Coco Gauff is an American Tennis Player. She came into prominence at 15 when she defeated Venus Williams at Wimbledon. She won the U.S. Open in 2023.
Then, In 2023, She won the U.S Open women’s title. So, She was the third teenager in America who win the U.S Open.
Biography
Coco was born in Delray Beach, Florida on 13 March 2004. She has been given the name of her father ‘Corey’. Her aunt started calling her Coco which was feasible for her family to differentiate between the two ‘daughter Corey and father Corey’. Her family liked the suggestion of her aunt. Since then, She is known as Coco.
Moreover, Her parents were athletes at the college level. Her two brothers Cameron and Codey are her biggest support. She told to the host how much she loves her brothers. She got customized shoes and the name of her brother Codey is mentioned on her shoe’s laces.
Talking about her tennis journey. She started playing in her childhood as her parents were athletes and they wanted to see their daughter as a perfect athlete. Therefore, she played tennis, football, and volleyball and ran long tracks.
Now, She has won her first Gland Slam tournament while defeating Aryna Sabalenka (a Belarusian player) in January 2024. She told at the end of the tournament to the host that she was looking forward to more victories as this is the first victory in a new year. Therefore, she received messages from famous figures such as President Joe Biden Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton(the former Presidents). They appreciated and congratulated her on her victory as she made her country proud.
Therefore, she said on the NBC show that it’s still crazy. As she always thinks of it as a dream. She said that it seemed like a dream that She was a Grand Slam Champion.
| Name | Coco Gauff |
| Birthday | March 13, 2004 |
| Age | 19 years old |
| Height | around 5 feet, 9 inches |
| Weight | around 70 Kg |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| Qualification | Graduated HIgh School |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Ethnicity | Black |
| Profession | Professional Tennis Player |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Early Years & Family
Cori Gauff (Cori Dionne Gauff) was born in the United States (Delray Beach, Florida) on 13 March 2004. Her parents(Corey and Candi) were the athletes at the time. Corey played Division 1 basketball at Georgia State University.
Her mother was a gymnast who participated in Division 1 track and did fielding at Florida State University.
Moreover, Coco spent her childhood in Georgia. To support Coco’s tennis career, her parents moved back to Delray Beach. They teach and train their daughter at home.
By the time, when she was 10 years old her parents decided to train their daughter well so they let her go to France to learn from Patrick Mouratoglou who coached Serena Williams.
She got her training from him. At that time, Correy talked about his daughter’s development:
“Be a well-rounded athlete, learn other sports—that’s one thing we emphasized with Coco early on; she was in gymnastics, soccer, basketball, and she ran track. We wanted her to develop as a total athlete.”
Then, She won the Tennis Association Clay Court National of United States in 2014.
In 2017, She got second place in U.S. Open Girl’s Junior Championships. In 2018, She won the French Open.
Education
Coco has completed her schooling in 2022. It is marked that she did her graduation from the Florida Virtual Flex program, according to ESPN.
Appearance
This celebrity is beautiful in her way. She has cute looks as she smiles all the time. She is around 5 feet and 9 inches tall. Her weight is around 70 Kg. She is fit and she has built her body well. She goes to Jim to be strong and fit as it is the need to be a perfect athlete.
Moreover, Her eyes are black and her hair color is brown. She looks confident all the time as she seems attentive and fresh.
Career
Coco began her career at a very young age when she was not allowed to play on the higher levels. The players can play the championship matches at International levels after 18. So, She played at the national level. She played the United States Tennis Association Clay Court National 12-Under title in 2014 and won the match.
Then, In 2017, She was second in the list of U.S. Open Girls Junior Championships.
Then, In 2018, She became the champion at the French Open.
Moreover, In January 2019, She was ranked number 685 in the WTA as she told her family and fans that she wanted to become one of the top 100 ranked players in the WTA.
Then, In March 2019, She won her first match at the Miami Open against Caty McNally(American player).
