Meet Jessica Pegula, the billionaire heiress fighting for her first Grand Slam title at the US Open

Jessica Pegula at the 2026 US Open.

Robert Prange/Getty Images Jessica Pegula, 32, is the No.

3 women's tennis player in the world.

She's also one of the world's highest-paid female athletes, with career earnings over $24 million.

Her parents are Terry and Kim Pegula, the billionaire owners of the Buffalo Bills and Sabres.

Tennis star Jessica Pegula is the daughter of billionaires Terry and Kim Pegula, owners of the NFL's Buffalo Bills and the NHL's Buffalo Sabres, but she's also built a lucrative career of her own.

As the WTA's No.

3 player in the world — and the highest-ranked American woman — Pegula, 32, started strong at this year's US Open, defeating Elena-Gabriela Ruse 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday.

And while a Grand Slam title has eluded her so far, she's gotten close, reaching the final at the 2024 US Open, where she lost to Aryna Sabalenka .

She also reached the semifinals of the 2025 US Open and 2026 Australian Open, as well as the quarterfinals of Wimbledon earlier this summer, losing to her former doubles partner, Coco Gauff.

Ahead of her return to play at the Open on Wednesday, here's everything you need to know about Jessica Pegula.

Jessica Pegula was born in Buffalo, New York.

Jessica Pegula was born in Buffalo, New York, and moved to Boca Raton, Florida.

Rich Storry/Stringer/Getty Images for ITF Pegula was born in Buffalo on February 24, 1994.