Although never won the Grand Slam, Jessica Pegula – the 3rd world ranked player of WTA – is still known as the richest tennis player on the planet. According to the latest statistics, she owns an inheritance of up to 5.1 billion pounds, about 5 times the total assets of David Beckham and King Charles III combined.
Beckham and his wife currently have a total assets of about 500 million pounds, mostly from the career of players, fashion business, and many advertising contracts after retirement. Meanwhile, according to The Sunday Times, King Charles III's personal property is currently at £ 640 million. Including, two icons of the Royal and Sports British have more than 1.14 billion pounds – the figure is still far behind the Pegula's financial potential.
The reason is because Jessica is the daughter of oil billionaire Terry Pegula and Lady Kim Pegula – the owner of big sports clubs such as Buffalo Bills (rugby), Buffalo Sabres (hockey) and Buffalo Bandits. Terry Pegula has sold most of the assets from the East Resources Petroleum Company to Royal Dutch Shell and American Energy Partners with a total value of over £ 4.6 billion.
Although born in velvet, Jessica did not choose the path of “sitting cool to eat yellow bowls”. She tried to pursue a professional tennis career and earned about 13 million bonuses through the tournaments. She used to reach the quarterfinals of Australian Open (3 times), Roland Garros (1) and Wimbledon (1). Her best achievement was to the US Open 2023 final but lost to Aryna Sabalenka 5-7, 5-7.
At Wimbledon 2025, Jessica Pegula suddenly stopped in the first round after the defeat against Elisabetta Cocciaretto with a score of 2-6, 3-6. Do not attend the content of women or men and women, her journey in this year's tournament ended earlier than expected.
Despite this, Pegula is still a special player in the world sports industry: both have both strength and heir to a huge fortune. Experts expect her to return strongly in the US Open, where she was closest to her glory in her career.