Coco Gauff delivers her honest opinion on her 2026 season as she’s knocked out of the WTA Finals

Coco Gauff has only one tournament left to play in 2026 after being knocked out of the WTA Finals.

Gauff beat both Jessica Pegula and Marta Kostyuk in her round-robin matches, but she was still unable to advance to the semi-finals in Indian Wells due to her set win-loss record.

This is the last individual tournament that Gauff has played in 2026, wrapping up what has been a mixed year for the world number four.

Gauff has failed to win a Grand Slam title this year, but she has won a WTA 1000 title at the Cincinnati Open, and she has now reviewed her 2026 season following her WTA Finals exit.

Coco Gauff says she achieved her goal in 2026 despite not winning a Grand Slam

Gauff’s win over Kostyuk was her 49th win of the 2026 season, and after beating the Ukrainian she was asked how she feels about how she has fared this season.

“Any time that you are in a WTA Finals it’s definitely a positive note, so I am definitely happy to be here,” said Gauff. “I think this is my fifth year in a row, so I think it shows the consistency that I have in being a top player. Overall this season was full of a lot of ups and downs, but mostly ups. I think it’s something that I can capitalise off of, I learned a lot.”

Gauff also spoke to Tennis Channel about her latest win, as she explained how her goal this year was to be more consistent at the biggest tournaments, something she feels she has achieved.

“I thought this year I wanted to be more consistent in the 1000’s and the Slams,” added Gauff. That is what I was able to do. The goal was to try and win a Slam but I think the more opportunities that I put myself in those semi-final scenarios and quarter-final scenarios, I will break through and I think that’s what I did this year.

“Hopefully next year I will break through. But the goal was to be more consistent and not have slumps this season. I think that from the Miami Open it was pretty consistent through the rest of the year, minus the French Open.

“I did want to play better on grass but it felt like one of those goals I did not feel on the cards. But I am liking grass and I feel like I can be a great grass court player. I think it gave me confidence. I am working on trying to get to the net more, I know a lot of people want me to do that, so I am trying. I like to volley so I should.

“I am getting better and I am really happy with my season overall. There were some disappointments but there were also a lot of things to be proud of.”

This year, Gauff reached two Grand Slam semi-finals, including being just one point away from the Wimbledon final, and won her fourth WTA 1000 title in Cincinnati, as well as reaching two other finals at this level.

While she has not won a Grand Slam title, Gauff has equalled her highest number of wins at major tournaments this year, with 16 victories. Gauff has also equalled her highest number of wins at WTA 1000 tournaments with 27, matching her record from last year.

Gauff now has one more tournament to play this year in the Billie Jean King Cup, where she will represent the USA in their play-off tie against Hungary.

This will be Gauff’s first appearance in the competition since 2023, as she competes in Delray Beach between November 21-22.

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