97 Facts About Coco Gauff

Cori Dionne "Coco" Gauff is an American professional tennis player.

Coco Gauff has career-high rankings of world No 2 in singles and of world No 1 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association.

Coco Gauff made her WTA Tour debut in March 2019 at the Miami Open at the age of 15.

Coco Gauff received a wildcard into the qualifying draw at the 2019 Wimbledon Championships, where she became the youngest player in the tournament's history to qualify for the main draw.

Coco Gauff won her first WTA Tour singles title at the 2019 Linz Open.

Coco Gauff reached her first major final in women's doubles at the 2021 US Open and reached her first major singles final at the 2022 French Open.

In 2023, Coco Gauff won her first WTA 1000 title at the Cincinnati Open and her first major singles title at the US Open, and claimed the WTA Finals title the next year.

Coco Gauff was born in Atlanta, Georgia on March 13,2004, to Candi and Corey Coco Gauff, both from Delray Beach, Florida.

Coco Gauff's father played college basketball at Georgia State University and later worked as a health care executive.

Coco Gauff's mother was a track and field athlete at Florida State University and worked as an educator.

Coco Gauff worked with Gerard Loglo at the New Generation Tennis Academy starting from the age of eight.

Coco Gauff's parents gave up their careers to focus on training their daughter.

Coco Gauff's father had limited experience playing tennis growing up.

At the age of 10, Coco Gauff began to train at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France run by Patrick Mouratoglou, longtime coach of Serena Williams.

Coco Gauff came over to the Mouratoglou Academy in 2014 to try out and she impressed me with her determination, athleticism and fighting spirit.

Coco Gauff won the USTA Clay Court National 12-and-under title at the age of 10 years and three months to become the youngest champion in the tournament's history.

Coco Gauff entered the prestigious Les Petits As 14-and-under tournament in 2016 at age 12 and made it to the semifinals.

Coco Gauff began playing on the ITF Junior Circuit at the age of 13, skipping directly to the highest-level Grade A and Grade 1 tournaments.

Coco Gauff finished runner-up to Jaimee Fourlis in her third career event, the Grade 1 Prince George's County Junior Tennis Championships in Maryland.

At her next event, Coco Gauff made her junior Grand Slam debut at the 2017 US Open and finished runner-up to Amanda Anisimova.

Coco Gauff did not drop a set before the final in either tournament.

Coco Gauff became the youngest girls' singles finalist in US Open history.

Coco Gauff did not enter another tournament in singles until the French, where she won her first career junior Grand Slam tournament title at the 2018 French Open.

Coco Gauff did not drop a set until the final, where she came from behind to defeat McNally in three sets.

Coco Gauff reached the quarterfinals in singles at the final two Grand Slam tournaments of the year.

Coco Gauff fared better in doubles at both tournaments, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon with partner Maria Lourdes Carle and winning her first junior Grand Slam doubles title at the 2018 US Open with McNally.

In September 2018, Coco Gauff represented the United States at the Junior Fed Cup with Alexa Noel and Connie Ma.

Coco Gauff finished the year with another Grade A title in singles at the Orange Bowl.

Coco Gauff ended the season ranked world No 2 behind Clara Burel.

Coco Gauff made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit in May 2018 at the age of 14 as a qualifier in the $25k event at Osprey, where she won her first professional match.

Coco Gauff received a wild card into qualifying at the US Open, but lost her opening match five months after turning 14 years old.

Two weeks later, Coco Gauff played her next event at the $25k level in Surprise and reached the finals in both singles and doubles.

Coco Gauff finished runner-up in singles and won her first WTA Tour title in doubles alongside Paige Hourigan.

Coco Gauff lost the second round of qualifying at the French Open.

Coco Gauff became the youngest player to reach the main draw at Wimbledon by qualifying in the Open Era at the age of 15 years and three months.

Coco Gauff won over Magdalena Rybarikova and No 60 Polona Hercog, saving two match points against Hercog.

Coco Gauff was eliminated with a fourth-round loss to eventual champion Simona Halep.

All four of Coco Gauff's matches were most-watched matches on ESPN on their respective days during the first week of coverage.

Coco Gauff played in one US Open Series tournament at the Washington Open, where she qualified for the main draw but lost in the first round.

Coco Gauff entered the doubles event with McNally and defeated Fanny Stollar and Maria Sanchez in the final for their first career WTA title in their first joint WTA.

At the US Open, Coco Gauff wild-carded into the singles and doubles main draws.

Coco Gauff continued her Grand Slam success in singles with two three-set wins over Anastasia Potapova and Timea Babos, both on Louis Armstrong.

Coco Gauff was defeated in the third round by world No 1 and defending champion Naomi Osaka.

Coco Gauff defeated Jelena Ostapenko in the final to become the youngest WTA player, at age 15, to win a singles title since 2004.

At the Australian Open, Coco Gauff defeated Venus Williams in straight sets in the first round and Sorana Cirstea in the second round, making it three straight Grand Slams where she reached the third round.

Coco Gauff defeated defending champion Osaka in the third, becoming the youngest player to defeat a top-5 player since Jennifer Capriati beat Gabriela Sabatini at the 1991 US Open.

Coco Gauff beat two top-50 players at the Lexington Challenger, before losing in straight sets to world No 49, Jennifer Brady.

At the Western and Southern Open, played in New York, Coco Gauff lost in the first round to world No 21, Maria Sakkari.

At the US Open, Coco Gauff was defeated in the first round by Anastasija Sevastova.

Coco Gauff, ranked 53, beat world No 34, Ons Jabeur, in the first round of the Italian Open before losing to two-time Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza.

