Coco Gauff

Professional teenage tennis player on the rise

Coco Gauff holding the 2023 US Open trophy
Coco Gauff holding her first Grand Slam Trophy at 2023 US Open

ABOUT

Cori Dionne "Coco" Gauff (born March 13, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. She became the No. 1 junior in the world after winning the junior 2018 French Open singles title and also won a junior major doubles title at the 2018 US Open. Gauff has won six WTA Tour singles titles, including a major at the 2023 US Open, and eight doubles titles – five partnering with Jessica Pegula and three with Caty McNally.
Gauff made her WTA Tour debut in March 2019 at the Miami Open. She received a wild card into the qualifying draw at the 2019 Wimbledon, where she became the youngest player in the tournament's history to qualify for the main draw. She won the WTA Tour singles title at the 2019 Linz Open at the age of 15 years and seven months, making her the youngest singles title-holder on the Tour since 2004. In 2021, she reached her first major final in women's doubles at the US Open, and reached her first major singles final at the 2022 French Open. In 2023, she won her first WTA 1000 title at the Cincinnati Masters and her first major singles title at the US Open.

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