When Coco Gauff won the Cincinnati Open, it was the biggest victory of her career, and she credits doubles partner Jessica Pegula with being a major factor in her achievement.

Teenager Gauff won her first WTA 1000 trophy after defeating Karolina Muchova 6-3, 6-4, but she believes her performance against Iga Swiatek in the semifinal put her up for victory.

Gauff expressed her feelings after the title win and said: “Other than the win today, it was definitely the win against Iga. I think that put a lot of confidence in me. Especially after the loss in Montreal, sometimes you win a title, and then you lose and you go back to your old ways. I didn’t really let that loss affect me. It made me more motivated to get better.”

She further stated remarks for Pegula and said: “Jess played an incredible match. I think that just inspired me even more. And honestly, seeing her beat Iga last week gave me some hope because I was like, I got close to beating her and I’ve beaten Jess before, so it gave me some hope that maybe this was my time.”

Coco Gauff in 2023

Coco Gauff

36 - 11win/loss

Hard

18-5

Clay

13-4

Grass

5-2

Rank
2

High
2

20 year old

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2024 Highlights

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Auckland

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Australian OpenIndian WellsRomeFrench OpenBerlin

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DubaiStuttgart

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Currently the world no.6, Coco played her last match on the 20^th of August when she defeated world no.10 Karolina Muchova 6-3 6-4 in the final in Cincinnati to win her 5^th career title.

At the moment, during this season the American has a 38-13 win-loss record. The American has won 3 titles in 2023 in Auckland, Washington and Cincinnati.

Cincinnati

Gauff's Record

Jessica Pegula in 2023

Jessica Pegula

21 - 9win/loss

Hard

11-5

Clay

4-1

Grass

6-3

Rank
6

High
3

30 year old

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Berlin

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Miami

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Ranked no.3 (career-high), Pegula played her last match on the 17^th of August when she lost to world no.31 Marie Bouzkova 6-4 6-0 in the 3^rd round in Cincinnati (draw).

This year the American has managed to achieve a composed 43-14 match record. The American clinched 2 titles in 2023 in Australia and Montreal. Jessica was the runner-up in Doha.

Cincinnati

Pegula's Record

Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula squared off 3 times. Their actual head to head record is 2-1 for Pegula. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Jessica Pegula won 6-2 5-7 7-5 in the quarter in Montreal (Omnium Banque Nationale) on the 11^th of August 2023.

In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.