Coco Gauff Becomes Youngest Tennis Player To Win WTA Title In 15 Years
Coco Gauff just continues to smash records.
The 15-year-old phenom won her very first WTA singles title Sunday, defeating Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 in the final round of the 2019 Upper Austria Ladies Linz. She now is the youngest tennis player to win a WTA title since 2004.
Check out her winning moment:
GAUFF WINS IN LINZ 🇺🇸🏆
The youngest @WTA finalist in 15 years, @CocoGauff takes it one step further to win the title at just 15 years old.
She defeats Ostapenko 6-3, 1-6, 6-2. pic.twitter.com/OPDXqHvypf— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) October 13, 2019
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After the victory, the WTA tweeted out a video of Gauff mid-celebration.
TFW you claim your first WTA title at 15 years old!@CocoGauff | @WTALinz pic.twitter.com/3t1yBcv2vr
— wta (@WTA) October 13, 2019
It’s been quite the year for Gauff. In addition to Sunday’s WTA singles title, she also became the youngest tennis player to win a match at the US Open since 2014 and defeated the likes of some of the top tennis players in the world, like Venus Williams.
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