JessicaPegula

Jessica Pegula occupies a rare position in American tennis: a top-three WTA singles player whose 11 tour-level titles have arrived without a Grand Slam breakthrough. For fans of the United States women's game, she represents the persistent contender, the one who keeps returning to the sharp end of the biggest events. That she has reached No. 3 in the world says everything about her week-to-week quality on the WTA Tour.

Her game is built on a right-handed base with a two-handed backhand, a combination that has carried her to that same career-high ranking of No. 3, which she still holds as of July 13, 2026, at the age of 32. Turning professional in 2009, she has compiled a body of work that keeps her among the names any WTA draw must account for. The Grand Slam singles title remains the one gap in an otherwise decorated resume.