The 21st century
United States · born Boca Raton, Florida, 2004 · right-handed · Wimbledon semi-finalist 2026
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Best Wimbledon result, 2026
16-7
Wimbledon singles match record to 2026
15
Her age as a Wimbledon qualifier, 2019
2
Major singles titles, 2023 and 2025
Born in Boca Raton, Florida, on 13 March 2004, Gauff grew up in Atlanta and Delray Beach, was coached first by her father, Corey, and trained from the age of ten at Patrick Mouratoglou's academy in France. She won the French Open junior title in 2018. She won the US Open in 2023, beating Aryna Sabalenka in the final, the WTA Finals in 2024 and the French Open in 2025, and reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 2 in June 2024. In doubles she reached No. 1 in 2022 with Jessica Pegula and won the 2024 French Open with Kateřina Siniaková. Her 2026 grass season brought a second-round loss in Berlin and then her first Wimbledon semi-final, lost to Karolina Muchová in a deciding tie-break.
| Wimbledon singles | Semi-finalist 2026; fourth round 2019, 2021 and 2024; third round 2022; first round 2023 and 2025. Match record 16-7 |
|---|---|
| Wimbledon 2019 | Qualifier at 15, the youngest to come through qualifying in the Open Era. Beat Venus Williams 6-4, 6-4 and Polona Hercog 3-6, 7-6, 7-5; lost to Simona Halep 6-3, 6-3 in the fourth round |
| Wimbledon 2026 | Seeded 7th. Four three-set wins in a row, including Belinda Bencic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; lost the semi-final to Karolina Muchová 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10) after holding a match point |
| Wimbledon doubles | Third round 2021 and 2023; quarter-final 2024. Mixed doubles semi-final 2022 |
| Grass titles | None yet. Berlin 2026: lost to Paula Badosa 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the second round |
"I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her."
The person behind the player.
Wimbledon 2019 · Court One
At 15, ranked 269 places below Venus Williams and 24 years younger, she beat her 6-4, 6-4 on her fourth match point, then thanked her at the net and told her she was inspiring. She wiped away a tear as she left the court. Her teachers in Florida learned that she played tennis only after she reached the main draw.
Source: NewshubWimbledon 2019 · Centre Court
Against Polona Hercog she lost the first set and trailed 5-2 in the second. At 30-40 on her own serve, one point from defeat, she struck a backhand slice winner; Hercog later served for the match and had a second match point, and did not take it. Gauff won 3-6, 7-6, 7-5. "I'm happy that the slice down the line went in," she said.
Source: Associated Press, via Fox 5 AtlantaWimbledon 2026 · Quarter-final
After she beat Jessica Pegula, her former doubles partner, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 on Centre Court, Wimbledon's own post called her "a Wimbledon veteran at 22 years old." Gauff was not so sure: "I don't know if I'm becoming a vet." The win made her the youngest player since Maria Sharapova to reach the semi-finals at all four majors.
Source: SuperSportWimbledon 2026 · Semi-final
At 9-8 up in the deciding tie-break against Karolina Muchová, with the court open, she chose a drop shot and hit the tape. Muchová won the match 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 (10). "I just panicked a little bit," Gauff said. "Was it the right one in that moment? Maybe not." She added: "I don't have any regrets."
Source: Echo Live (PA)Atlanta 2023
Off the court she follows anime, My Hero Academia above all, and runs a TikTok editing account. In July 2023 she and the actor Storm Reid funded a playground and purple-painted courts at Brownwood Park in Atlanta, the city where she lived before her family moved to Delray Beach when she was seven.
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