Coco Gauff

Coco Gauff, born March 13, 2004, is an American professional tennis player. She reached a career-high ranking of world No. 2 in singles and world No. 1 in doubles. Gauff has won eleven singles titles, including major wins at the 2023 US Open and 2025 French Open, as well as the 2024 WTA Finals. She has also won ten doubles titles, including the 2024 French Open with partner Kateřina Siniaková.

Gauff began her professional career at age 15 in 2019. That same year, she made history at the Wimbledon Championships as the youngest qualifier for the main draw, where she beat Venus Williams and reached the fourth round. She won her first WTA Tour title at the 2019 Linz Open. Gauff reached her first major singles final at the 2022 French Open. Her biggest achievements include winning the US Open in 2023 and the French Open in 2025.

Early life

Coco Gauff was born on March 13, 2004, in Boca Raton, Florida, to Candi and Corey Gauff. She grew up with two younger brothers. Her family first lived in Atlanta, where she started playing tennis at six years old. When she was seven, they moved back to Delray Beach for better training.

At eight years old, Coco began training at the New Generation Tennis Academy. By ten, she was training at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France and won a big national tournament, becoming the youngest champion ever at just ten years and three months old. Her parents supported her journey fully, with her father becoming her main coach and her mother helping with her schooling at home.

Juniors

French Open singles and US Open doubles champion

Coco Gauff was once the world’s top junior tennis player. She joined a big tournament for players under 14 called the Les Petits As when she was just 12 and reached the semifinals. She started playing on the ITF Junior Circuit at age 13, going straight to the biggest events. Her first big match was at the Grade 1 Prince George's County Junior Tennis Championships in Maryland, where she came in second.

Gauff made her debut in a major tournament, the Grand Slam, at the 2017 US Open and became the youngest finalist in the girls’ singles at just 13 years and 181 days old. Later, she won her first major title at the 2018 French Open, making her the fifth youngest girls’ singles champion there at 14 years and 89 days old. She also won a doubles title at the 2018 US Open with her partner Caty McNally. She finished the year ranked world No. 2 in juniors.

Professional

2018–19: First titles, top 100

Coco Gauff began her tennis career in 2018 at age 14, winning her first professional match at a tournament in Osprey. She tried to qualify for the US Open but lost her first match. In 2019, she played in several tournaments, winning her first doubles title with a partner at the Midland Tennis Classic. She also won her first WTA Tour match at the Miami Open and made it to the main draw at Wimbledon, where she upset a famous player, Venus Williams. She ended the year inside the top 100 in both singles and doubles rankings.

2020: Australian Open fourth round

In 2020, Gauff started by reaching the second round at the Auckland Open and then the fourth round at the Australian Open, defeating Venus Williams again. She also reached the quarterfinals in doubles at the Australian Open. Later in the year, she had mixed results in other tournaments but showed promise in both singles and doubles.

2021: French Open quarterfinals, top 20

Gauff started 2021 ranked 48th and reached the quarterfinals at the French Open, becoming one of the youngest players to do so. She also reached the semifinals at the Italian Open and won titles in both singles and doubles at the Emilia-Romagna Open. These successes raised her rankings to world No. 25 in singles and No. 41 in doubles.

2022: French Open final, singles top 5, doubles No. 1

In 2022, Gauff reached her first major singles final at the French Open and became the youngest American to reach the quarterfinals at the US Open since 2009. She also achieved the world No. 1 ranking in doubles and reached the top 10 in singles. She qualified for the year-end WTA Finals in both singles and doubles, making her and her partner the first Americans to do so since 2009.

2023: US Open singles champion, world No. 3

Gauff won her first major singles title at the US Open in 2023, becoming the first American teenager to win since 1999. She also reached world No. 3 in the rankings and returned to the world No. 1 doubles ranking with her partner. She qualified for the WTA Finals in both singles and doubles.

2024: WTA Finals singles & Major doubles titles, world No. 2

In 2024, Gauff won her first major doubles title at the French Open and reached the semifinals in singles. She became the youngest American to carry the flag at the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. She won the China Open and became the youngest player to win the WTA Finals since 2004, securing her first year-end singles championship.

