Cori “Coco” Gauff-Biology, Net Worth, Height

Cori “Coco” Gauff-Biology, Net Worth, Height

origin
Corey Goff (Coco) is an American professional tennis player from Atlanta, Georgia. She hits her right hand (backhand with both hands). Goff made history, becoming the youngest female finalist ever in the U.S. Open singles competition and the youngest Wimbledon player ever. She participated and won the 2018 Junior French Open (French Open) and the 2018 Orange Bowl Singles (18 years old and below women’s group). On July 1, 2019, she defeated 5 times champion Venus Williams in the first round of the Wimbledon Tennis Open.

Gough was born on March 13, 2004 in Atlanta, Georgia. Her mother Candi Gauff (Odom) runs at Florida State University, and her father Corey Gauff plays basketball at Georgia State University. She has two younger brothers, Xiaocheng and Cameron. The family moved back to Delray Beach, Florida, to give their daughter a better chance in her professional tennis career. When the family moved to Florida, Corey was 7 years old. She is currently a high school student (homeschooled by her mother). In addition to tennis, she also tried football and gymnastics.

Profession
Gough started taking tennis lessons in the second grade. Her father Corey is her main coach. Part of her training is under the guidance of coach Gerard Loglo (Gerard Loglo) in the new generation of tennis academy. She also received training at Pompey Park in Delray Beach, Florida. At the age of 11, Gauff went to France’s Mouratoglou Academy to participate in their championship seed foundation. She was selected by Patrick Muratoglu. The foundation helps aspiring tennis players, but they lack the financial resources needed to develop their careers.

At the age of 13, Gough made his way to the U.S. Open Women’s Final (2017). She made her debut in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in May 2018. Goff participated in the competition and won the French Open (women’s singles) in June 2018. She and her partner Caty McNally won the women’s doubles championship at the US Open (September 2018). Gough ended the singles champion of the Orange Bowl International Tennis Championships (women aged 18 and under) in 2018.

Goff made his debut in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) at the Miami Open in March 2019. She defeated Katie McNally in the first round, but lost to Russia’s Daria Kasakina in the second round. On June 27, 2019, she successfully qualified for Wimbledon. On July 1, 2019, Goff defeated 5 times champion Venus Williams in straight sets to commemorate her Grand Slam debut. Due to the WTA age qualification rules, Goff limited the number of tournaments she can participate in. These rules are formulated to prevent exhaustion and ensure the health of the players. After Gough turns 18, she can participate in any number of events.

personal
Cori “Coco” Gauff is about 5 feet 9 inches tall and she is African American. Her net worth is estimated at 2.5 million U.S. dollars. According to Forbes, she made more than $1 million in 2019. Goff signed endorsement agreements with New Balance (after the bidding war with Nike), Head (tennis rocket maker) and Barilla (Italian food company). She also signed with Team8 (Roger Federer’s brokerage company). Despite a major setback at Wimbledon in 2019, Coco is still a big fan of Venus and Serena Williams. She told BBC Sports that Serena was “the reason I play tennis.”

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