Coco Gauff pens heartfelt birthday message for her mother Candi with endearing picture of them together

Coco Gauff recently celebrated her mother Candi’s birthday. To mark the occasion, the American penned a heartfelt birthday message for her mom, while sharing an endearing picture of them together.

Gauff has established herself as one of the leading WTA stars in the last few years. At only 21-years-old, she is already a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2023 US Open and the 2025 French Open. The World No.3 was also the 2024 WTA Finals titleist. Over the course of her career, the American has often spoken about the important role her parents and family have played in her rise to the top.

Most recently, Coco Gauff celebrated her mother's birthday and she made the most of the occasion. Taking to her Instagram story, the tennis star shared a snap of herself posing with her mom on a beach and wrote,

“Happy birthday to the woman that keeps me sound. I love you mom, thank you for being the best and bringing the best out of me. @candigauff.”

Coco Gauff reflects on her parents' role in her success, opens up about the one request she had for her mother

Gauff at the 2025 WTA Finals (Image Source: Getty)

At the 2025 French Open, Coco Gauff defeated World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in the finals to win her second Grand Slam title. After her victory, the American raced over to the stands to celebrate with her parents.

In her post match conference, Gauff reflected on her parents' role in her success, saying,

“They're definitely someone who listens to my opinions the most and I think you know sometimes we hear crazy stories about tennis parents and all that and I can say I don't relate to that.”

She went on to discuss the requests she had for her parents, adding,

“I've asked my dad to take a step back and he did and (it) ended up being a great thing for both of us. And my mom I've asked (that) I needed her to be on the road more. I have my physio but you know being in a team full of men I was like I need some estrogen and some female energy here. So I asked my mom to go and you know women just notice more things.”

On the tennis end of things, Coco Gauff was last seen in action at the WTA Finals. While the 21-year-old entered the event as the defending champion, she failed to make it past the group stage matches this time around.

Edited by Riddhi Acharya