GAUFF. Semi-finalist at the French Open, Coco Gauff is one of the most promising tennis players of the new generation. Biography, ranking, father, find out everything you need to know about the American trained at the Patrick Mouratoglou Academy.
Coco Gauff crowned at Roland-Garros? The American is in the semi-finals of the French Open. She will face the Italian Martina Trevisan for a place in the final where she will find the Russian Daria Kasatkina or the world n°1, Iga Swiatek. Engaged in singles and doubles (with Jessica Pegula), Coco Gauff still feels in good shape: “I feel really happy, happy with my level of tennis today, in singles and doubles. I give 100% for all matches. Physically, I work so much out of season, I do cardio, endurance. And if I couldn’t give 100% in singles and doubles, I wouldn’t be playing doubles. My intention in signing up is to do my best to win both. I’m really used to playing up to three games a day! No problem.”
Coco Gauff has already faced the Italian at Roland-Garros: it was in 2020 when Martina Trevisan won in three sets in the second round. This time, the American does not intend to reproduce the same performance: “The game against Trevisan, I remember it very well. I double faulted a lot, I made more than 10. I won’t do it again this time. She’s a difficult player to play on clay. Trevisan is left-handed, we both play very loose tennis; it’s going to be difficult. I watched the match she played against Leylah a bit. I think it will be an interesting match.”
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Biography Coco Gauff. Coco Gauff was born on March 13, 2004 in Atlanta, United States. Daughter of Corey and Candi Gauff, the American is a world tennis prodigy who represents the new generation like Iga Swiatek, Paula Badosa, Emma Raducanu or Leylah Fernandez. When she was only ten years old, she was spotted by Patrick Mouratoglou who wanted to make her a professional player. Her precocity amazes, so much so that she becomes the youngest player since Anna Kournikova in 1996 to win a Grand Slam match after her first round victory against Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2019.
Currently, Coco Gauff is one of the strongest and most physical players on the WTA Tour. An ability that allows her to play fairly long matches repeatedly without lowering her intensity in the exchanges. Clay is a surface that suits him perfectly: long preparation for the forehand, large slips, topspin forehand, tactical sense of the game above average.
What is Coco Gauff’s track record?
Since 2019 and the year Coco Gauff turned professional, she has won 2 singles titles including the Parma (Italy) tournament in 2021 but also that of Linz (Austria) in 2019. In doubles, the American was crowned 4 times: Doha (with Jessica Pegula) in 2022, Parma (with Catherine McNally) in 2021, Washington DC and Luxembourg (both with Catherine McNully) in 2019 are also added to the Atlanta native’s list.
What is Coco Gauff’s ranking?
Close to 70th place in the world (68th – NDR) at the end of 2019 after a first season spent with professionals, Coco Gauff currently ranks 23rd in the ranking. WTA. At her best level, the American was ranked 15th on April 4, 2022. Since the start of her career, she has played 153 games for a positive ratio of 100 wins and 53 losses.
What is Coco Gauff’s fortune?
Since 2019 when she turned professional, Coco Gauff has raised nearly $4 million ($3,159,857m) in prize money, including $661,719 in 2022.
Who are Coco Gauff’s parents?
Daughter of a basketball player father who played at Georgia State and a mother, a hurdler, Coco Gauff very quickly had an aptitude for the sport. Both parents quit their jobs to support their daughter. Her father has become her full-time trainer and does not hesitate to support his daughter, perhaps a little too much sometimes.
In the first round of Roland-Garros, Coco Gauff had a mishap. Although she qualified easily, the American received a coaching warning in the second set. She came to explain herself to referee Marijana Veljovic, indicating that she had been asking her father for several years to be silent during matches.
Where was Coco Gauff trained?
Spotted at the age of 10 by Patrick Mouratoglouthen trainer of Serena Williams, Coco Gauff joined the famous academy of the French coach. The trainer of Serena Williams is impressed by her physique, her maturity knowing that she is only ten years old at this precise moment. The American continues on certain occasions to train at the Academy located in the south of France.