'Not A Priority': Gauff Reveals She Plans To Play Less Doubles In Future
WTAWednesday, 09 August 2023 at 00:20
Updated at Sunday, 03 August 2025 at 18:34
Coco Gauff is a former doubles World No. 1 on the WTA Tour, but the American said that she won't be playing doubles much in the future.
Gauff has been a decent doubles player from the moment she started playing tennis. She partnered with her good friend Caty McNally earlier in her career, and the two had some success on the doubles court.
More recently, Gauff has been playing with Jessica Pegula, as they generally compete in the same singles events, giving them the opportunity to play together often.
The duo has won big trophies together, but has yet to win a Grand Slam together, which is the obvious goal. The upcoming US Open could be the place to do so, as they're on the hunt to become the number-one pairing in the world.
Gauff was the number one player in doubles before, but even so, she doesn't plan on playing doubles a lot in the future.
"I mean, I'm sure as I get way older, yeah, it won't be as much of a priority. Even now we're playing less doubles, Jess and I, I think than we did last year. We're just trying to pick out our tournaments a lot better. The ranking in doubles isn't a priority. It just kind of happens when you do well, so it's not something that I'm thinking about."
It doesn't mean that she will stop playing doubles abruptly, but it certainly means that she will only play some of the bigger events, and that will decrease even further in the future. As she explained further, playing doubles at Grand Slams is likely something that will remain a constant for her.
"I do see myself playing in the Slams the majority of the times in doubles. Probably not every Slam, but maybe US Open, and that Slam I think is the one that I would prefer to play as much as possible."
It's a question she doesn't have a definitive answer to yet because she likes playing with Pegula, and they've been really good together.
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