Coco Gauff has proven herself to be a hugely popular figure on the WTA Tour, helped by her fantastic efforts in singles and doubles.
Gauff has, of course, enjoyed huge success in the former, winning 11 titles and climbing as high as number two in the WTA rankings.
The 21-year-old American is a two-time Grand Slam champion, but her current focus is on the Dubai Tennis Championships, which is now underway.
Gauff enters the WTA 1000 tournament after losing her opening match at the Qatar Open, leaving her with a 7-3 win-loss record for 2026.
She is the third seed in Dubai, and has climbed one spot to fourth in the WTA top 10 ahead of her first match.
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Coco Gauff names Jessica Pegula and Victoria Mboko among her best friends in tennis
Gauff has also been discussing her closest companions ahead of the clash, having been asked by the DDF Tennis Championships on Instagram who her best friend in tennis is.
She replied: “My best friends in tennis… there’s a few but I would say Caty McNally, Eva Lys, Vicky Mboko, Jess Pegula, Giuliana Olmos, Des Krawczyk.”
Gauff could meet Pegula in the final, having lost to her in their 2022 first round match, but notably Mboko has withdrawn from Dubai due to injury.
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Gauff’s tendency to play doubles as well as singles throughout her career has indeed allowed her to take to the court with some of her best friends.
She just competed at the Qatar Open with Mboko, although the exciting duo lost their first match at the WTA 1000 tournament in Doha earlier this month.
Her partner before that was fellow American McCartney Kessler in Montreal last year, where they lifted the trophy, while she played with Alexandra Eala before that in Rome.
More frequent, however, have been her doubles outings with Pegula, with the pair securing titles in Doha and Miami in 2023, and Doha, Toronto and San Diego in 2022.
Gauff has also tasted great success with compatriot McNally, triumphing in Parma, Washington DC and Luxembourg.
- 2025 – Montreal (w/Kessler)
- 2024 – French Open (w/Siniakova)
- 2023 – Doha, Miami (both w/Pegula)
- 2022 – Doha, Toronto, San Diego (all w/Pegula)
- 2021 – Parma (w/McNally)
- 2019 – Washington DC, Luxembourg (both w/McNally)
Most significantly, she is a Grand Slam doubles champion, winning the 2024 French Open with Katerina Siniakova.
Gauff also reached the 2021 US Open and 2022 French Open doubles finals, but lost alongside McNally and Pegula respectively.
| Result | Year | Event | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2021 | US Open | Hard | Caty McNally | Samantha Stosur, Zhang Shuai | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2022 | French Open | Clay | Jessica Pegula | Caroline Garcia, Kristina Mladenovic | 6–2, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 2024 | French Open | Clay | Katerina Siniakova | Sara Errani, Jasmine Paolini | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Taylor Townsend, Erin Routliffe, Leylah Fernandez, Jelena Ostapenko and Venus Williams are among her other former doubles partners.
But it’s clear that Pegula is her most comfortable playing partner, with Olympic and Wimbledon appearances also among their lengthy doubles undertakings.
A former world number one in the format, Gauff boasts 10 doubles titles overall, with a 149-67 win-loss record.
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