Coco Gauff has been a big name in tennis ever since the young athlete was thrust into the spotlight after she defeated Venus Williams in the first round of Wimbledon in 2019. She was just 15 at the time, and her star has continued to rise—on and off the court. Now, Coco is one of the professional tennis players featured in season two of Netflix’s Break Point, a docuseries about the world’s top tennis pros.
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Naturally, this extra attention on the 19-year-old is making fans curious about Coco’s family, especially her parents. After all, Coco is close to her parents, Candi and Corey Gauff. But who are Coco’s parents, exactly? Here’s what you need to know.
The Gauffs passed down their athletic genes to Coco.
Candi and Corey were impressive athletes in their own right. Candi was on the track and field team at Florida State University (her 1991 heptathlon performance is legendary at the school), and Corey played basketball at Georgia State University.
Corey has shared how he and Candi’s athletic experiences may have helped their daughter. “I think it helps parents when they have played as high as college or even pro,” he previously told The New York Times. “You better understand the process, and so you don’t get too jittery about it. You don’t feel like you’re running out of time, so you are not rushed. You kind of meet your kid where they are at.”
Candi and Cori Gauff been married for over 20 years.
The couple got hitched in 2001. Cori shared a sweet anniversary post on Instagram in 2020 that shows the couple looking super cozy. “You and I already know the value we bring to each other and to our family. I love you, I love us, I love our life together. Happy Anniversary!” she wrote in the caption.
What do Coco Gauff’s parents do for a living?
Candi has a background in teaching, and Corey was once a healthcare executive, according to the Sun Sentinel. Candi ended up leaving her job to homeschool Coco, and Corey served as her head coach. (She now has a different coaching team, according to USA Today.)
“They’re just really my support system,” Coco told USA Today last year. “They’re helping me remember, you know, my clothes and everything, and my dad is still sending me scouting reports for every match. But my mom is more so, you know, just being mom. My dad just being dad other than the scouting report part.”
They are Coco’s biggest fans.
Candi and Corey have made it clear they’re always there to support their daughter. “They kind of hype me up,” Coco said on CBS This Morning in 2019. “And then sometimes when I feel a little bit tight during a match, I look at them because they just give me fist pumps, so that just shows me that everything’s gonna be okay. They’re definitely my biggest supporters.”
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