BREAKING NEWS: Coco Gauff receives a prestigious award- She’s the only female tennis player with such award
Serena Williams and Coco Gauff have been two of the biggest names in US women’s tennis this century and have cultivated a massive following on their own.
While Williams retired at the end of the 2022 US Open, she continues to dominate the world of sport outside of on-court accolades. After hanging up her racquet, the 23-time Grand Slam champion has successfully ventured into entrepreneurship and business, while voicing her views on subjects like motherhood and equal pay for women in sport.
This week, she was also recognized on Forbes’ 2025 list of America’s Most Powerful Women in Sports, along with fellow US tennis star Coco Gauff.
The 44-year-old Williams came in at No. 11 on the list as she has flexed her muscles off the court by investing directly into women’s sports, holding stakes in both the NWSL’s Angel City FC and the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks.
On the other hand, Gauff has followed in her idol’s footsteps and become the rising star of the sport on the WTA Tour, which includes winning two Grand Slams at the 2023 US Open and 2025 French Open.
Boasting a massive fan following on social media, the 21-year-old came in at No. 13 in the list after she was announced as the world’s highest-paid female athlete, with total earnings of $37.2 million over the 12 months ending in August, including $12.2 million in prize money and $25 million off the court.
The list also featured former World No. 1 Billie Jean King, who came in at No. 23 and was celebrated for her portfolio in stakes in the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks, media company Just Women’s Sports, and the NWSL’s Angel City FC, which leads the league with a $280 million valuation.
Gauff is currently World No. 3 in the WTA Rankings and has gone as high as No. 2 last year.
Coco Gauff Reflects on Her Life Currently
Gauff stated that she was “living her dream” by being one of the top players on the WTA Tour currently and believed that she was “supposed to be” in her current place.
In an interview with the WTA website, she reflected on her first few years on the tour and her success.
“It feels like where I am now is where I’m supposed to be,” Gauff said. “I feel like this is the life that I wanted for myself and that I work for. I definitely feel like for the first like four years of my career, I couldn’t believe that I was actually on tour and living the dream. I’m usually always happy on the court. People don’t think so because I look so serious, but I am happy inside,”
Gauff recently claimed an eleventh title of her young career in Wuhan, getting the better of her compatriot Jessica Pegula in the finals in straight sets.
