Cori Gauff
Age: 21 (13/03/2004)
  • Overview
    Singles
    YTD
    Career
    Doubles
    YTD
    Career
    WTA singles titles
    19/7
    248/106
    WTA doubles titles
    2/1
    142/65
    Prize money
    $2,235,821
    $23,817,810
    Prize money
    $2,235,821
    $23,817,810
    Titles
    1
    10
    Titles
    0
    9
  • Full description
    Personal

    Coached by Jean Christophe Faurel and Matt Daly Father, Corey, played basketball at Georgia State; mother, Candi, excelled in gymnastics before competing in a track and field at Florida State University Previously worked with Diego Moyano Started playing tennis at six Favorite surface is hard, describes her playing style as aggressive as possible with a big serve; depends on her quickness and athleticism to keep her in any point - describes herself as a "fighter" Tennis idols growing up were the Williams sisters whose tenacity and fearlessness made her want to become a professional tennis player Enjoys hanging out with her brother and family, watching superhero movies and making TikTok videos Does not have any pets but has been trying to convince her mom to get a dog Favorite city is Paris because of the history, food and architecture. Favorite celebrity is Beyonce because she is an incredible performer.

    Career Highlights

    SINGLES Winner (9): 2024 - WTA Finals, Beijing, Auckland; 2023 - US Open, Cincinnati, Washington DC, Auckland; 2021 - Parma; 2019 - Linz. Finalist (2): 2025 - Madrid; 2022 - Roland-Garros. DOUBLES Winner (9): 2024 - Roland Garros (w/Siniakova); 2023 - Doha, Miami (both w/Pegula); 2022 - Doha, Toronto, San Diego (all w/Pegula); 2021 - Parma (w/McNally); 2019 - Washington DC, Luxembourg (both w/McNally). Finalist (5): 2024 - Rome (w/Routliffe); 2023 - Madrid, Rome (both w/Pegula); 2022 - Stuttgart (w/Zhang), Roland-Garros (w/Pegula); 2021 - US Open (w/McNally). ADDITIONAL American Billie Jean King Cup Team, 2022.

    Career in Review

    Went three for three in finals in 2024, winning Auckland, Beijing and a historic first WTA Finals Riyadh title. Success in Saudi Arabia saw her win a record $4.8m in prize money, the most ever awarded in women’s professional sports, and defeat the World No.1 and No.2 at the same event. Posted a new career-high of No.2 in June

    Won debut Grand Slam singles crown in 2023 lifting title on home soil at US Open (d. Sabalenka in F). Picked up another three titles in 2023, marking first WTA 1000 title at Cincinnati and debut WTA 500 title at Washington DC, in addition to WTA 250 Auckland. In doubles was co-ranked No.1 with Pegula after US Open.

    In 2022, reached maiden Grand Slam final at Roland-Garros (l. Swiatek); was the youngest major finalist since Sharapova won 2004 Wimbledon

    Made Top-10 debut on September 12, 2022, following QF run at US Open (l. Garcia)

    Highlight of 2021 campaign was completing singles-doubles title sweep at Parma; defeated Q.Wang in singles final and teamed up w/McNally to win doubles

    In 2021 also reached SF at Adelaide and Rome, while at the Slams made QF at Roland-Garros and R16 at Wimbledon

    Finished R-Up in doubles at 2021 US Open (w/McNally, l. Stosur/Zhang)

    First cracked the Top 50 on February 24, 2020 at No.49, following a R16 appearance at Australian Open to tie her career best Grand Slam result - during run, defeated V.Williams in 1r and her first Top-5 opponent in No.4 Osaka in 3r (l. eventual champion Kenin in 3s)

    Enjoyed breakout season in 2019, highlighted by maiden WTA singles title at Linz (as lucky loser, d. Ostapenko in F) - earned her first Top-10 win en route to title over No.8 Bertens in QF

    At 15y 214d, her title run in Linz made her youngest to win a WTA tour-level title since Vaidisova (15y 177d) won Tashkent in 2004

    Also claimed maiden WTA doubles titles at Washington, DC (w/McNally, d. Sanchez/Stollar in F) and Luxembourg (w/McNally, d. Christian/Guarachi in F)

    By winning the doubles title at Washington, DC at 15y 144d, became the youngest player to win a doubles title since May 1995 (Hingis won Hamburg at 14y 219d)

    Reached R16 at 2019 Wimbledon on Grand Slam main draw debut defeating V.Williams in 1r (l. eventual champion Halep) - followed with 3r showing at US Open (as WC, l. Osaka)

    Made WTA main draw debut as a wildcard at 2019 Miami where she earned her first WTA main draw win over good friend McNally (l. Kasatkina in 2r)

    Made professional debut in May 2018 as a qualifier into the $25K ITF/Osprey, FL-USA

    Member of US Billie Jean King Cup team in 2022

    Former Junior World No.1 (July 2018); won 2018 Roland-Garros girls' title (d. McNally in F) and 2018 US Open doubles title (w/McNally), while finished R-Up at 2017 US Open girls' event (l. Anisimova) becoming the youngest girls' singles finalist in tournament history at 13-years-old