American tennis star Jessica Pegula had a parting – or departing – gift for her fellow finalists at the ATX Open: a flight to California.

Tennis star Jessica Pegula, the daughter of the billionaire owners of the Buffalo Bills, helped fellow ATX Open finalists travel to the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., by offering them seats on her private jet.

The finalists of the ATX Open in Austin were spared a grueling late-night trip to Indian Wells after Jessica Pegula flew them to the tournament in the Californian desert on a private jet.

Jessica Pegula has come to the rescue of her fellow tennis stars. The American has stepped in to take her peers to their next tournament on her private jet. The finalists at the ATX Open in Austin

With The BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells getting underway this week, Pegula headed straight to California from Texas in her private jet. But the 31-year-old was not alone, inviting her four fellow finalists to fly comfortably with her.

Facing a short turnaround between tournaments in Austin, Texas, and Indian Wells in California, world number four Jessica Pegula flew her rivals between tournaments on her private jet.

Jessica Pegula, the world's richest tennis player, won the ATX Open in Austin before flying straight to Indian Wells in her private jet, inviting some of her rivals to join her

Jessica Pegula flies the other four finalists of the ATX Open from Austin to Indian Wells in California in her private jet.

Pegula, whose billionaire parents own Buffalo's NFL and NHL franchises, won the singles title in Austin defeating compatriot McCartney Kessler 7-5 6-2 but hung around as Kessler and Zhang Shuai lost to Yuan Yue and Anna Blinkova in the doubles final.