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Wimbledon star dubbed 'world's richest tennis player' is 'wealthy enough to buy Man Utd'

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Updated 14:40 4 Jul 2025 GMT+1Published 14:38 4 Jul 2025 GMT+1

Wimbledon star dubbed 'world's richest tennis player' is 'wealthy enough to buy Man Utd'

The tennis star is richer than the likes of Roger Federer and Serena Williams.

Ben McCrum

Ben McCrum

A Wimbledon star who has been dubbed the richest tennis player in the world reportedly has enough money to buy Manchester United.

Since completing a partial takeover of United back in February last year, it's safe to say that Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS haven't exactly established themselves as popular figures at the club.

In his 18 months at the club, Ratcliffe has overseen this dismissal of nearly 500 different employees, while the club suffered the worst Premier League season since the competition was founded in 1992.

With that in mind, many fans have already called for Ratcliffe and INEOS to leave the club, demanding that a new investor joins the club ahead of next season,

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Although there is yet to be any parties interested in coming to United, there is one Wimbledon star who is worth so much money that she could buy a share in the club herself.

Jim Ratcliffe has become increasingly unpopular at United. (Credit:Getty)
Jim Ratcliffe has become increasingly unpopular at United. (Credit:Getty)

As Wimbledon got underway on Monday morning, some of the biggest names in tennis arrived in London to compete in the eagerly-anticipated major competition.

One of those names, was women's world no.3 Jessica Pegula, who suffered a shock exit in the very first round after losing to Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto.

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But the American won't be too upset, as although she will no doubt want to compete for majors for her pride, she has more than enough money to ever need to rely on her on-court success for an income.

In fact, Pegula and her family have so much money that it totals more than the likes of Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu combined.

Jessica Pegula lost to Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the first round of Wimbledon 2025. (Image: Getty)
Jessica Pegula lost to Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto in the first round of Wimbledon 2025. (Image: Getty)

Although the 31-year-old herself is reportedly worth around $13million, which isn't even close to Federer or Williams let alone the two combined, her family has a net worth of over $7.5billion (£5.5m), making them far wealthier than any tennis player.

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And with Manchester United currently valued at around $6.6b (£5.2b), the Pegula family would comfortably have enough money to not only buy a share in the Premier League side, but the entire club.

Unfortunately for United fans, Pegula and her family don't appear to be interested in buying United, and so, for now at least, they are stuck with the Glazer family and Ratcliffe.

Featured Image Credit: Getty

Topics: Wimbledon, Manchester United, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Tennis, Premier League, Football

Ben McCrum
Ben McCrum

Ben is a sports journalist who specialises in football and MMA. He has written for publications such as Manchester Evening News, WiganToday, Manchester World and beIN Sports. Throughout his career he has interviewed top athletes in MMA including Tom Aspinall and Michael Bisping.

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