Coco Gauff

Quick Facts

Full Name	Coco Gauff
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 13, 2004(2004-03-13)
Age	20
Birthplace	Atlanta
Country	United States
Birth City	Georgia
Horoscope	Pisces

Coco Gauff Biography

Coco Gauff is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on March 13, 2004 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The youngest ever finalist in female singles competition in the US Open who accomplished the feat at just 13. Her age was the youngest participant overall to be selected for the main draw of Wimbledon and was the youngest female player to be selected for a main draw tournament at the course of any Grand Slam event.

Serena Williams‘ coach Patrick Mouratoglou hand-selected her to be part of his Champ’Seed foundation when she was just 11 years old. She also trained with Patrick in France.’ coach Patrick Mouratoglou hand-selected her for his Champ’Seed foundation at only eleven years old. She also worked alongside Patrick during her time in France.

Gauff played in one US Open Series tournament at the Citi Open, where she qualified for the main draw but lost in the first round. She also entered the doubles event with Caty McNally and defeated Fanny Stollár and Maria Sanchez in the final for their first career WTA title in their first WTA event together. At the US Open, Gauff was awarded wild cards into the singles and doubles main draws. She continued her Grand Slam success in singles with two three-set wins over Anastasia Potapova and Tímea Babos, both on the Louis Armstrong show court. She was defeated in the third round by world No. 1 Naomi Osaka. In doubles, Gauff and McNally also won two matches, including an upset over ninth seeds Nicole Melichar and Kveta Peschke. They lost in the third round to eventual runners-up Ashleigh Barty and Victoria Azarenka. Gauff entered two more tournaments following the US Open. Although she lost in qualifying at the Linz Open, she entered the main draw as a lucky loser and won the title, notably upsetting top seed Kiki Bertens in the quarterfinals for her first top ten victory. She defeated Jeļena Ostapenko in the final to become the youngest WTA player to win a singles title since 2004. With this title as well as a semifinal in doubles with McNally, she made her top 100 debuts in both the WTA singles and doubles rankings. Gauff and McNally ended their year with a second WTA doubles title at the Luxembourg Open over Kaitlyn Christian and Alexa Guarachi.

Gauff was born on March 13, 2004, to Candi (née Odom) and Corey Gauff, both of whom are from Delray Beach, Florida. She has two younger brothers, Codey who is four years younger and Cameron who is nine years younger. Her father played college basketball at Georgia State University and later worked as a health care executive, while her mother was a track and field athlete at Florida State University and worked as an educator. Gauff initially grew up in Atlanta, and first became interested in tennis at the age of four after watching Serena Williams win the 2009 Australian Open on television with her family. Her parents encouraged her to try a wide variety of sports including basketball and track. She began playing tennis at the age of six and decided she wanted to pursue it as a career because it was an individual sport and because of her early success in winning the “Little Mo” eight-and-under nationals at the age of eight. Gauff recalled, “I wasn’t much of a team person. I loved tennis. I was so-so about it in the beginning because when I was younger I didn’t want to practice at all. I just wanted to play with my friends. When I turned eight, that was when I played ‘Little Mo’ and after that I decided to do that for the rest of my life.”

She has two younger brothers , and the parents of her were university athletes. Her father was an athlete from Georgia State University and her mother competed in track and field in Florida State University.

Coco Gauff Net Worth

Coco Gauff is one of the richest Tennis Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Coco Gauff 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She started playing tennis at age seven. She relocated from Delray Beach, Florida with her family in order to have more opportunities to play the sport.

She became the youngest player to take home at the Junior French Open in 2018.

At the Australian Open, Gauff defeated Venus Williams in straight sets in the first round, Sorana Cirstea in the second, and defending champion Naomi 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. In the fourth round, she lost to the eventual champion, Sofia Kenin, in three sets. This was her second of three majors she had played where she made it to the second week. In doubles, Gauff and McNally recorded their best result in a Grand Slam to date, reaching the Quarterfinals before falling to 2nd seeds and eventual champions, Kristina Mladenovic and Tímea Babos in two sets.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Coco Gauff height 5 ft 9 in Coco weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Coco Gauff Dating?

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Born to athletic parents with NCAA Division I collegiate backgrounds in basketball and track and field, Gauff 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. 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. She also won a junior Grand Slam doubles title at the 2018 US Open, this time partnering with McNally.

Facts & Trivia

Coco Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Coco Gauff celebrates birthday on March 13 of every year.

Gauff made her debut on the ITF Women’s Circuit in May 2018 as a qualifier in the $25K event at Osprey, where she won her first professional match. She received a wild card into qualifying at the US Open, but lost her opening match two months after turning 14 years old. In her first tournament of 2019, she finished runner-up in doubles at the $100K Midland Tennis Classic alongside Ann Li. Two weeks later, Gauff played her next event at the $25K level in Surprise and reached the finals in both singles and doubles. Although she finished runner-up in singles, she won her maiden WTA title in doubles alongside Paige Hourigan against compatriots Usue Maitane Arconada and Emina Bektas. In March, Gauff made her WTA main draw debut as a wild card at the Miami Open and recorded her first WTA match win against Caty McNally. She lost her next match to Daria Kasatkina.

Does Coco Gauff get prize money?

But Gauff is already raking in cash, with $3.2 million in career prize money since she turned pro in 2018.

How much do French Open winners get?

PlacePrize money (AUD)
Winner| $3.35 million
Runner-up| $1.68 million
Semifinalists| $914,651
Quarterfinalists| $579.279

What time does Coco Gauff play tennis today?

The final match between Swiatek and Gauff is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. ET , which is 2 p.m. local time in Paris.

Who won French Open women's singles?

A second major final for Iga Swiatek , who won the French Open in 2020. A first for Coco Gauff, the 18-year-old American.

How old is Coco Gauff now?

18 years (March 13, 2004)