Emma Gretzky is an American tennis player, actress, and the youngest daughter of NHL legend Wayne Gretzky and actress Janet Jones.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she has spent her entire life navigating the extraordinary legacy of her famous father while carving out her own identity through collegiate tennis, acting, and now motherhood.
In August 2025, she became a mother for the first time, welcoming her son, Walter Boone-Gretzky Eby, with her partner, Stone Eby, adding a sixth grandchild to the Gretzky family and continuing one of hockey’s most celebrated family legacies into a new generation.
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Emma Gretzky Biography
She was born on March 28, 2003, in Los Angeles, California, making her 23 years old as of 2026. Emma Gretzky is the youngest of Wayne Gretzky and Janet Jones’s five children, with three older brothers, Ty, Trevor, and Tristan, and an older sister, Paulina Gretzky, who is married to professional golfer Dustin Johnson.
Her mother, Janet Jones, is a Canadian-American actress and model who appeared in numerous films and television shows throughout the 1980s and 1990s, including A Chorus Line and Police Academy 5.
Her father, Wayne Gretzky, is universally regarded as the greatest hockey player of all time, holding virtually every significant scoring record in NHL history across a 20-season career with the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and New York Rangers.
Wayne retired in 1999 and has since worked as a hockey analyst and ambassador for the sport. Emma grew up in Los Angeles and began playing tennis at age 12 at Westlake Village School in California.
She trained under tennis coach Jeff Urie from mid-2016 and competed in junior tournaments, including events in Northridge, California, in 2019. She went on to play collegiate tennis at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, competing in singles and doubles for the SMU Mustangs.
In the 2022-23 season, she recorded a singles win against Tarleton and teamed with Cambelle Bouchard for a key doubles victory over Richmond.
She graduated from SMU’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development in May 2025 in a ceremony at McFarlin Auditorium attended by both Wayne and Janet.
Career
Emma’s career spans three distinct areas: tennis, acting, and social media, each representing a different dimension of a personality that has always been drawn to competition and creativity simultaneously.
Her tennis career began unusually late by elite standards, starting at 12 rather than the typical age of five or six. Wayne encouraged her by saying it was a marathon, not a sprint, and that she had gotten a late start, but that was fine.
Despite the late start, Emma developed into a competitive collegiate player at SMU, representing the Mustangs across multiple seasons before graduating in May 2025.
Her acting career began when she appeared in the 2013 Gia Coppola film Palo Alto alongside Emma Roberts, a critically acclaimed independent drama based on James Franco’s short story collection.
The film gave Emma Gretzky her first taste of public attention beyond her family name. She has not pursued acting professionally since that early role, focusing instead on her education and tennis career.
Perhaps the most extraordinary moment of Emma’s public life came when Justin Bieber cancelled his entire meet and greet on his Purpose tour specifically to meet with just Emma backstage for her 13th birthday, a gesture that made headlines across entertainment media and introduced her to a massive global audience overnight.
The incident perfectly illustrated both her connection to celebrity culture through her famous family and her own magnetic personality that has won her a devoted following on social media.
Emma and her partner, Stone Eby, a former SMU Mustangs tight end whom she met while studying at the university, announced in June 2025 that they were expecting a baby boy.
On August 11 2025, Emma welcomed son Walter Boone-Gretzky Eby, named after Wayne Gretzky’s own father, Walter Gretzky.
The name choice was deeply meaningful, connecting the new baby directly to the Gretzky family’s most beloved patriarch and ensuring that Walter Gretzky’s legacy lives on through a fourth generation of the family. Walter’s arrival made Wayne Gretzky a grandfather for the sixth time.
Wayne Gretzky’s Daughter
Emma Gretzky’s position as the youngest of five Gretzky children has given her a unique perspective on one of sport’s most celebrated family dynasties. Wayne Gretzky first met Janet Jones while guest judging on Dance Fever in 1979, where Janet was a contestant.
They did not begin dating until 1987, after bumping into each other at a Lakers game. Wayne proposed six months into their relationship, and they married on July 16, 1988, in what was dubbed the Royal Wedding of Canada, a ceremony so significant it was broadcast nationally and attended by the entire country’s sporting elite. Emma’s siblings have each carved out their own paths.
Her eldest brother Ty founded the Gretzky Hockey School in 2014 alongside Wayne and is now married to Sara Cusick with two daughters Sicily and Vienna.
Her brother Trevor was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 2011 as a Minor League Baseball player before transitioning to other ventures and is now engaged to Ashley Malinchak, with whom he has a daughter, Phoenix, born in 2023, and a son born in 2025, nicknamed Lil Wayne.
Her brother, Tristan, attended Pepperdine University before transferring to New York University and now works in real estate as an Associate at Newmark.
Her sister, Paulina Gretzky, married professional golfer Dustin Johnson on April 23, 2022, and they have two sons, Tatum, born January 19, 2015, and River, born June 12, 2017.
Emma is the only Gretzky child to have pursued tennis at a competitive level, giving her a distinct sporting identity within the family. She is also the only Gretzky child to have appeared in a major Hollywood film, making her the most creatively diverse of the five siblings.
Her combination of athletic achievement, acting credits, celebrity connections, and now motherhood makes her one of the most compelling and multifaceted figures in any NHL family across the sport’s entire history.
Emma Gretzky’s Net Worth
Her net worth is estimated to be $1 million as of 2026, accumulated through her acting work, social media presence, and brand partnerships.
As a 23-year-old, Emma Gretzky only recently graduated from university in May 2025; her independent income sources are still developing, and her net worth will grow considerably as her career matures in the years ahead.
Her father, Wayne Gretzky, has an estimated net worth of approximately $250 million as of 2026, accumulated across his playing career, coaching and management roles, business ventures, and memorabilia.
A 1979 O-Pee-Chee hockey card of Wayne sold for $3.75 million at private auction in May 2021, illustrating the extraordinary commercial value of his legacy even decades after retirement.
Her mother, Janet Jones, has an estimated net worth of approximately $100 million, accumulated through her acting career and her share of the family’s considerable real estate and business portfolio.
Emma lives in Texas as of 2026 with her partner, Stone Eby, and their newborn son, Walter. Walter Boone-Gretzky Eby was born on August 11, 2025, and represents the newest chapter in the Gretzky family story, one that Emma is writing entirely on her own terms, independent of the extraordinary sporting legacy that surrounds her.
