Here She Is, The Beautiful Tennis Player Jessica Pegula, The Daughter Of A US Entrepreneur Who Has A Wealth Of IDR 70.2 Trillion

JAKARTA – The Australian Open 2022 tournament which will be rolling soon seems to have many interesting stories. One of the sensations was the presence of the beautiful tennis player Jessica Pegula.

She returned to the media discussion not because of his achievements. In terms of achievement, it is clear that Pegula is still far behind when compared to big names like Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, and Simona Halep.

However, when it comes to wealth, these famous names cannot compete with the wealth owned by the Pegula family. This fact is natural because Jessica Pegula is the daughter of a wealthy businessman from the United States named Terry Pegula.

The Daily Star media reported that Pegula's father was in various businesses. He is listed as the owner of the NFL franchise, the Buffalo Bills, and the NHL ice hockey team, the Buffalo Sabers.

In 2014 Terry bought the Bills franchise for USD 1.4 billion (approximately IDR 19.6 trillion). He had to beat other competitors, such as former US President Donald Trump and rock vocalist Jon Bon Jovi.

The two names competing with Terry for the Bills are no small names in the business. They are billionaires who have many businesses.

Before getting the Bills, Terry first bought an ice hockey team, the Buffalo Sabers, for USD 189 million (around IDR 2.6 trillion) in 2011. The purchase used money from the business activities of his oil and gas company, East Resources.

Currently, Pegula's father is the 522nd richest person in the world. The total wealth owned by the Pegula family is worth 3.6 pounds or equivalent to IDR 70.2 trillion.

It is an honor for Pegula that he has always tried to separate the exploits of the tennis world that made his name from the wealth of the family. However, it cannot hide the fact that Pegula is much richer than Roger Federer, Serena Williams, and Maria Sharapova.

This year Pegula will be looking to improve on his record at the Australian Open after failing in 2021. At that time, Pegula was able to prove his worth by reaching the women's singles quarter-finals, before being beaten by compatriot Jennifer Brady.

Pegula came to Australia this year holding the status of 22nd in the world. Pegula's opponents will only be known after the official draw which took place at Melbourne Park on Thursday, January 13.