{"id":342920,"date":"2025-10-30T10:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/342920\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T10:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:35:12","slug":"coco-gauffs-record-against-all-her-group-stage-opponents-at-the-wta-finals-as-draw-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/342920\/","title":{"rendered":"Coco Gauff&#8217;s record against all her group stage opponents at the WTA Finals as draw confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMXlnMTNoeXE4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Coco Gauff will begin her WTA Finals title defence this weekend in Saudi Arabia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The American star picked up her maiden title a year ago, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/laura-robson-says-if-qinwen-zheng-can-become-world-number-one-after-losing-wta-finals-to-coco-gauff\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gauff defeated China\u2019s Qinwen Zheng<\/a> in the final.<\/p>\n<p>Returning in 2025, Gauff has been placed in Group Steffi Graf, alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aryna Sabalenka<\/a>, Jessica Pegula, and Jasmine Paolini.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243838309-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Coco Gauff and Amanda Anisimova pose next to the WTA Finals trophy in 2025\" class=\"wp-image-139803\" \/>Photo by Matthew Stockman\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Gauff has played 24 total matches against her group stage opponents throughout her WTA Tour career.<\/p>\n<p>But how has she fared against Sabalenka, Paolini, and Pegula?<\/p>\n<p>Coco Gauff is 12-12 against her WTA Finals group stage opponents<\/p>\n<p>Gauff has won exactly half of the matches she\u2019s played against her three group stage opponents.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"620\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2243297968-1024x620.jpg\" alt=\"Coco Gauff practising ahead of the 2025 WTA Finals\" class=\"wp-image-139801\" \/>Photo by Robert Prange\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>She only leads the head-to-head against one player, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/aryna-sabalenka\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sabalenka<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka\u2019s head-to-head record<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Match<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Surface<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Winner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Loser<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2025 French Open \u2013 F<\/td>\n<td>Clay<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>6-7, 6-2, 6-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2025 Madrid Open \u2013 F<\/td>\n<td>Clay<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>6-3, 7-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2024 WTA Finals \u2013 SF<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>7-6, 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2024 Wuhan \u2013 SF<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>1-6, 6-4, 6-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2024 Australian Open \u2013 SF<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>7-6, 6-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2023 US Open \u2013 F<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>2-6, 6-3, 6-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2023 Indian Wells \u2013 QF<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>6-4, 6-0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022 Toronto \u2013 3R<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>7-5, 4-6, 7-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021 Rome \u2013 3R<\/td>\n<td>Clay<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>7-5, 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020 Ostrava \u2013 2R<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>1-6, 7-5, 7-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020 Lexington \u2013 2R<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>Aryna Sabalenka<\/td>\n<td>7-6, 4-6, 6-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff\u2019s head-to-head record<\/p>\n<p>Gauff beat Sabalenka at the WTA Finals in the semifinals a year ago, and would no doubt love a repeat result in the group stage this time around.<\/p>\n<p>She hasn\u2019t enjoyed quite so much success against Pegula, however, and trails their head-to-head, 3-4.<\/p>\n<p>Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula\u2019s head-to-head record<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Match<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Surface<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Winner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Loser<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2025 Wuhan \u2013 F<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>6-4, 7-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2024 WTA Finals \u2013 RR<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>6-3, 6-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2024 Berlin \u2013 SF<\/td>\n<td>Grass<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>7-5, 7-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2023 WTA Finals \u2013 SF<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>6-2, 6-1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2023 Montreal \u2013 QF<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>6-2, 5-7, 7-5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2023 Eastbourne \u2013 QF<\/td>\n<td>Grass<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>6-3, 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022 Dubai \u2013 1R<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Jessica Pegula<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>6-4, 6-4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff\u2019s head-to-head record<\/p>\n<p>Pegula won their first WTA Finals meeting two years ago to secure her place in the final, although it was Gauff who emerged victorious when they faced off in the group stage in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Gauff and Paolini have already played each other four times in 2025, with Paolini turning the tide in their rivalry, having lost their first two matches.<\/p>\n<p>It was Gauff who won their last match, however, defeating the Italian en route to her title win in Wuhan.<\/p>\n<p>Coco Gauff and Jasmine Paolini\u2019s head-to-head record<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Match<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Surface<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Winner<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Loser<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2025 Wuhan \u2013 SF<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>Jasmine Paolini<\/td>\n<td>6-4, 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2025 Cincinnati \u2013 QF<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Jasmine Paolini<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>2-6, 6-4, 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2025 Rome \u2013 F<\/td>\n<td>Clay<\/td>\n<td>Jasmine Paolini<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>6-4, 6-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2025 Stuttgart \u2013 QF<\/td>\n<td>Clay<\/td>\n<td>Jasmine Paolini<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>6-4, 6-3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2023 Cincinnati \u2013 QF<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>Jasmine Paolini<\/td>\n<td>6-3, 6-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021 Adelaide \u2013 1R<\/td>\n<td>Hard<\/td>\n<td>Coco Gauff<\/td>\n<td>Jasmine Paolini<\/td>\n<td>6-4, 6-7, 6-2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Jasmine Paolini and Coco Gauff\u2019s head-to-head record<\/p>\n<p>Only time will tell if Gauff can improve her record to above .500 when she begins her WTA Finals campaign on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Who was the last player to win back-to-back WTA Finals titles?<\/p>\n<p>The last nine editions of the WTA Finals have been won by different players.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links multi\">\n<li>2024 \u2013 Coco Gauff<\/li>\n<li>2023 \u2013 Iga Swiatek<\/li>\n<li>2022 \u2013 Caroline Garcia<\/li>\n<li>2021 \u2013 Garbine Muguruza<\/li>\n<li>2019 \u2013 Ashleigh Barty<\/li>\n<li>2018 \u2013 Elina Svitolina<\/li>\n<li>2017 \u2013 Caroline Wozniacki<\/li>\n<li>2016 \u2013 Dominika Cibulkova<\/li>\n<li>2015 \u2013 Agnieszka Radwanska<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It was back in 2014 that a player last won back-to-back titles, when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/serena-williams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Serena Williams<\/a> defended her crown in Singapore.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-457882682-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Serena Williams celebrates with the WTA Finals title in 2014\" class=\"wp-image-139809\" \/>Photo by Julian Finney\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen if Gauff can match Williams\u2019 feat in Riyadh, but you certainly won\u2019t want to miss any of the action.<\/p>\n<p>Gauff will begin her WTA Finals campaign on Sunday, November 2, against Pegula.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Coco Gauff will begin her WTA Finals title defence this weekend in 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