Billionaire Jessica Pegula is the richest tennis player in the world by a mile

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You know you're loaded when the £2.2 million pay packet on offer at the US Open doesn't touch the sides. Then again, that speaks volumes about the drive of US Open star Jessica Pegula.

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Pegula is worth more than Roger Federer, Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams combined. According to Celebrity Net Worth, the iconic tennis trio make up roughly £850 million.

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Well, this pales in comparison to Pegula's astronomical net worth.

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The world's eighth seed has an incredibly wealthy background, with her father being the 345th richest person on the planet. The family's net worth is £5.8 billion.

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Wow.
Father Terrence made is money from natural gas development. The 71-year-old also owns numerous sports teams, including Buffalo Bills of the NFL and hockey side Buffalo Sabres.

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According to Forbes, Terrence's oil and gas company East Resources, sold the bulk of its assets to Royal Dutch Shell for $4.7 billion in 2010.

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He started East Resources in 1983 after loaning $7,500 from friends and family, to say it paid off would be an understatement.

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To give some context to this incredible wealth and power, Terrence outbid Donald Trump and Bon Jovi for the purchase of Buffalo Bills in 2014, where he sealed a $1.4 billion deal.

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So it is fair to say that Jessica Pegula could quite easily drop her racquet and walk away from tennis right now,

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and never have to worry about money again, but her career means more to her than money.

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On Monday September 5th, Pegula faces Petra Kvitova in a Round of 16 tie in the US Open.

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This comes after her 2-1 victory over Yuan Yue last weekend where she dominated in the final set, showing just how dangerous she can be.

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