[Music] Jessica Pula is renowned American professional tennis player who stands as a prominent figure in women's tennis currently Jessica is ranked fifth in singles and third spot in doubles globally regarded as an American standout she is often seen as the successor to Serena and Venus Williams though recently Coco G has become a threat to Jessica coko has overtaken Jessica in women tennis Association singles rankings Jessica pegala started her professional career as early as 2011 in a turn of Fortune pegala found herself granted a wildcard entry into the main draw of the US Open doubles tournament she welcomed this opportunity and and formed a promising partnership with Taylor townand their Journey however concluded in the third round as they faced a formidable challenge against the third seeded team of Vana King and yaroslava shvedova ultimately falling short reflecting back to March 2012 pula's tennis trajectory took an unexpected turn when she received a wildcard invitation to the qualifying draw in Indian Wells against the odds she delivered stunning performances surpassing higher ranked opponents like boana Jovanovski and Paula or MAA securing her spot in the main draw in 2018 Pula made her Mark by reaching her first WTA singles finals and successfully progressed through the tournament by defeating players such as Christina pliskova on jabu Petra martic and Sophia Kanan this achievement propelled her back into the top 200 rankings ending 2018 at position 125 Jessica still continued to shine on the court in 2019 during the early part of the Year Pula primarily participated in the ITF circuit making her way into the top 100 by February her win against Anastasia sevastova in Charleston propelled her into the top 75 in world rankings the highest ever in her career in the same year that's in 2019 this tennis icon claimed her first women tennis Association singles title at the Washington open defeating Camila Georgie and elevating her ranking to a career high of world number 55 Jessica Pula born in Buffalo New York February 24th 1994 has emerged into a star in the making from the beginning Jessica Roots were firmly planted in the World of Sports as her parents Terry and Kim pegala vested much interest in sport Jessica's parents are the multi-billionaire owners of the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League and the Buffalo Sabers of the National Hockey League Jessica pegula traces Korean descent her mother was an adopted child born in Soul Korea Jessica was born into wealth her father Terren Michael pegel is 365th richest individual globally according to forbs Jessica's father boasts a substantial net worth exceeding $6 billion in several occasions Jessica has distanced herself from her parents' wealth claiming that she is solely on her own and daring to add more through sport earnings and one day enjoy the billionaire status Jessica pagul married Taylor Gahagan in 2021 Gahagan was born and raised in Williamsville New York in 2013 Gahagan began working at pigula sports and entertainment the sports and entertainment management company owned by Jessica's parents who later became his in-laws due to pula's busy tennis schedule the couple didn't get the chance to enjoy their honeymoon until the summer of 2022 late 2022 the couple settled for Costa Rica as the preferred destination for their honeymoon although they had slightly different ideas while Pula favored adventurous Pursuits like waterfall repelling and ziplining Gahagan preferred a more observant role despite their differing inclinations the trip to Costa Rica was a remarkable experience in 2022 and 2023 Jessica Pula had a notable tennis season she started her year with mixed results in Melbourne winning her first career career WTA doubles title with Asia Muhammad but losing in singles Pula had a strong showing at the Australian Open reaching the quarterfinals before losing to Ash bti this performance elevated her singles ranking to number 16 and doubles ranking to number 41 Jessica won her second WTA 1,000 level doubles title in Doha with Coco G reaching the top 30 in doubles rankings pegala reached the semi-finals at the Miami open and the final at the Madrid Open becoming the third American tennis player to do so still in 2022 pegula reached the quarterfinals at the French Open and achieved her first major Final in doubles at the US Open pegula reached the quarterfinals moving to world number five in the rankings she qualified for the 2022 w UTA finals in both singles and doubles becoming the first American to do so in singles and doubles since the Williams sisters in 2009 after this achievement she reached a new career high doubles ranking of world number four in 2023 pegala started her season strongly with a win at the United cup and a promising run at the Australian Open she reached the finals of the Qatar ladies open and won her second WTA 1000 singles title at the Montreal open helping her secure the world number three ranking in singles pula's consistent performance impressive ranking climbs and strong showings in both singles and doubles has made her a rising star in the world of professional tennis as of August 2023 Jessica pula's estimated net worth stands at $7 million recent Financial records indicate that Jessica Pula and her husband Taylor Gahagan have a combined net worth of approximately $14 million pula's earnings from her tennis career amount to nearly $9.2 million her net worth isn't solely from tennis endorsements she also holds a substantial contract with Adidas alongside her husband they also have a prosperous skin care brand called Ready 24 beond beond her financial Pursuits pegala has a strong passion for dogs together with her husband she co-owns the nonprofit organization a lending poor dedicated to connecting individuals with rescued and trained service animals thank you for watching our sports star stories subscribe to our Channel and stay updated for more interesting videos of our stars in the 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