Jessica Pula a rising star in the tennis world hails from a family deeply embedded in American Sports her parents Terry and Kim pigula are renowned for owning two major professional franchises the NFL's Buffalo Bills and the NHL's Buffalo sabes yet despite their expansive Sports Empire the pegas have always maintained that Jessica is their first sports team and their favorite this unwavering support has been a Cornerstone of her success as she prepares to compete in her maiden Grand Slam final at the US Open where she will face Arena sabalenka the pegala family with a net worth reportedly at $7.7 billion owes much of their wealth to Terry's oil and gas Ventures he founded East resources in 1983 and after nearly three decades sold the majority of the company to Royal Dutch Shell for 4.6 7 billion yet amidst this success Terry and Kim have remained Jessica's biggest supporters helping her Thrive both on and off the court Kim once shared in an interview we always say she's our first sports team and our favorite Jessica has recently experienced a breakthrough year reaching the finals of the Canada open Cincinnati and now the US Open becoming just the fourth woman in the open era to achieve this feat in the same season her journey which she describes as growing at a different pace has been marked by determination and resilience her parents influence has played a significant role in shaping Jessica's mindset and work ethic Terry with his old school values encouraged her to always strive for improvement and outwork her competition Kim on the other hand emphasized Health recovery and the importance of balance off the court the family faced a life-altering challenge in 2022 when Kim suffered Cardiac Arrest but thanks to Jessica's sister Kelly who performed life-saving CPR Kim made a remarkable recovery reflecting on her mother's impact Jessica paid tribute to Kim's strength and influence she was the woman behind my dad's success and my dad would happily admit that Jessica wrote in a heartfelt piece for the players Tribune she asked added that Kim was the heartbeat of their family and their business fostering a culture of positivity and breaking barriers in her role as the first female president of both NFL and NHL teams while Kim May no longer be the same person she was before her health scare she now watches all of Jessica's matches something she was previously too nervous to do as Jessica steps onto the world's biggest tennis stage she does so with the full support of her family a testament to their resilience love and unwavering belief in her abilities