The American pair of Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula has shown its prowess throughout the year. They not only advanced their personal records but also strengthened their grip on doubles as a duo. While Pegula holds the ranking of WTA no.3, Gauff is standing at the position of no.5 in doubles.

With all their achievements, they now have claimed the privilege to be compared to the legendary Williams sisters. Gauff and Pegula will soon enter this season’s WTA Finals and make a record that will engrave their name beside Serena and Venus Williams.

Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula will soon make history

Both Pegula and Gauff have qualified for the singles as well as the doubles category of the WTA Finals. They are among the top eight players and the doubles team of this year. The Fort Worth, Texas-based tournament will make them the first pair to compete in both Singles and Doubles WTA Finals since Serena and Venus Williams in 2009 in Doha. Thus ensuring a perfect end to their year.

Further, this will be Gauff’s debut in the event. She is the youngest player to qualify since Maria Sharapova in 2004. Speaking of the competition, only one team has experience playing in the WTA Finals; the rest are debutants.

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Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova are the defending champions and also the no.1 seeds. They claimed three out of the four Grand Slams and will look forward to clinching the title to end the season flawlessly.

Gauff and Pegula’s achievements

The Americans kick-started their season by claiming the title in the Qatar Open. They got the better of the Belgian duo of Elise Mertens and Veronika Kudermetova in the finals to claim the trophy. Thereafter, they joined hands for the clay court season.

At first, they made a decent quarterfinal run in the WTA 1000 event based in Madrid and then fought for the title at Roland Garros. They asserted dominance initially in the match by winning the first set but with time lost their grip and the French Open trophy.

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Then in the American swing, Gauff and Pegula reigned at the Canadian Masters and the San Diego Open. Pegula and Gauff outclassed Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez in Toronto. In the case of San Diego, they outdid Gabriela Dabrowski and Giuliana Olmos’ challenge.