Coco Gauff dominated fellow American Madison Keys to win 6-2 6-3 on Friday and reach the U.S. Open fourth round for the first time.
Coco Gauff : US Open | Madison Keys | Ranking | Age
Cori “Coco” Gauff (born March 13, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of world No. 11 in singles, reached on July 11, 2022, and No. 1 in doubles, achieved on August 15, 2022.
| Born | March 13, 2004 Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2018 |
| Plays | Right-handed (double-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Corey Gauff Jean-Christophe Faurel, Diego Moyano |
Gauff won her first WTA Tour singles title at the 2019 Linz Open aged 15, making her the youngest singles title-holder on the Tour since 2004.
She has won two WTA Tour singles titles and five doubles titles – three partnering with Caty McNally and two with Jessica Pegula.
Gauff rose to prominence with a win over Venus Williams in the opening round at Wimbledon 2019.
Coco gauff us open
On Thursday, Coco Gauff saw a photo memory from five years ago. It had the caption “courtside seats” at Arthur Ashe Stadium as she had watched one of her idols, Venus Williams, play.
“I was trying to flex to my friends that I had courtside seats, and now I’m on the court,” Gauff said while laughing in a post-match interview.
A day after that five-year anniversary, the No. 12 seed Gauff handily defeated the 20th seed, Madison Keys, 6-2, 6-3, and warmed up the court at Arthur Ashe Stadium for the second time this week for her other idol, Serena Williams, who was scheduled to play at 7 p.m.
The win avenged a loss that Gauff had against Keys in Adelaide, Australia, in January.
“I just told myself I’m going to go down swinging,” Gauff said. “The last time, I think I got a little bit passive, so she just overpowered me, and today I was like, I’m not going to let that happen.”
Madison Keys
Coco Gauff dominated fellow American Madison Keys to win 6-2 6-3 on Friday and reach the U.S. Open fourth round for the first time.
The 18-year-old Gauff, who was once again called on to warm up Arthur Ashe Stadium court for Serena Williams ahead of her compatriot’s highly-anticipated night match, has now made the second week of all four Grand Slams.
Gauff began tentatively and was broken in the first game but quickly regrouped, breaking back and firing an ace up the tee for a 4-1 lead she would not relinquish.
The 12th seed maintained her level in the second set as she redirected former finalist Keys’ powerful groundstrokes and sealed the win on her opponent’s 22nd unforced error.
Coco gauff ranking
She has a career-high ranking of world No. 11 in singles, reached on July 11, 2022, and No. 1 in doubles, achieved on August 15, 2022.
| Singles | |
|---|---|
| Career record | 116–58 (66.7%) |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 11 (July 11, 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 12 (August 15, 2022) |
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.
| Doubles | |
|---|---|
| Career record | 80–40 (66.7%) |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (August 15, 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 1 (August 15, 2022) |
She received a wild card into qualifying at the US Open, but lost her opening match 5 months after turning 14 years old.
In her first 2019 tournament, she finished runner-up in doubles at the $100K Midland Tennis Classic alongside Ann Li.
Age
Gauff was born on March 13, 2004, to Candi and Corey Gauff, both of whom are from Delray Beach, Florida.
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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.