Follow us on Google Discover Coco Gauff continued her impressive record in finals after winning the Wuhan Open for the first time in her career.
Gauff beat Jessica Pegula to win the Wuhan Open, lifting the WTA 1000 title without dropping a single set.
This was a first title for the American since June, when Gauff won Roland Garros to claim her second Grand Slam.
Gauff has now won 11 titles in her career, with the 21-year-old proving herself as a real force in championship matches.
Photo by Wanghe/Getty ImagesThe three players who have beaten Coco Gauff in a final before
Gauff won her first WTA title in a rare way, and she did so at just 15 years old at the WTA 250 tournament in Linz.
It would be two years until Gauff would reach another WTA final, this time on the clay of Parma where she was once again victorious.
Gauff then really started to step it up a gear and showcase her true potential, reaching her first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros.
However, this was the first time she experienced defeat in a main tour final, as she was beaten by a formidable Iga Swiatek, leaving Gauff quite tearful after a heavy loss in the biggest match of her career to that point.
This did not start a trend for Gauff, who would win her next seven consecutive finals against the likes of Aryna Sabalenka, Karolina Muchova and Qinwen Zheng.
This run would see Gauff win her first Grand Slam at the US Open, two WTA 1000 titles, as well as the year-end WTA Finals.
Gauff had only lost one of her first 10 finals until this year, where she would actually lose back-to-back championship matches during the clay court swing.
The first of those came in the Spanish capital, where Sabalenka beat Gauff to win the Madrid Open title.
Despite bouncing straight back to reach the final in Rome, it was defeat again for the American, as home favourite Jasmine Paolini beat Gauff to win the Italian Open.
While no-one likes to lose a final, the blow of these defeats is likely to have been softened now after Gauff beat Sabalenka to win Roland Garros in a dramatic final.
Gauff has faced some difficulties since winning her second Grand Slam singles title, but showing her resilience has once again bounced back during the Asian swing.
After winning her second WTA 1000 tournament in China, Gauff has shown how dangerous a player she can be and particularly in finals.
How does Coco Gauff’s final record compare to Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek?
Gauff is currently the world number three, and has only been beaten by top 10 players in her three final defeats.
The only two players who are currently ranked above Gauff are two of the players who have wins over her, Sabalenka and Swiatek.
While Sabalenka is the world number one, her final record is not anywhere near as dominant as Gauff’s, having won just over half of her championship matches.
This includes three defeats in Grand Slam finals, two of those coming against Gauff, but Sabalenka’s worst record is actually in the lower level WTA 500 and WTA 250 tournaments.
Gauff may have the advantage over Sabalenka in championship matches, but it is Swiatek who is the most dominant in finals out of the top three in the WTA rankings.
In her 30 finals to date, Swiatek has been the victor in over 83% of them and has already won 25 titles at just 24 years of age.
Grand Slam finals are where she particularly excels, with Swiatek’s victory at Wimbledon continuing her unbeaten record in the biggest matches in tennis.
The next chance these three players will have to improve their final records even further is at the WTA Finals in Riyadh.
Gauff is the defending champion at the WTA Finals, and will be the third seed at this year’s tournament.