Coco Gauff Biography: Age, Grand Slam Titles and Net Worth

Sirat October 29, 2026No Comments

Coco Gauff is an American tennis player who has been famous since she was 15 — and has spent the years since proving the hype right. A win over Venus Williams at Wimbledon launched her; Grand Slam titles at the US Open and French Open, and the world No. 2 ranking, have established her as the leading American player of her generation.

Full Name	Cori Dionne Gauff
Born	13 March 2004, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Age	22 (as of 2026)
Nationality	American
Occupation	Professional tennis player
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Known For	US Open 2023 and French Open 2025 champion, Wimbledon breakthrough at 15
Net Worth (est.)	Around $35 million (estimates vary)

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Early Life in Florida

Gauff was born in Atlanta and raised mainly in Delray Beach, Florida, in a family steeped in sport: her father, Corey, played college basketball at Georgia State, and her mother, Candi, was a track and field athlete at Florida State. Inspired by Serena and Venus Williams, Coco began tennis at six, won the prestigious ‘Little Mo’ title at eight and moved with her family so she could train full-time. At 13 she became the youngest US Open girls’ finalist in history, and at 14 she won the French Open junior title.

Career Breakthrough: Wimbledon at 15

In July 2019, 15-year-old Gauff came through Wimbledon qualifying and drew her idol Venus Williams in the first round — and beat her in straight sets, 6–4, 6–4. The run to the fourth round made her a global story overnight. She won her first WTA title in Linz that autumn, and in 2022, at 18, reached her first Grand Slam final at the French Open, losing to Iga Świątek but arriving unmistakably among the elite.

Career Highlights: US Open and French Open Champion

In September 2023 Gauff won the US Open, defeating Aryna Sabalenka in the final to become the first American teenager to win the title since Serena Williams in 1999. She added the WTA Finals crown in 2024, beating the world’s top two players on the way, and in June 2025 she conquered Roland Garros at last, again defeating Sabalenka to claim the French Open title. A powerful athlete with one of the fastest serves in the women’s game and relentless court coverage, she has been ranked as high as world No. 2 in singles and has also reached world No. 1 in doubles.

Coco Gauff Net Worth and Endorsements

Gauff’s net worth is commonly estimated at around $35 million. Her career prize money has passed $25 million, but endorsements drive the larger share: she has been the highest-paid female athlete in the world in recent Sportico rankings, earning an estimated $30 million in a single year from prize money and deals with New Balance (which built a signature-shoe line around her), Head, Rolex and others. Figures are estimates from public reporting.

Personal Life

Gauff remains based in Delray Beach and close to her parents and two younger brothers; her father served as her coach in her early career. She has used her platform to speak on racial justice — memorably in a speech at a Black Lives Matter protest at 16 — voting rights and equal treatment in sport, and is a practising Christian who credits her faith for her composure on big points.