Coco Gauff appears to have settled into her game on the WTA Tour after a rough beginning to the 2026 season.
She opened the year with a loss to Elina Svitolina in the Australian Open quarter-finals, a result Tim Henman called ‘shocking.’
That was followed by another early exit, this time against Elisabetta Cocciaretto in her first match at the Qatar Open.
Since then, Gauff’s form has been steadier, making it to the semi-finals in Dubai and reaching the final in Miami.
The American will be aiming to build on that form as she moves through both clay and grass-court seasons.
And while the grass swing won’t start until after Roland Garros, it’s already been confirmed that Gauff will take part in at least one WTA 500 event during that stretch.
Berlin Tennis Open confirms Coco Gauff’s entry for 2026
Coco Gauff is heading back to Berlin this year, with the tournament confirming her participation via its X page.
“Berlin hits different! And who could be a better fit than Coco Gauff?” the post read. “In our updated key visual, she represents the outstanding player field in Berlin – we’re really looking forward to having you with us, Coco!”
The news was also confirmed by tournament director Andrea Petkovic during a press event in Berlin. Speaking about Gauff’s inclusion, Petkovic said: “She’s our poster girl. She is one of the biggest stars we have in the tennis industry in general.”
Gauff will be hoping for a better showing this time around after losing in the first round last year to Wang Xinyu. Wang went on to reach the final before falling to Marketa Vondrousova 7-6, 4-6, 6-2.
This year’s tournament runs from June 13th to June 21st at Steffi Graf Stadium.
How Coco Gauff has performed at the Berlin Open
Coco Gauff has twice reached the semi-finals of the Berlin Open, first in 2022 and then again in 2024.
In 2022, Gauff recorded wins over Ann Li, Xinyu Wang, and Karolina Pliskova before falling to top seed Ons Jabeur, who went on to win the tournament.
Two years later, she returned to the last four after victories over Ekaterina Alexandrova and Ons Jabeur.
This time, it was Jessica Pegula who stopped her progress. The match ended 5-7, 6-7 in Pegula’s favour.
Pegula then went on to take the title with a win over Anna Kalinskaya in the final.
She said: “I knew I could play well on this surface and giving myself a couple of extra weeks on grass clearly paid off.
“I played some really good tennis this week and I feel like I beat some really good girls, especially on grass. To be able to gut out a win like that is cool.”
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