“There's so many people going through so many, like, uncomfortable situations. For me to be - I mean, obviously being nervous is natural - but for me to think that winning a tennis match or losing a tennis match is the end of the world, I think just kind of shows what kind of privilege I have.”

American professional tennis player

Cori Dionne “Coco” Gauff is an American professional tennis player. She has reached world No. 2 in singles and world No. 1 in doubles in the WTA rankings. Born in 2004, she has become a leading figure in modern tennis. Gauff has won twelve singles titles, including the 2023 US Open, the 2025 French Open, the 2024 WTA Finals, and four WTA 1000 tournaments. In doubles, she has won ten titles, among them the 2024 French Open with Kateřina Siniaková. Her results place her among the most prominent players of her generation.