Jessica Pegula’s racquet – Player Profile

Updated 5th September
American tennis player Jessica Pegula has been a WTA star for years, but what is Jessica Pegula’s racquet?

Jessica Pegula’s racquet

Jessica Pegula endorses the Yonex Ezone 98, but we cannot be sure which generation she uses. The pros usually get older racquets customized to their specifications. They don’t change racquets every two or three years when a new model is released, but instead get their old model painted as the new one. This is a widespread marketing ploy from the racquet manufacturers.

Pegula used to play with the Babolat Aero Pro Drive until 2016-2017 where she switched to the Yonex Ezone 98. Most likely this is the racquet and layup she still uses today. Her player profile page does not have strings listed, but by the looks of it, she is using Luxilon Alu Power.

The brands are often unhappy about pros using one brand for their racquet and one for their strings. Yonex, in this case, would push for some kind of brand exclusivity deal including apparel, strings, racquet and shoes, like they have with Stan Wawrinka, Elena Rybakina and Hubert Hurkacz, to name a few. But in Pegula’s case, she is sponsored by Adidas for apparel and shoes, Yonex for racquets and racquet bags, and probably just buys Luxilon strings.

We are not aware of any customization or string tension for Jessica Pegula’s racquet, so if you know, please feel free to comment below.

Biography and Career

Jessica Pegula was born in Buffalo (NY) on February 24, 1994 and her family is one of the richest in the USA, with a net worth of over $7 billion. She was introduced to tennis by her family at age seven. She turned pro in 2009 and made her Grand Slam singles debut at the US Open in 2015.

Three years later, in 2018, Pegula got into her her first WTA singles final at the Tournoi de Québec where she lost to eighth seed Pauline Parmentier. The following year she climbed into the top 100 and have improved greatly in the last 3-4 years.

Pegula is also a very talented doubles player and in 2022 she won her first WTA1000 level doubles title together with Coco Gauff. That year was her best season and she reached No. 3 in the singles rankings which is her career highest.

The following year, in 2023, Jessica and Coco was ranked no 1 in the Doubles WTA rankings.

Pegula is currently 6th in the WTA rankings and has, at the time of writing, reached the semi-finals of the 2024 US Open.

Notable Stats / Info

• Favorite tennis shot: backhand down the line
• She has earned $14,304,673 in prize money in her career
• Pegula has 2 WTA titles
• Working with coaches Mark Knowles and Mark Merklein
• Her tennis idol while growing up was Martina Hingis
• Owns a skincare company called Ready 24

Follow Jessica Pegula

WTA fans can follow Jessica Pegula on Instagram where she has 212K followers or on her X account with 67K follower.