Portrait · All-Pro Reels / CC BY-SA 2.0 Coco Gauff Tennis player
Born 2004
Cori Dionne Gauff is an American tennis player known publicly as Coco Gauff. Born in Delray Beach, Florida, she developed through junior tennis before becoming one of the leading players on the professional tour. Her early childhood was spent in Atlanta, where both parents had college sports backgrounds: Corey played basketball at Georgia State and Candi ran track at Florida State. Tennis became her choice at six. The family returned to Florida while she was in primary school, living with her maternal grandparents as Corey took on coaching and Candi homeschooling. In her 2019 interview, her father emphasized preparation and sustained work behind the sudden public attention. Roland-Garros girls’ singles in 2018 was an early landmark. The following year she qualified for Wimbledon, defeated Venus Williams and reached the fourth round. Her first WTA singles title came in Linz, while a partnership with Caty McNally also produced doubles success. The early breakthrough did not eliminate the work of learning to compete over a full season. The 2022 Roland-Garros singles final preceded success on clay and hard courts. Cincinnati and the US Open in 2023 marked another stage, with her first major singles championship arriving in New York. Doubles continued, including Roland-Garros with Katerina Siniakova in 2024. That season also brought titles in Auckland and Beijing and the WTA Finals championship. Her Paris Olympic appearance belongs to the participation record, rather than a medal claim. In 2025 she helped the United States win the United Cup, received its MVP honour and won her first adult Roland-Garros singles title. A later Wuhan championship followed continued attention to her serve and coaching approach, discussed in her own WTA interview. In 2026 she added a second Cincinnati crown. Her September Beijing interview describes the ongoing attempt to improve and build toward the next season, without treating that ambition as a future result. Her screen work includes a 2023 guest appearance as herself on All American: Homecoming and a 2024 appearance in Break Point. In 2026, Tennis Channel announced The Zina Effect and Serve: Fashion & Tennis, with Gauff serving as executive producer through iROC Media Group. Off court, her 2026 Roland-Garros interview presents a player who values learning and authenticity and remembers the Williams sisters as inspirations. Public appearances and interviews also document reading on tour, music choices and daily routines. Those details retain their original dates and commercial context when a brand partnership is involved. Her acknowledged relationship remains private here: she mentioned a boyfriend after the 2025 Roland-Garros final, but an identity and current status are not established. Official personal channels are linked through her WTA player page.
Verified identity Core facts checked against named sources.Keep exploring
Connected people 01 Laureus
Coco Gauff: Breakthrough of the Year nominee Attribution.
02 WTA
Career record Attribution.
03 Entangled / Red Tower Books
Fourth Wing: reference edition Attribution.
04 USTA
Dog days of the 2026USOpen Attribution.
05 WTA
2025 player service award winners Attribution.
06 United Cup / ATP-WTA Staff
United States wins2025United Cup Attribution.
07 WTA Staff
Serena Williams aces hosting gig at 2024 ESPYs Attribution.
08 ITF
Class of2019: big breakthroughs Attribution.
09 Olympedia
Cori Dionne Gauff: Olympic record Attribution.
10 USA TODAY / Cydney Henderson, syndicated by Yahoo Sports
Coco Gauff’s new tennis documentaries release ahead of US Open Attribution.
Copyright licence recorded
Image rights ledger Coco Gauff photographed at the 2022USOpen Media: All-Pro Reels
Source-level Commons/Flickr licence and September 29,2022 review personally checked. September 1,2022 photograph;2938x4407 actual pixels personally inspected. Responsive editorial crop only; no separate model/publicity grant asserted.
Coco Gauff practising before the 2023 DC Open Media: Hameltion
Own-work source-level licence personally checked; July 31,2023 photograph,4000×6000pixels. Actual preview personally viewed in Chrome: full-body upright player holding racket, face unobscured, blue shirt and dark shorts. Distinct portrait-format feature; responsive crop only, attribution/share-alike required, no separate publicity grant asserted.
