Candi began to homeschool her daughter while Corey became his daughter's coach. To support Gauff's tennis training and career, her parents opted to leave their jobs and move back to Delray Beach, Florida. Her mother was a teacher, while her father was a pharmaceuticals executive. Her mother, Candi, was a gymnast who also participated in Division I track and field at Florida State University. Gauff's father played Division I basketball at Georgia State University.
She was named Cori after her father, Corey, and received his nickname of Coco as well. Early Life and FamilyĬori "Coco" Gauff was born on March 13, 2004, in Delray Beach, Florida. Olympic team in June 2021, but had to withdraw after testing positive for Covid-19. In 2021, she added a second singles title to her name and played in the quarterfinal of the French Open. That year Gauff also reached the third round of the U.S. After receiving a wild card entry to Wimbledon in 2019 when she was 15, she defeated five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams in the first round. "I met them both and they're both super kind people and I'm just super happy and thankful that they chose to play tennis because I'm sure they'll dominate any sport they wanted to play.Cori "Coco" Gauff is a professional tennis player. "Serena Williams has always been an idol, and Venus, I mean, they're the reason why I wanted to pick up a tennis racket," she said in an interview with Wimbledon. Open girls' final when she was 13-years-old-making her the youngest-ever to do so-and later won the French Open girls' singles title. “So I’m not going to encourage her, when she gets there, to stick her head in the ground and ignore social issues.” "I’ve always challenged her, from the beginning of this when we started, telling her that she’ll be able to change the world with her racket,” Corey said.
He not only supports her game, but wants her to speak out on issues and moments in the zeitgeist. Corey is also Gauff's lead coach and has been since she started playing at eight years old.
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