Coco Gauff could become world number 1 by 2025 according to Eubanks

Coco Gauff could become the WTA world No. 1 as early as 2025, according to her compatriot and Wimbledon quarter-finalist, Christopher Eubanks.

Gauff already has the experience of being the top-ranked player on the WTA Tour. In 2022, she became the world’s No. 1 doubles playerand now she’s aiming for the top spot in singles.

In 2024, she was already relatively close to the world No. 1 position, as she was ranked 2nd in the world for the first time in her tennis career. This happened on June 10, 2024.

Despite being ranked second, Gauff still lags behind top-ranked Iga Swiatek by almost 4,000 points, and even though she finished the season as world number 3, she is more close to the first place in the world than at the time.

Heading into the 2025 season, the gap between Gauff and No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka is less than 3,000 points, and with the Belarusian player set to lose 2,000 points at the Australian Open, the American player could be closer than ever to world number one. first months of the 2025 season.

According to her good friend Christopher Eubanks, Gauff will eventually reach the top spot, and as he revealed during his speech on the Tennis Channel Live podcast, she could already do so in 2025.

“We’ve seen so much greatness in her at such a young age, I think it’s safe to say she’ll become world number one. I think even though it’s a big points deficit, I think She can do it next year.”

Eubanks noticed a clear progression in Gauff’s career. In 2022, she initially ranked 4th in the world, although she finished that season as the world’s No. 7 player.

The following year, in 2023, she reached her new career high, becoming world No. 3, and in 2024, she took another step towards No. 1, becoming No. 2 for the first time worldwide. his life.

There is only one step left for him to take: reach the rank of world No. 1. According to Eubanks, the 20-year-old will continue this gradual progression.

“Not just because of what I saw from her at the end of last year at the WTA Finals, having to go through a challenge to win this title, but also looking at the history here.”

“His highest ranking in 2021 was 19th, in 2022 he was 4th in the world, in 2023 he was 3rd in the world and in 2024 he was 2nd in the world. He tends to improve every year. This year was number two, he n “There’s only one place to go from here.”

It is true that if Gauff manages to perform as she did at the 2024 WTA Finals and at the China Open and Wuhan Open in the previous weeks, she will be the favorite for all the titles, which would put her in a great position to challenge. also for first place.