Gauff, Coco
2004- · Contribution: 2023-2025
Tennis player
Won the US Open and French Open Grand Slam singles titles as a teenager
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Quick facts
- Born
- 2004, Atlanta, Georgia
- Active since
- 2019
- Category
- Sports & Athletics
- Best known for
- Teenage Grand Slam champion
Impact on the world
Gauff carried the mantle of the Williams sisters into a new generation, winning major titles as a teenager and becoming a leading voice among young athletes.
Sources
- WTA (Women's Tennis Association)
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Williams, Serena
1981-
Won more Grand Slam singles titles than any other woman in the Open Era
Williams, Venus
1980-
First Black man or woman to hold the world No. 1 tennis ranking since the ATP and WTA rankings began; most decorated tennis player in Olympic history
Garrison, Zina
1963-
Bridged the generational gap between Althea Gibson and Venus and Serena Williams in Black women's tennis
Gibson, Althea
1927-2003
First Black woman to compete on the world tennis tour and win a Grand Slam singles title