At the French Open, Coco Gauff defeated the ninth seed and world No 13, Johanna Konta, in the first round, but went on to lose to eventual quarterfinalist Martina Trevisan in a second-round match in which Coco Gauff hit 19 double faults.

At the Australian Open, in singles, Coco Gauff again beat Teichmann in the first round, but fell in the round of 64 to the fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina, in straight sets.

Coco Gauff then lost to the eventual champion, Iga Swiatek.

Coco Gauff won her second singles and third doubles titles at the Emilia-Romagna Open in Parma.

Coco Gauff became the youngest player to win both the singles and doubles titles at an event since Maria Sharapova won both titles at the 2004 Birmingham Classic.

Coco Gauff thus rose to new career-high rankings of world No 25 in singles and No 41 in doubles.

Coco Gauff became the youngest American to make her top 25 debut in nearly 23 years.

Subsequently, Coco Gauff was eliminated after losing in straight sets to the eventual champion, unseeded Barbora Krejcikova.

At Wimbledon, Coco Gauff reached the fourth round for a second consecutive time defeating Elena Vesnina in straight sets in 70 minutes, and Kaja Juvan in straight sets in the third round.

Coco Gauff lost her next match to Angelique Kerber in straight sets, eliminating her from the tournament.

At the Cincinnati Open, Coco Gauff reached the second round and lost to second seed, and world No 2, Naomi Osaka.

At the US Open, Coco Gauff beat Magda Linette in the first round, before falling to Sloane Stephens in the next.

In doubles, Coco Gauff paired with Jessica Pegula to win her first WTA 1000 doubles title, beating third-seeded pair of Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens in the final.

Coco Gauff reached her first Grand Slam singles final at the French Open, defeating Rebecca Marino, Alison Van Uytvanck, Kaia Kanepi, 31st seed Elise Mertens, Sloane Stephens, and Martina Trevisan, before losing to Iga Swiatek in straight sets.

Coco Gauff reached the final in doubles with Jessica Pegula where they were defeated by Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic.

Coco Gauff beat sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka, a day after ousting Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, winning both matches in a third-set tiebreak.

Coco Gauff lost to eventual champion Simona Halep, in straight sets.

Subsequently, Coco Gauff was defeated by Caroline Garcia, in straight sets.

In October, Coco Gauff became the youngest player in singles since Maria Sharapova in 2005 to qualify for the year-end WTA Finals championships.

Coco Gauff started her 2023 season at the Auckland Open, where she defeated Rebeka Masarova in the final in straight sets.

At the Qatar Ladies Open, Coco Gauff reached the quarterfinals after defeating two-time champion Petra Kvitova in the second round.

At Dubai, Coco Gauff reached the semifinals by defeating Madison Keys in the quarterfinals, before losing to Iga Swiatek.

At Indian Wells, Coco Gauff lost in the quarterfinals to second seed and eventual runner-up, Aryna Sabalenka.

In Miami, Coco Gauff lost against 27th seed Anastasia Potapova in the third round.

In doubles at the same tournament, Coco Gauff won her fifth overall and third WTA 1000 team title with her partner Jessica Pegula.

Coco Gauff became the first teenager to win the tournament.

Coco Gauff won her first WTA 1000 title at the 2023 Cincinnati Open, defeating world No 1 Iga Swiatek in the semifinals and world No 10, Karolina Muchova, in the final.

In September, Coco Gauff won the US Open, her first major singles title, beating world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka in three sets and becoming the first American teenager to win the US Open since Serena Williams in 1999.

Coco Gauff lost to world No 1 Iga Swiatek, in straight sets.

At the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, Coco Gauff went out in the fourth round to Emma Navarro.

Coco Gauff was chosen by her Olympic teammates to be the female flag-bearer for the United States at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, alongside LeBron James.

Coco Gauff became the youngest athlete to be so honored.

On November 9,2024, Coco Gauff won the 2024 WTA Finals singles champion, becoming the youngest player to win the WTA Finals since Maria Sharapova in 2004 and the first American to win the finals since Serena Williams in 2014.

Coco Gauff beat Iga Swiatek, the No 2 seed and defending champion of the WTA final in Riyadh.

Coco Gauff then defeated Sabalenka in the semifinals and Zheng Qinwen in the finals to capture her first year-end singles championship title.

Coco Gauff depends on her quickness and athleticism to keep her in any point, and describes herself as a "fighter".

Gilbert encouraged Coco Gauff to put high, heavy topspin on her ball and to chase down balls in every corner of the court.

In September 2024 Coco Gauff hired coach Matt Daly, who has focused on improving her serve and forehand with a grip on her racket that is closer to the eastern backhand style rather than the more frequently used continental style.

Coco Gauff uses a Head Boom MP 2022 with 16 main and 19 cross strings.

In October 2018, Coco Gauff signed her first multi-year sponsorship contract, with New Balance.

At the 2021 French Open, Coco Gauff wore a New Balance outfit of bold mismatched color splotches to contrast with the all-white ensemble of doubles partner Venus Williams.

In March 2019, Coco Gauff announced a multi-year sponsorship agreement with Italian food company Barilla, which sponsors Roger Federer.

In January 2023, Coco Gauff was announced as a brand ambassador for advisory CPA firm Baker Tilly US, LLP.

In January 2024 at the Australian Open, Coco Gauff debuted a new New Balance pair of shoes with geographical coordinates specially inscribed on the soles.

Coco Gauff revealed in a post-match interview that the coordinates pointed to public tennis courts in Delray Beach where she grew up and trained.

Coco Gauff stated in 2020 that she had experienced depression and stress related to her sporting career, though her parents clarified that she was not diagnosed with depression in the clinical sense, and had not sought medical attention relating to her psychological well-being.

Coco Gauff is a fan of anime, including My Hero Academia.