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Everything to know about the prodigiously talented Coco Gauff, who became America’s youngest flagbearer at the 2024 Paris Olympics, including her significant tennis successes, personal life and wealth.
Coco Gauff background
Coco Gauff is an American professional tennis player, who has steadily risen in the WTA Rankings since turning pro in 2018.
Gauff has won nine career titles in singles and nine in doubles, including the 2023 US Open and 2024 WTA Finals in the former and the 2024 French Open in the latter.
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01:32 - 10.09.2023
Coco Gauff: 19-year-old wins US Open, becomes youngest American Grand Slam winner in 24 years
The United States of America, USA, has another Tennis sensational after youngster Coco Gauff became the youngest Grand Slam winner since legend Serena Williams.
The American was a co-flag bearer along with LeBron James at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Coco Gauff Profile
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Full name: Cori Dionne "Coco” Gauff
Birth date: March 13, 2004
Nationality: American
Place of birth: Delray Beach, Florida, United States
Age: 20 years old (as of November 2024)
Turned pro: 2018
Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Parents: Candi Gauff and Corey Gauff
Siblings: Cameron Gauff and Codey Gauff
Boyfriend: Identity unknown
Net worth: $27 million
Prize money: $4,548,847 (2024) $21,581,989 (Career)
Instagram: @cocogauff
Twitter: @CocoGauff
How old is Coco Gauff? (Coco Gauff Age)
Coco Gauff is 20 years old as of November 2024.
Coco Gauff Height
Coco Gauff is 5 feet 9 inches tall. This is 1.75 metres or 175 centimetres.
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Coco Gauff Profile
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Having given up their careers to oversee her training and home-schooling, Coco Gauff owes her formative years to her parents' sacrifice.
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By 10, the aspiring tennis player enrolled in the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in France run by Patrick Mouratoglou, long-time coach of Serena Williams, and she would win the USTA Clay Court National 12-and-under title at the age of 10 years and three months, becoming the youngest champion in the tournament's history.
After continuing to hone her talent on the ITF Junior Circuit, Gauff made her junior Grand Slam debut at the 2017 US Open and made it through to the final without dropping a set only to fall to Amanda Anisimova in the decider.
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After disappointment at the following year's Australian Open, Gauff would claim the 2018 French Open title, becoming the fifth youngest girls' singles champion in the tournament's history. She would go on to become the No. 1 junior in the world a month later, leading to her transition to the main Tour.
The following year saw a 15-year-old Gauff announce herself on the WTA Tour at Wimbledon, where she defeated one of her childhood heroes Venus Williams in straight sets in the first-round match at the 2019 Championships, winning 6-4, 6-4 despite being the youngest player to reach the main draw at SW19 in the Open Era.
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She rose to 141 in the world after her fourth-round exit to Simona Halep and followed that up with a round-three run to the 2019 US Open. At 15 years and seven months, Gauff defeated Jelena Ostapenko to claim her first Tour singles title at the Linz Open in October 2019.
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Gauff's ascent continued and by 2021 the American teenager had broken into the Top 20 and she advanced to her first quarter-final at a Grand Slam (French Open) in singles and made her first final in doubles at the 2021 US Open.
The American’s 2022 saw her reach her first Grand Slam final, but she fell to clay-court specialist Iga Swiatek at the last hurdle at Roland Garros before an astonishing 2023 that brought her first WTA 1000 title at the 2023 Cincinnati Open, defeating Swiatek in the semi-final en route to the title.
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That followed her Washington Open title — the teenager’s first WTA 500 victory — and she capped off her fine form by notching her first-ever Grand Slam on home soil at the US Open.
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By defeating Aryna Sabalenka in three sets, Gauff became the first American teenager to claim the slam since Serena Williams in 1999. That triumph deservedly saw a then 19-year-old Gauff rise to No. 3 in the rankings.
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While she has not added a big title to her growing list of singles achievements in 2024, Gauff won her first Grand Slam in doubles with Katerina Siniakova at the French Open in June 2024.
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Coco Gauff Grand Slam
Four years after rising to prominence by qualifying for the main draw at Wimbledon at 15, Coco Gauff clinched her maiden Grand Slam title on home soil at the 2023 US Open. The American teenager, 19 at the time, became the first teenager since Serena Williams in 1999 to win the fourth and final major of the tennis season.
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While that remains the 20-year-old tennis star's major as of November 2024, she has reached the semi-final of the Australian Open (2024), the final of the French Open (2022) and made it to the fourth round of Wimbledon on three occasions (2019, 2021 and 2024).
In the doubles, Gauff's only Grand Slam win came with Katerina Siniakova at the 2024 French Open, where the pair defeated Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini 7–6(5), 6–3 in the decider.
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She and her partner Caty McNally had come close to clinching a first doubles success at the 2021 US Open, only to fall at the last hurdle to Samantha Stosur and Zhang Shuai Samantha 6–3, 3–6, 6–3.
Coco Gauff US Open
Coco Gauff defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the final 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 to record her first singles title at a Grand Slam. Gauff was the sixth seed coming into the final major of 2023 but ended it by rising to No. 3 in the world after the event.
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She defeated Laura Siegemund, Mirra Andreeva, Elise Mertens, Caroline Wozniacki, Jelena Ostapenko and Carolina Muchova en route to beating Sabalenka in the decider.
