Age:
32 (Feb. 24, 1994)
Birthplace:
Buffalo, NY
Residence:
Boca Raton, FL
On Court
- Started at age seven but is considered a “late bloomer”
- Turned pro in 2009 instead of pursuing college tennis
- Made major debut at the 2015 US Open
- Reached her first WTA singles final in Quebec in 2018
- Won her first WTA title in Washington, DC in 2019 at age 27
- Strong WTT season helped her gain momentum into the Top 50 in 2020
- Reached the QF or better seven times in 2021, including AO and entered the Top 20
- Has been ranked inside of the Top 10 since first achieving the milestone in June 2022
- Best Grand Slam performances: 2024 US Open final and 2026 AO semifinals
- Has won nine of her 10 WTA titles after the age of 28
- Highest singles ranking No. 3, highest doubles ranking No. 1
- No. 1 in doubles in 2023 with partner Coco Gauff; has won seven WTA doubles titles; appeared in the 2023 mixed US Open final (with Austin Krajicek)
Off court
- Started at age seven but is considered a “late bloomer”
- Turned pro in 2009 instead of pursuing college tennis
- Made major debut at the 2015 US Open
- Reached her first WTA singles final in Quebec in 2018
- Won her first WTA title in Washington, DC in 2019 at age 27
- Strong WTT season helped her gain momentum into the Top 50 in 2020
- Reached the QF or better seven times in 2021, including AO and entered the Top 20
- Has been ranked inside of the Top 10 since first achieving the milestone in June 2022
- Best Grand Slam performances: 2024 US Open final and 2026 AO semifinals
- Has won nine of her 10 WTA titles after the age of 28
- Highest singles ranking No. 3, highest doubles ranking No. 1
- No. 1 in doubles in 2023 with partner Coco Gauff; has won seven WTA doubles titles; appeared in the 2023 mixed US Open final (with Austin Krajicek)
More info
- Plays Call of Duty in her free time
- Heritage is half-Korean (mom’s side)
- Played soccer and basketball growing up, and took piano lessons
- Trained in Hilton Head, SC as a teen
- Hip surgery in 2017 has been her most serious injury to date
- Wrote an essay for The Player’s Tribune in 2023 about her mom’s health scare
What to watch and listen to
- Pegula as a host of The Player’s Box podcast here.
- The Changeover Podcast - January 2026
- Tennis Insider Club with Caroline Garcia - August 2025
- Pegula with Sam Querrey and John Isner at Roland Garros 2025
- Pegula gets profiled by Forbes
- Pegula in The Real Me WTA Series
- Pegula on Warm & Fuzzy
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