With three singles and seven doubles titles in her bag, Jessica Pegula has risen to prominence on the WTA Tour. During her competitive journey, the American tennis star has undoubtedly made a name for herself with her spectacular prowess on the court. However, despite her remarkable accolades and performances, the 29-year-old still had to deal with a lot of criticism because of his wealthy family background.

The WTA star, who is the daughter of billionaire Terry Pegula, has been given the label of the ‘richest player’ in the entire tennis circuit. Consequently, there is always a lot of stigma surrounding Pegula’s ‘rich kid’ tag, claiming that her illustrious upbringing has been a major force behind her success. Taking heed, the tennis beauty has now come forward to issue a direct response to her detractors.

Jessica Pegula brushes aside the stigma surrounding her family background

The 29-year-old has arrived at North America’s hard-court-tennis-season swing while carrying the tag of the ‘world’s richest tennis player’. Terry and Kim Pegula, owners of the NFL team the Buffalo Bills, are the parents of the WTA player.

Notably, the American tennis star’s illustrious upbringing has long been the subject of interest and criticism from the fans given her parents’ whopping net worth estimated at $6.7 billion. Now, addressing the scrutiny surrounding her ‘rich kid’ label in an interview with Vogue, Pegula said, “I know what haters say: ‘The only reason she’s good is because she has money.’”

In the process, Pegula candidly opened up about how the naysayers have often deemed her lavish family background as an interesting topic of discussion. She added, “It’s made me think, Okay—I’m not going to hide from this.”

This is not the first time that the American has brushed aside the stigma surrounding her label while silencing her haters.

Pegula opened up about being unbothered by her tag

Even during the grass court season, the 29-year-old was asked to comment on the ‘richest player’ label that has often vexed her during her competitive journey. In another blunt response, the American claimed that she is unconcerned by the label but would prefer if people avoided using it. Pegula made it clear that she understands her family background situation while revealing that she personally doesn’t have that much money.

However, the WTA player proclaimed her desire to become independently wealthy by documenting her triumphs on the court. Particularly, it was Wimbledon’s prize money that was at the top of her priority list during the grass-court season.

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