American Coco Gauff, 19, won her first Grand Slam title, after taking the U.S. Open women's singles title 2023 in three sets against Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus.* Gauff won 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 to become only the third American teen to win the final grand slam of the year, joining the ranks of Serena Williams and Tracy Austin.* The last time an American woman won the tournament was in 2017 when Sloane Stephens bested fellow American Madison Keys.* The championship match marked the first appearance by both athletes in a U.S. Open final.* She last played in a Grand Slam final in 2022, losing the French Open to Iga Swiatek.
* In August 2023, the teen won the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, becoming the youngest player to do so.* Gauff, the No. 6 seed, was the first American teenager to compete in the U.S. Open women's final since then-19-year-old Serena Williams faced off against her older sister, Venus Williams, in 2001.* With the win, the Florida phenom is the 10th teen to win the U.S. Open women's singles championship -- and the youngest American to claim the title since Serena Williams won in 1999 at the age of 17..Source : ABC News
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