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Coco Gauff Claims Wuhan Open Crown Over Jessica Pegula in All-American Final

The 21-year-old sealed a third WTA 1000 title with a late surge, extending her perfect start in hard-court finals after a week in which Pegula ended Aryna Sabalenka’s 20-match Wuhan streak.

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Tennis - WTA 1000 - Wuhan Open - Optics Valley International Tennis Center, Wuhan, China - October 12, 2025 Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates winning the final against Jessica Pegula of the U.S. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Tennis - WTA 1000 - Wuhan Open - Optics Valley International Tennis Center, Wuhan, China - October 12, 2025 Jessica Pegula of the U.S. in action during the final against Coco Gauff of the U.S. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
US tennis player Coco Gauff overcame a serve scare to beat Jasmine Paolini in the Wuhan Open semi-final.

Overview

  • Gauff beat Pegula 6-4, 7-5, winning four straight games from 3-5 down in the second set to close in straight sets.
  • With the victory, Gauff became the first player in the Open Era to win her first nine hard-court finals and now has 11 career singles titles.
  • She did not drop a set all week and conceded only 16 games en route to the final, contrasting with Pegula’s run of consecutive three-set battles.
  • Pegula reached the final by upsetting world No. 1 and three-time defending champion Sabalenka, snapping the top seed’s 20-0 main-draw record in Wuhan.
  • Both players now turn to the season-ending WTA Finals in Riyadh, where Gauff is the defending champion.