Jessica Pegula is an American tennis star who allegedly has a net worth, which is 10 times over football legend Lionel Messi’s net worth, find out more about the her
Lionel Messi is a living legend in football, having won every major trophy with club and country and won seven Ballon d’Ors.
Who is Jessica Pegula net worth 2023, age, family, husband, father, WTA ranking, tennis stats
Jessica Pegula's #AusOpen
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Messi’s success doesn’t just stop on the field as he is the 2022 highest-paid-athlete in the world.
Jessica Pegula brief bio and career achievements
Jessica Pegula is an American professional tennis player born on 24 February 1994 Buffalo, York, United States. Pegula has a career-high WTA rankings of world No. 3 in both singles and double. She achieved both the ranks on October 24, 2022 with 5,000 points.
Throughout her career, she has won two singles titles and five doubles titles on the WTA Tour. She has also won one WTA Challenger doubles title, and about seven ITF doubles titles.
Just recently, Jessica Pegula beat Marta Kostyuk in straight sets helping her progress to the Australian Open fourth round. She is now a step closer to fulfilling her dream of becoming a Grand Slam champion on Friday.
Age and height
Jessica Pegula is currently 28 years old and stands at a height of 1.7 m.
Jessica Pegula net worth
Following her recent third round triumph, the 28-year-old received a whopping $338,000 (£274,00) alongside the winnings from her previous rounds. However, this is nothing compared to her family’s whopping £5.5billion net worth.
In fact, Pegula is worth an astonishing ten times more than PSG superstar and former Barcelona legend Lionel Messi. Her own personal net worth is currently at $10 million.
Lionel Messi net worth
Lionel Messi is the highest-paid athlete of 2022, having earned over £105million in the past 12 months. The 35-year-old has an estimated net worth of around £500-540m. However, as it stands, it is a paltry amount compared to Pegula’s.
Jessica Pegula family assets
The world’s richest tennis player’s riches are the result of her father’s success. Jessica Pegula’s dad is the owner of NFL side Buffalo Bills, as well as NHL outfit Buffalo Sabres and other Buffalo-based sports outfits such as the Beauts and the Bandits.
And as it stands, Jessica is set to inherit a large sum of money from her billionaire father Terry. Besides, owning several sports-based franchises, the family also owns a £14m superyacht called ‘Top Five II’. The superyacht has six cabins, which is capable of housing at least 12 guests. Besides that, the family also own a stunning £2.5m gated mansion in Florida.
Pegula married Taylor Gahagen, a corporate executive for Pegula Sports and Entertainment and an animal philanthropist.
All this factors show that Pegula clearly plays tennis for the love of the game and not for the money.
Messi on a possible move
Meanwhile, Lionel Messi was recently linked with a move to Saudi Arabia alongside Cristiano Ronaldo. The iconic No. 10 was rumoured to join Al-Nassr rivals Al-Hilal, where he could reportedly earn around £245m-per-year.
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