Cori «Coco» Gauff is an American tennis player. She is the youngest player ranked in the top 100 by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and has a career-high ranking of world No 25 in singles. Coco Gauff won her first WTA singles title at the 2019 Linz Open at the age of 15, making her the youngest singles title-holder on the WTA Tour since 2004. She also has won three WTA doubles titles with compatriot and fellow teenager Caty McNally. Coco Gauff rose to prominence with an upset win over Venus Williams in the opening round at Wimbledon in 2019.
Cori «Coco» Gauff was born on March 13, 2004, in Delray Beach, Florida. Born to athletic parents with NCAA Division I collegiate backgrounds in basketball and track and field, she experimented with a variety of sports as a child. She chose to focus on tennis, having been inspired to play by the Williams sisters and because of her preference to compete in an individual sport.
Coco Gauff had quick success as a junior, earning a sponsorship to train at Patrick Mouratoglou’s academy in France. She began playing on the ITF Junior Circuit at 13 and finished runner-up at the junior 2017 US Open in just her fourth ITF event, making her the youngest finalist in the tournament’s history. She became the No 1 junior in the world after winning the junior Grand Slam singles title over McNally at the 2018 French Open.
Coco Gauff made her WTA Tour debut in March 2019 at the Miami Open and won her opening match. She received a wild card 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. She reached the fourth round of the event, and each of her matches was the most-watched of the day in the United States. Coco Gauff would later reach the third round of the 2019 US Open, and the fourth round of the 2020 Australian Open.
Definitely, Coco Gauff is the future of US Tennis and many analysts compare her with Williams sisters. Of course, the future is in front of her.
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