In the same year, This athlete got a chance to play at Wimbledon. She faced off against Venus Williams in the first round. Venus Williams and her sister Serena were Coco’s tennis idols as they were champions at Wimbledon five times. Gauff became the champion at Wimbledon in 2019.
After her championship, she credited her win to the former pro-Mary Joe Fernández for giving her confidence. Coco told to the Sports Illustrated Kids that She remembered before she talked to her, She was just grateful for the opportunity, and She wanted to see how well She could do Mary Joe Fernández completely changed her mindset. Then she told Sports Illustrated Kids, the former pro said “No, you have to go into this match thinking that you can win and believing that you can win.”
More Information about Career
Coco Gauff played U.S. Open in the same year but she lost after playing for three rounds.
Afterwards, In October 2019, She got her first WTA title at Austria’s Linz Open. Her dream was to be in the top 100 players. She was on number 68 at the end of 2019.
Then, In 2020, She reached the fourth round of the Australian Open.
In 2021, She reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, the youngest to reach there since 2006.
That year, she also added another WTA singles title as she won at Wimbledon in Parma, Italy.
In addition, She played double tournaments along with McNally at the 2021 French Open and won. But due to McNally’s injury, She played with Venus Williams. Their due was not able to win.
In 2021 when this athlete was 17 years old, she got selected for the U.S Olympic team. But she got COVID-19 positive and she withdrew from all games.
On July 18, 2021, she wrote on Twitter:
“I am so disappointed to share the news that I have tested positive for COVID and won’t be able to play in the Olympic Games in Tokyo. It has always been a dream of mine to represent the USA at the Olympics, and I hope there will be many more chances for me to make this come true in the future. I want to wish TEAM USA the best of luck and safe games for every Olympian and the entire Olympic family.”
In addition, she did not win any major tournaments till 2022 as she was not allowed to play in the major tournaments being a teenager. But, In 2023, when she turned 18, She played at the 2023 U.S. Open and came out triumphant. She got her first Grand Slam title at the 2023 U.S. Open.
Moreover, She has done contracts with different companies such as Bose, UPS, New Balance, and Baker Tilly.
Social Media
Coco has a fan base on social media. She posted her lifestyle pictures on her Facebook and Instagram accounts. She also posts funny as well as entertaining videos on her TikTok account.
Therefore, She has 435 thousand followers on her Facebook page which she created on April 5, 2018.
Then, She has 623.5 thousand followers on TikTok where she posted her first video on August 10, 2019. She featured her father in the first video on TikTok.
In addition, She has an Instagram account which she created in August 2016. 1.6 million people follow her on Instagram. She talks about her achievements, life experiences, life lessons, family, and friendships. And she shares her views about gaming and enjoying every moment of life.
Social Media Handles
| CocoGauff | |
| cocogauff | |
| TikTok | @cocogauff |
Relationships & Boyfriends
There is no information about her relationships. Update as soon as she reveals something about this.
Interesting Facts About Coco Gauff
- She is a fitness freak.
- She got customized shoes on which she has written her name and her brother’s name Codey is also mentioned on the laces.
- She loves her brothers a lot.
- Her father is her biggest support.
- Her father attends each game without telling anyone where he is sitting.
- She is called Back2Back Auckland Champion. She got this victory in January 2024.
- She won $538,103 in 2019 and $509,862 in 2020.
- She earned $3 million in 2023 for her U.S. Open victory.
- She earned more than $11 million in the same year.
- She spoke at a protest for the organization Black Lives Matter in Florida.
She is an athlete who plays Tennis professionally.
She is around 5 feet and 9 inches tall.
She has 1.6 million followers on Instagram, 435 thousand on Facebook, and 623.5 thousand on TikTok.
She added another achievement in her life by getting the title of Back2Back Auckland Champion in January 2024.
No, She has not created a YouTube channel yet.
