Who Is Jessica Pegula’s Husband? All About Taylor Gahagen

Mar. 15, 2025

Jessica Pegula and Taylor Gahagen.Photo:Jessica Pegula Instagram

Jessica Pegula Instagram

Jessica Pegulamay be one of the United States’ best female tennis players, but she keeps her life off the court very private.

“We were supposed to get married in October last year,” Pegula said onthe Tennis.com Podcastin 2021. “We postponed it a year … It’s fine, it worked out!”

Now, as a married couple, Gahagen is not only Pegula’s partner for life, but he’s also a partner in all of her endeavors. Gahagen serves as the vice president of Pegula’s skincare company, Ready 24, and helps her run her charitable foundation,A Lending Paw. While the couple may not be public about their romance, it seems like Pegula has Gahagen’s support every step of the way.

So, who is Jessica Pegula’s husband? Here’s everything to know about Taylor Gahagen.

He grew up in upstate New York

Taylor Gahagen.Jessica Pegula Instagram

Gahagen was born andraised in Williamsville, New York, where he attended Williamsville North High School. There, he played on the baseball team and even befriendedhis classmate Rob Gronkowski.

He attended college in New York and later got his MBA

After graduating from high school, Gahagen enrolled at SUNY Fredonia, not far from his hometown. While in college, Gahagen played on the school’s baseball team andwas involved with the Accounting Society, the Business Club and the Financial Management Association. In 2011, he graduated with a degree in business administration.

He worked at Pegula Sports and Entertainment

At the company, Gahagen held numerous roles. He worked as a marketing manager and was closely involved in the launch and branding of the LECOM Harborcenter, a retail and entertainment facility in Buffalo that opened in 2014 (it’s also where the Buffalo Sabres practice). After working as a digital and promotions coordinator, Gahagen was promoted todirector of corporate developmentand later became an executive, per his LinkedIn.

Gahagen left the company in 2023 and is now a managing partner at both Dragos Capital and Agarwood Wealth.

Pegula and Gahagen were first linked in 2015

Jessica Pegula and Taylor Gahagen in 2016.Jessica Pegula Instagram

Not much is known about the early days of Pegula and Gahagen’s romance, as the couple have kept their relationship very private. They were first linked in 2015 when Pegula shared a photo from a costume party she attended with Gahagen. While the Instagram photo has now been deleted, the earliest photo Pegula still has up with Gahagen isfrom a date in New York Cityin September 2016.

Pegula and Gahagen got married in October 2021

Jessica Pegula at the John Lennon Wall in 2019.Jessica Pegula Instagram

While it’s not known exactly when Gahagen popped the question, Pegula was spotted wearing a diamond on her ring finger in early 2019. In an Instagram post from a trip to Prague in May of that year,Pegula could be seen wearing the ringwhile posing for a photo.

Pegula and Gahagen went to Costa Rica on their honeymoon

Due to Pegula’s busy tennis schedule, the couple didn’t get the chance to enjoy a honeymoon until the summer of 2022. In July, Pegula and Gahagen jetted off to Costa Rica — although they had slightly different ideas of how to spend their downtime. Pegulaexplained to WTAthat she’s much more “adventurous” than her husband and while she took the chance to go waterfall rappelling and ziplining, Gahagen opted to watch from afar. Overall, she says the trip was still an incredible experience.

“It was amazing, it was so much fun. We want to go back so bad. It was just the best experience. The people, the food, the lifestyle was so much fun,” she shared.

Gahagen is vice president of Pegula’s skincare company, Ready 24

In 2018, Pegula founded her skincare company,Ready 24, alongside Gahagen. The product line, which was recently relaunched, is aimed at those with an active lifestyle and includes a cleanser, a moisturizer and a mist.

“I like to say it’s adaptable skin care,” PegulatoldVogue. “It’s for people on the go, not just athletes, and people that might want to mix their regimen with other products. It’s very basic: Growing up, I had horrible skin, and usually when I did less, my skin got better."

Pegula and Gahagen run their foundation together

Jessica Pegula’s dogs.Jessica Pegula Instagram

Pegula and Gahagen both have a love for animals, so they foundedA Lending Pawtogether. The charity helps support the training of rescue dogs to become service animals — which they then connect with people in need.

“We wanted to help people afford service dogs. Not only is that about dogs helping people, it’s about people helping dogs, because we only work with rescues. It goes both ways,” Pegula said toVogue.

They are also dog owners themselves, and in May 2024, Pegula shared that they had adopted a new puppy in a post she shared onInstagram.

source: people.com