Cori Dionne “Coco” Gauff is an American tennis player, born on March 13, 2004. She has had a career-high ranking of number 4 in singles and number 1 in doubles. Although she has fallen down the rankings in recent months, the young American is looking to make her way back to the top.

Gauff did not reach these heights on her own. She had the support of her family, especially her parents.

Meet the tennis star Coco Gauff’s parents

Coco Gauff has grown up in a household which has a history of being involved in sports. Exceptional athleticism flows through Coco’s veins. Candi and Corey Gauff, Coco’s parents, have experience playing professional sports. Both Candi and Corey are natives of Delray Beach, Florida, where they presently reside with their three children, Coco, Codey, 14, and Cameron, 9.

Like their daughter, parents Corey, and Candi Gauff were athletes too

Candi Gauff, Coco’s mother, enjoyed and partook in track and field and competed for the Florida State University team. She was voted the Sun-Sentinel Track Athlete of the Year for two years consecutively. Additionally, Candi also won the heptathlon competition at Atlantic High School in Florida, earning the title of state champion.

Corey Gauff, Coco’s father, loved basketball and during his heyday played for the Georgia State University. After the parents’ athletic careers came to a conclusion, Candi worked as an Atlantic High School teacher and Corey as a healthcare executive.

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Things changed for Candi and Corey after Coco. The two quit their jobs to teach Coco after realizing the tennis prowess of the young girl. As one can see, all of that effort and commitment have paid off.

How Gauff’s parents support the young tennis champion on and off the court?

Candi and Corey have followed basic principles to help their daughter thrive. First things first, they encourage Coco no matter which stage she’s playing on. Candi Gauff is famous for having wild celebrations every time Coco wins. Coco’s father, on the other hand, has been Coco’s main coach for most of her career. Her mother has assumed the role of the mental coach.

The next step they follow is encouraging good body language. As per her parents, focusing on what one can control is better than anything else, like mindset, body language, composure, preparation and persistence. Winning is dependent on what one brings to the game. Therefore, one’s mind should not be centered around winning, rather, aspects that lead to winning.

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The third principle the two follow is to let the kid be a kid. Although Coco has graduated from school now, she had to balance school and tennis before. She had enrolled in an online school to ensure she didn’t miss out on her education. Her mother does her best to help Coco to keep the two separate.

In pictures: some of the best Gauff family moments

Coco Gauff, like many other personalities, loves sharing moments with her family on her Instagram. She shares several pictures with her mom, dad and her two brothers.

Gauff posted the above picture during Christmas 2022. In the picture, she’s sitting with her father, mother and two brothers. She wished her followers a Merry Christmas as she reminisced about her younger days.

This picture was posted by Coco on Halloween last year. In the picture, her family dressed up as the supernatural investigating gang from the hit kids show, Scooby-Doo. From the right, Coco is dressed as Velma, Candi is dressed as Daphne, Corey donned the outfit of Fred, Codey, her younger brother, dressed up as Shaggy and the youngest member of the family, Cameron, was wearing the outfit of Scooby. She uploaded more pictures of her family in the same post.

Corey is hugging her father after a match in the above post. She posted this picture to wish her father a Happy Father’s Day and wrote a heart touching message for him.

Coco Gauff has put on great performances on the WTA Tour till now. With the support of her parents, she is surely aiming to consistently be one of the top players in the circuit.