Jessica Pegula dominates the court with her doubles partner, but off the court, she relies on another teammate, her husband, Taylor Gahagen.
This weekend, Pegula will take on the 2024 U.S. Open, and as the excitement around her performance builds, so does interest in her life behind the racket. Pegula — whose parents are Terry Pegula and Kim Pegula — married Gahagen in 2021 in North Carolina, according to a post shared by her skincare company.
During a 2021 interview with the Tennis.com Podcast, Pegula spoke about her relationship with Gahagen and his support. She shared how he came to see her during the COVID-19 quarantine at the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships and that the two postponed their wedding due to the pandemic.
“We were supposed to get married in October last year,” she explained. “We postponed it a year.”
In addition to sports, Pegula and Gahagen share an interest in philanthropy. Together, they co-founded A Lending Paw, a Buffalo-based non-profit organization that trains rescue dogs into service animals.
Read on for more about Pegula and Gahagen’s story.
Who is Taylor Gahagen?
Taylor Gahagen, the husband of tennis star Jessica Pegula, is a wealth management expert who works in the intersection of sports and finance, according to his LinkedIn page. His work profile notes that he worked at the executive level for Pegula Sports and Entertainment from 2014 to 2023. The company is owned by Pegula’s family and manages the Buffalo Bills (NFL) and Buffalo Sabres (NHL).
During a 2023 interview with Women’s Tennis Association, Pegula shared an anecdote about their honeymoon to Costa Rica, revealing he tends to approach life with a little more caution than she does.
“We went to Costa Rica, my husband and I, after Wimbledon, and it was so much fun. It was amazing. We want to go back so bad, because it was just the best experience with people, the food, the lifestyle, was so much fun,” she explained. “But I am very adventurous, so I was actually waterfall rappelling down like a massive waterfall. I don’t know if that was the smartest thing to do, um, but my husband is not adventurous at all, so he didn’t even go… I went by myself on our kind of vacation together… But he did wait for me with the tour guides.”
What does Jessica Pegula’s husband do?
Gahagen currently works as a managing partner at Agarwood Wealth, according to his LinkedIn page.
He is also the co-founder of A Lending Paw, the nonprofit dedicated to rescuing and training service animals.
Where did Taylor Gahagen go to school?
Taylor Gahagen graduated from the State University of New York at Fredonia with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, according to his LinkedIn page. He obtained an MBA at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York.
Does Jessica Pegula have children?
Pegula and Gahagen do not have children.
This article was originally published on TODAY.com
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