RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – Coco Gauff, along with the doubles team of Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe, achieved remarkable success at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, presented by PIF, by securing the championship title for the first time in their careers.
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In her third appearance at the WTA Finals, Gauff delivered an impressive performance, overcoming Zheng Qinwen with a score of 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) in a thrilling championship match, thereby earning the Billie Jean King Trophy. With this victory, she becomes the first American woman to win the WTA Finals since Serena Williams in 2014. Gauff will also receive a prize of $4,805,000, marking the largest payout in the history of the Tour event.
Dabrowski and Routliffe have made history as the first players from Canada and New Zealand, respectively, to win the doubles title at the WTA Finals. They achieved this remarkable feat by defeating Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend with a score of 7-5, 6-3 this afternoon. The duo remained unbeaten throughout the tournament, securing the Martina Navratilova Doubles Trophy with a flawless record of 3-0 in the group stage, and they will take home $1,125,000 in prize money.
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