S. | 75,000 | Clay | Maria Sanchez
|
 Julia Glushko Alexandra Panova
|
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–7 | Oct 2017 | ITF Sumter, United States | 25,000 | Hard | Taylor Townsend
|
Alexandra Mueller Caitlin Whoriskey
|
4–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
| Win | 5–7 | Nov 2017 | ITF Tyler, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Taylor Townsend
|
Jamie Loeb  Rebecca Peterson
|
6–4, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5–8 | Nov 2017 | ITF Waco, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Taylor Townsend
|
Sofia Kenin Anastasiya Komardina
|
5–7, 7–5, [9–11] |
| Loss | 5–9 | Feb 2018 | ITF Midland, United States | 100,000 | Hard (i) | Maria Sanchez
|
Kaitlyn Christian Sabrina Santamaria
|
5–7, 6–4, [8–10] |
| Loss | 5–10 | Apr 2018 | ITF Indian Harbour Beach, U.S. | 60,000 | Hard | Maria Sanchez
|
 Irina Bara  Sílvia Soler Espinosa
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4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–10 | Jul 2018 | ITF Honolulu, United States | 60,000 | Hard | Misaki Doi
|
Tayler Johnson Ashley Lahey
|
7–6(4), 6–3 |
| Win | 7–10 | Oct 2018 | ITF Macon, United States | 80,000 | Hard | Caty McNally
|
 Anna Danilina Ingrid Neel
|
6–1, 5–7, [11–9] |
WTA Tour career earnings
As of 10 May 2021
| Year | Grand Slam singles titles |
WTA singles titles |
Total singles titles |
Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135,912 | 162 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111,141 | 179 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85,622 | 240 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 394,451 | 108 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 455,531 | 46 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 557,129 | 9 |
| Career | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1,921,348 | 261 |
Top 10 wins
| Season | 2021 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 5 | 5 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | JPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | |||||||
| 1. |  Elina Svitolina
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No. 5 | Australian Open | Hard | 4R | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | No. 61 |
| 2. |  Karolína Plíšková
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No. 6 | Qatar Open | Hard | QF | 6–3, 6–1 | No. 44 |
| 3. | Karolína Plíšková
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No. 6 | Dubai Championships, UAE | Hard | 3R | 6–0, 6–2 | No. 36 |
| 4. | Karolína Plíšková
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No. 6 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 | No. 33 |
| 5. | Naomi Osaka
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No. 2 | Italian Open | Clay | 2R | 7–6(2), 6–2 | No. 31 |
World TeamTennis
Pegula made her World TeamTennis debut in 2020 joining the Orlando Storm at the start of the season, which was played at the The Greenbrier.[18]
Pegula emerged as one of the top players in the WTT 2020 season. After the dismissal of Danielle Collins, Pegula went on to play women's singles, women's doubles with Darija Jurak, and mixed doubles with Ken Skupski and Tennys Sandgren. She posted a strong 9-2 record in singles to help the Storm earn a No. 3 seed in the WTT Playoffs. The Storm would ultimately fall to the Chicago Smash in the semifinals.
References
- ^ Fink, James (2016-08-11). "Pegula daughters to open Healthy Scratch in HarborCenter". Buffalo Business First. The Business Journals. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ^ Fink, James (2017-03-20). "Healthy Scratch food truck hitting the streets". Buffalo Business First. The Business Journals. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ^ Clair Maciel (September 2, 2020). "Getting to Know: Jessica Pegula". US Open. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ^ WTA Staff (September 15, 2018). "Pegula rallies past Kenin to reach first career final". WTA Tennis. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ Stephanie Livaudais (April 3, 2019). "The 100 Club: Jessica Pegula rises through adversity in Charleston". WTA Tennis. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ Juzwiak, Jason (2019-08-04). "'This is what you work for': Pegula romps to first WTA singles title at Citi Open". WTA Tennis. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
- ^ Stephanie Livaudais (January 12, 2020). "Serena ends trophy wait in Auckland, fights past Pegula in final". WTA Tennis. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ "Pegula sinks Sabalenka to seal Cincy quarterfinals". WTA Tennis. August 25, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ Alex Macpherson (August 26, 2020). "Mertens speeds past Pegula to make Cincinnati semis". WTA Tennis. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ WTA Staff (September 5, 2020). "Kvitova powers past Pegula into US Open round of 16". WTA Tennis. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
- ^ "AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2021 - ELINA SVITOLINA STUNNED AS JESSICA PEGULA REACHES LAST EIGHT WITH UPSET WIN". Eurosport. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ https://lastwordonsports.com/tennis/2021/02/16/jessica-pegula-australian-open/
- ^ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-roundup/wta-roundup-jessica-pegula-reaches-qatar-semis-with-upset-idUSKCN2AW2UG
- ^ https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/1003/doha/2021/draws
- ^ https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2079181/pegula-scores-hat-trick-over-pliskova-sorribes-tormo-outlasts-rybakina-in-miami
- ^ https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2139126/pegula-shocks-osaka-barty-pliskova-book-round-of-16-slots-in-rome
- ^ "Player & career overview".
- ^ "World TeamTennis Adds Stars Tiafoe, Puig, Roanic, Bouchard, & Sock As Rosters Set For 2020". WTT.com. June 16, 2020.
External links
- Jessica Pegula at the Women's Tennis Association
- Jessica Pegula at the International Tennis Federation
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