Coco Gauff defeated Jessica Pegula at the WTA Finals on Sunday, significantly boosting her chances of reaching the semi-finals.
The 22-year-old, who has now beaten Pegula on three separate occasions this year, triumphed 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 in Indian Wells, California.
Gauff will contest her next round-robin match on Tuesday against alternate Marta Kostyuk, who replaced world number one Elena Rybakina.
Gauff has been extremely successful against her compatriots this year, winning every single one of said matches.
Coco Gauff’s record against American players in 2026
Gauff has been flawless against her compatriots this year.
The youngster has played eight different Americans on the Tour and won 11 consecutive matches against American opposition.
Gauff has enjoyed her greatest successes against fellow top-10 player Jessica Pegula, beating her compatriot in the Wimbledon quarter-finals, Cincinnati Open final and at the WTA Finals.
Gauff has also beaten rising young star Iva Jovic on two occasions, triumphing at the Italian Open and the US Open.
The 22-year-old Florida native has also defeated Hailey Baptiste, Alycia Parks, Taylor Townsend, recent Hong Kong Open champion Claire Liu, Kayla Day and Ann Li.
|
Tournament |
Opponent |
Result |
|
Australian Open |
Hailey Baptiste |
won 3-6, 6-0, 6-3 |
|
Miami Open |
Alycia Parks |
won 3-6, 6-0, 6-1 |
|
Italian Open |
Iva Jovic |
won 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 |
|
Roland Garros |
Taylor Townsend |
won 6-4, 6-0 |
|
Wimbledon |
Claire Liu |
won 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 |
|
Wimbledon |
Jessica Pegula |
won 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
|
Canadian Open |
Kayla Day |
won 6-2, 7-5 |
|
Cincinnati Open |
Ann Li |
won 6-1, 7-6 |
|
Cincinnati Open |
Jessica Pegula |
won 6-2, 6-4 |
|
US Open |
Iva Jovic |
won 6-1, 6-4 |
|
WTA Finals |
Jessica Pegula |
won 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 |
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula’s first-ever WTA Tour match
With victory on Sunday, Gauff improved her record against Pegula to 6-5.
Over four years ago, the American duo played each other for the first time on the WTA circuit.
Pegula won the contest, beating Gauff 6-4, 6-4 in the Dubai Tennis Championships Round of 32.
Later that same month [February] Gauff and Pegula combined to win the Qatar Open Women’s Doubles title, beating Dubai champions Elise Mertens and Veronika Kudermetova 3-6, 7-5, 10-5 in the final.
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