2025: United Cup, French Open and Wuhan titles

Gauff started 2025 by helping the United States win the United Cup. She reached the final of the French Open, winning her first title there, and later won the Wuhan Open. Despite a loss at Wimbledon, she ended the year strong with several key victories.

2026: Miami and Rome finals

In 2026, Gauff reached the finals at the Miami Open and the Italian Open, losing both in three sets. She also advanced to the semifinals at the United Cup and the Dubai Open but faced challenges in other tournaments, including retiring due to injury at Indian Wells.

Rivalries

Iga Świątek

Coco Gauff and Iga Świątek have played each other 16 times since 2021, and Świątek has won more of those matches, 11 out of 16. Gauff lost to Świątek in big tournaments like the 2022 French Open and the 2023 French Open. But Gauff has won their last four matches, including big events like the 2024 WTA Finals and the 2026 United Cup.

Aryna Sabalenka

Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka have also played many exciting matches, especially in big tournaments. They’ve faced each other 12 times since 2020, and Sabalenka has won 7 of those matches. Gauff beat Sabalenka to win her first big title at the 2023 US Open. Later, Sabalenka beat Gauff at the 2024 Australian Open. Gauff got her revenge by beating Sabalenka at the 2024 WTA Finals and then winning her second big title at the 2025 French Open. However, Sabalenka beat Gauff again in the 2026 Miami final.

Playing style and coaching

Coco Gauff enjoys playing on hard courts best, but she has achieved her greatest successes on clay courts. She sees herself as having an aggressive style with a strong serve, though some experts think she reacts well to opponents' shots.

From July 2023 to September 2024, her coach was Brad Gilbert. He advised her to hit the ball with high, heavy spin and to run to every corner of the court to reach it. In September 2024, she hired Matt Daly to help improve her serve and forehand using a grip closer to the eastern backhand style instead of the more common continental style. Then, on August 20, 2025, she switched to Gavin MacMillan, who specializes in biomechanics and previously helped top player Aryna Sabalenka improve her serve.

Endorsements

Coco Gauff uses a Head Boom MP 2022 racket with 16 main and 19 cross strings. She wears New Balance clothing and tennis shoes. In October 2018, she signed her first multi-year sponsorship contract with New Balance. At the 2021 French Open, Gauff wore a New Balance outfit with bold, mismatched colors, different from her doubles partner Venus Williams. Since 2019, she has been a Rolex Testimonee and often wears an Oyster Perpetual watch.

In March 2019, Gauff announced a multi-year sponsorship with the Italian food company Barilla, which also sponsors Roger Federer. In January 2023, she became a brand ambassador for the advisory CPA firm Baker Tilly US, LLP. In January 2024, at the Australian Open, Gauff introduced a new pair of New Balance shoes with special coordinates on the soles. These coordinates pointed to the public tennis courts in Delray Beach where she grew up and trained.

In 2025, Gauff worked with Miu Miu and New Balance on a special fashion campaign that showed her style both on and off the tennis court. She is a Rolex ambassador.

Personal life

Coco Gauff is a Christian and has prayed with her father before every match since she was eight years old. After winning big tournaments in 2023, she thanked Jesus Christ for giving her strength.

Her tennis heroes are Serena and Venus Williams. She decided to play tennis because of them and got to meet Serena when she was young. After beating Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2019, Coco shook her hand and thanked her for inspiring many people in tennis.

Coco enjoys watching anime, especially My Hero Academia, and likes videos from YouTubers Ludwig Ahgren, Valkyrae, and Kai Cenat. In 2023, she and actress Storm Reid helped build a new playground and special purple tennis courts in East Atlanta’s Brownwood Park.

Career statistics

Coco Gauff has played in many big tennis tournaments around the world. Her performance in these tournaments is shown in charts that track how far she got in each event. These charts help us see her wins, losses, and how well she did over time.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Doubles

Grand Slam Finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Doubles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

Year-end championships (WTA Finals)

Singles: 1 (title)