Tennis: Coco Gauff Aims for Consecutive WTA Finals Titles
Coco Gauff is preparing to close out the 2025 tennis season with a potential second consecutive WTA Finals victory in Riyadh. The event runs from 1 to 8 November and features eight top singles players.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, hosts the year-end tournament for the second year in a row as part of a three-year arrangement with the WTA. Now 21, Gauff enters her fourth WTA Finals appearance after adding another Grand Slam crown at Roland-Garros earlier this year.
No one has won the year-end trophy back-to-back since Serena Williams in 2014 — can Gauff follow in her footsteps?
Gauff has drawn the statistically tougher group, with an average player ranking of 4.25 compared to 4.75 in the other. She will face world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for the third time this season, marking their first matchup since the French Open final in June.
She is also set to play her compatriot Jessica Pegula, fresh off their encounter at the Wuhan Open final last month, and Olympic doubles gold medallist Jasmine Paolini. The Stefanie Graf Group promises exciting head-to-head duels, with Gauff and Paolini currently tied 3-3 in their match history.
The 2025 WTA Finals offer Gauff another chance to strengthen her legacy and possibly claim a rare consecutive championship.
Author’s Summary
Coco Gauff enters the 2025 WTA Finals aiming for a historic back-to-back title amid strong competition in Riyadh, seeking to emulate Serena Williams’ 2014 achievement.