Get to Know Coco Gauff, Tennis’ Young Superstar
Tennis phenom and WNBA fan, Coco Gauff is ready to take on the grass courts of Wimbledon’s garden-party, Grand Slam tournament. Coming off her recent win at Roland Garros, this young superstar is not letting up. At just 21, Gauff snatched her second Grand Slam title, she beat number one seated Aryna Sabalenka in a legendary win.
According to WTA, Gauff's favorite artist is Beyoncè which is fitting because Coco is dedicated to constantly improving her aggressive, big serve game. And to win at the majors a player must have that “I grind till I own it,” type grit.
Gauff’s favorite tennis players are the indomitable Williams sisters whose tenacity and fearlessness made her want to become a professional tennis player.
Born in Delray Beach, Florida, Coco started playing tennis at age 6. Both of her parents were athletes, Corey Gauff, a Georgia State basketball player and her mother, Candi Gauff wowed in gymnastics before competing in track and field at Florida State University.
Coached by Jean Christophe Faurel and Matt Daly, Coco first cracked the Top 50 of women's tennis on February 24, 2020 coming in at No.49, after an appearance at Australian Open. At that major, Coco defeated her idol Venus Williams in the first round and in the third round Gauff beat her first top five ranked opponent, Naomi Osaka.
Going three for three in finals in 2024, Coco won Auckland, Beijing, and a historic first Women’s Tennis Association Riyadh title. With that success, she took home a record $4.8 million in prize money, the most ever awarded in women’s professional sport. At the same event she defeated the No.1 and No.2 ranked players in the world, according to WTA.
In 2023 winning on home soil at the US Open, Gauff took home three more titles, marking her first WTA 1000 title at Cincinnati and debut WTA 500 title at Washington DC, in addition to WTA 250 Auckland.
Check out some of Coco’s most memorable moments below:
Vogue Cover Girl
A Class Act
A Graceful Winner
An impressive roster of supporters
Gives looks on and off the court
A family-oriented winner