Her title defence at Flushing Meadows ended early following a fourth-round 3-6 6-4 3-6 loss to countrywoman Emma Navarro.
Coco Gauff French Open
Coco Gauff has shown consistent promise at the French Open, demonstrating her adaptability to clay courts.
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Gauff has reached two quarter-finals in 2021 and 2023, one semi-final in 2024 and one decider in 2022. Her final appearance and last-four match in 2024 saw the young American beaten by Iga Swiatek on both occasions.
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Her consistency in Paris has been commendable since her debut appearance in 2020 when she reached the second round.
It came as no surprise when Gauff clinched her first doubles Grand Slam at Roland Garros with Siniakova, defeating Errani and Paolini.
Coco Gauff vs Qinwen Zheng
Coco Gauff and Qinwen Zheng played a thrilling final at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, with the American player clinching the title 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2).
The victory was the 20-year-old’s first at the year-end tournament in her third appearance, where she defeated the world No. 1 (Aryna Sabalenka), No. 2 (Iga Swiatek) and Zheng in the championship match.
Gauff claimed a whopping $4,805,000 in prize money after her victory against the Chinese player. After triumphing in Riyadh, she leads their head-to-head 2- 0 (as of November 2024).
Coco Gauff vs Aryna Sabalenka
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Coco Gauff defeated world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-final of the WTA Finals in Riyadh en route to a first title at the year-end event.
The American player was 0-2 against the Belarussian going into the last-four match at the Finals, but she played commendably to notch her first success against the top-ranked player since the 2023 US Open final.
Gauff’s success against Sabalenka put the American player ahead in their head-to-head (5-4) as of November 2024.
Coco Gauff Ranking
As of November 2024, Coco Gauff is the world No. 3 ranked player on the WTA Tour in Singles.
However, she reached a career-high No. 2 ranking on June 10, 2024.
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After turning pro in 2018, Gauff's ranking has steadily risen, underscored by ending 2019 68th — rising from 686 — before hitting 48 (2020), 22 (2021), 7 (2022) and No. 3 in 2023.
She is currently ranked 25th in doubles.
Coco Gauff Olympics
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It was revealed on July 24, 2024, that Coco Gauff — along with basketball superstar LeBron James — will be Team USA flagbearers at the opening ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Gauff became the first tennis player and the youngest American flag bearer in the history of the Games.
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Will Coco Gauff play in the Olympics?
Yes, Coco Gauff will represent the United States in the women’s singles, doubles (with Jessica Pegula) and mixed doubles (with Taylor Fritz) events.
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While Swiatek — a four-time French Open champion — was the favourite in the women's singles, Gauff's expertise on clay meant she had a chance to win medals in all three events, having also claimed success in the doubles event at the 2024 French Open.
However, the American was eliminated by eventual runner-up and silver medallist Donna Vekic in the third round in singles, second round in doubles and the quarter-final in mixed doubles.
Coco Gauff Achievements
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Singles
Grand Slams
US Open: 2023
WTA 1000
Cincinnati Open: 2023
China Open: 2024
WTA Finals
Saudi Arabia: 2024
Others
Linz Open: 2019
Emilia-Romagna Open: 2021
Auckland Open: 2023, 2024
Washington Open: 2023
Doubles
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Grand Slams
French Open: 2024
WTA 1000
Qatar Open: 2022
Canadian Open: 2022
Miami Open: 2023
Others
Washington Open: 2019
Luxembourg Open: 2019
Emilia-Romagna Open: 2021
Southern California Open: 2022
Qatar Open: 2023
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ITF Circuit
Doubles
ITF Surprise: 2019
ITF Junior Circuit
Grand Slams
French Open: 2018
Doubles
US Open: 2018
ITF Junior finals
ITF Roehampton: 2018
ITF Plantation: 2018
Doubles
ITF Mexico City: 2018
Coco Gauff Parents
Coco Gauff's parents are Candi and Corey Gauff, who have been married since January 2001 (23 years as of November 2024) and are often spotted in her box at tournaments.
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Both were accomplished athletes in their own right, with Corey playing college basketball and Candi excelling in track and field at Georgia State University and Florida State University, respectively.
Corey was Coco’s first tennis coach.
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Coco Gauff Coach
As of November 2024, Coco Gauff's primary coach is Matt Daly. He joined her team after the 2024 US Open, replacing Brad Gilbert.
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The American tennis player's game went up a notch after Gilbert came on board, with Gauff winning her first Slam on home soil shortly after the experienced trainer — who previously coached notable stars like Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and Andy Murray — joined her team in July 2023.
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Coco Gauff Boyfriend
While Coco Gauff has divulged that she is in an almost two-year relationship, the identity of her partner remains a mystery. She has previously stated that he supports her and cheers on at US-based matches, but the tennis star has refrained from disclosing his identity.
Coco Gauff Net Worth
According to Forbes, Coco Gauff's net worth is $27.1 million as of November 2024. She has endorsements with Amer Eagle Outfitters, Baker Tilly Wealth Management, Barilla, Head, New Balance, Rolex and UPS all totalling $20 million.
The American tennis star was also one of the highest-paid female athletes in 2023.
Coco Gauff Social Media
Coco Gauff runs Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) accounts and is active on both. The tennis star has 1.8 million followers on Instagram and a following of 369,400 on X as of November 2024.
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