[Music] Jessica Pula the accomplished American tennis star is continuing to make headlines both on and off the court born on February 24th 1994 Jessica has established herself as a top player reaching a career- high singles ranking of number three on October 24th 2022 and claiming the number one spot in doubles on September 11th 2023 her impressive career includes six singles titles seven doubles titles three WTA 1,000 singles titles and two WTA 1,000 doubles titles and she recently Advanced to the singles final at the 2023 WTA finals Jessica's achievements are notable but her family background also adds an interesting layer to her story her father Terry Pula is a self-made billionaire whose wealth stems from his successful Oil and Gas Company East resources Inc founded in 1983 with a $77,500 loan East resources was sold to Royal Dutch Shell for $4.7 billion in 2010 Terry then used the proceeds to acquire the Buffalo Bills NFL team for $1.4 billion in 20 4 and the Buffalo Sabers NHL team for $189 million in 2011 both teams values have surged since his Acquisitions with the bills now worth an estimated $4.2 billion and the Sabers valued at $750 million Terry also holds stock in Black River entertainment owns multiple real estate properties in Buffalo and founded bison wealth a financial advis advisory firm in 2022 Kim Pula Jessica's mother was born in Soul South Korea and was adopted by Ralph and Marilyn Kerr when she was 5 years old she met Terry pegala in 1991 while working as a waitress in Upstate New York the couple married in 1993 and Kim has played a significant role in their Ventures although Kim suffered a cardiac arrest in June 201 22 and is currently undergoing therapy for memory issues and severe brain damage she remains a key figure in the pegula family together Terry and Kim have three children Jessica Kelly and Matthew Jessica along with her husband Taylor gagen has embarked on various business ventures including a chain of health conscious cafes called the healthy scratch which closed its last locations in 2022 the pegala family continues to make strides in both Sports and business with Jessica shining as the world number six at the 2024 US Open she has had a stellar run winning her first five matches without dropping a set including a recent victory over the world's top seed eiga suitech in the quarterfinals