Welcome to our Channel tennis player Jessica pegula's parents are billionaires what she said her life is definitely not like Jessica pegula may be a star in the world of tennis but she's hardly the only member of her family who's obsessed with sports the 30-year-old athlete who faces off against Arena sabalenka at the US Open final on September 7 is the daughter of Terry and Kim pigula the billionaire couple who own multiple professional sports teams including the Buffalo biddles but her parents skyh High net worth doesn't mean Jessica pegula eats caviar between sets the Buffalo native who's the sixth ranked player in the world chuckled over outrageous rumors that say she arrives to her matches in a limousine at a press conference earlier this week people think I have a butler that I get chauffeured around that I have a private limo that I fly private everywhere she said laughing before adding I'm definitely not like that just this week Forbes estimated that Terry pigula who made his money through his oil and gas business east resources has a net worth of $7.7 billion but the self-made billionaire and his wife know what it's like to struggle from humble beginnings Terry pigula comes from a Pennsylvania coal mining family and Kim Pula who was born in Soul South Korea spent time in an orphanage as a child Terry pegula built his fortune through his Gas and Oil Business Terry pegula was born into a coal mining family in Carbondale Pennsylvania according to the New York Times he graduated from Penn State University in 1973 with a degree in petroleum engineering and began his career as an employee of Getty oil Co in Victoria Texas according to a bio on the NFL website he borrowed $7,500 from family and friends to purchase land in the marcelis shale a rock formation that stretches between West Virginia and New York from there he launched his Gas and Oil Company East resources according to the Okala star banner in 2010 he sold the bulk of the company to Royal Dutch Shell for $4.7 billion according to fores the couple own the Buffalo Bills and other sports teams in 2011 Terry and Kim pegula bought the Buffalo Sabers hockey team according to the Buffalo Bill website the couple also purchased the nlll Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Nighthawks and the a Rochester Americans 3 years later the pair realized a lifelong dream when they bought the Buffalo Bills Kim pigula spent time in an orphanage before being adopted as a child though she's now one of the most powerful women in the NFL Kim pegula's life wasn't always So Glamorous born in Soul South Korea she spent time in an orphanage before being adopted by American parents at age five according to her bio on the Buffalo Bills website she graduated from hotton college in 1991 with a degree in Communications and worked as a Hostess as McDonald's before beginning her professional career at her future husband's company Kim pigula told the Democrat and Chronicle newspaper that she and her Terry pegula met at a restaurant in 1991 Kim pigula recalled that she and her college roommate plan to travel to Alaska to work in a fishing camp after they graduated from college in 1991 the Fate got in the way to save for the trip the two Pals filled out applications for employment at the old library restaurant in oen New York Terry pegula and several of his employees from East resources just happened to be at the restaurant eating lunch lunch the day the two women arrived he and his future wife struck up a conversation and exchanged contact information Weeks Later the pair went on their first date and then another and another eventually Terry pigula mentioned a job opening at his company he said hey I can use somebody at East but I think he made that up Kim pigula told the publication with a laugh he said I do investor relations and if you've got communication if that's your background I don't do that very well I just know how to drill oil and gas Wells so maybe you can do that I said Oak I'll do that for now and wait to find out about the other job and there came a point where I thought hm maybe I don't want the other job after a year of dating Terry pigula asked for Kim pula's parents permission to marry her Kim pegula shared her parents hesitations with the Democrat Chronicle mainly that Terry pigula was 18 years her senior divorced and had two children from his first marriage they of course gave me a speech one about being involved with your boss one about the age difference divorced stepchildren all the things as a parent you don't want your child to go through if they don't have to Kim said once they said their peace I said Oak I understand but it didn't matter after that they never said a word about that thanks you for watching stay connected with us for more videos