Coco Gauff reaches her maiden Wimbledon semi-final: Key stats
07 Jul 2026

American tennis star Coco Gauff reached her maiden Wimbledon semi-final with a thrilling victory over fourth seed Jessica Pegula.

The match, which concluded in an hour and 48 minutes on Centre Court, saw Gauff drop the first set. However, she made a strong comeback to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Gauff, the two-time Grand Slam winner, featured in her maiden Wimbledon quarter-final.

A look at match stats
Stats

Gauff won a total of 87 points and 25 winners in the match. She served seven aces compared to Pegula's two.

The former had a win percentage of 67 on her first serve. She won each of her five break points, as well as 63% of her net points.

Gauff also recorded seven double-faults, while Pegula had fewer unforced errors (24).

Over 15 wins at Wimbledon
Journey

As mentioned, Gauff is set for her maiden semi-final appearance at Wimbledon. She has raced to a 16-6 singles win-loss record at the grass-court Slam.

Earlier, Gauff had reached the semi-finals of all other Majors, even winning Roland Garros and the US Open.

The American now has a win-loss record of 85-25 at Grand Slams.

Gauff breaks Serena Williams's record
Fact

As per Opta, Gauff now has the second-most Grand Slam singles wins before turning 23. She broke a tie with legend Serena Williams, who won 84 such matches. The former is only behind Maria Sharapova (92).

4th win over Pegula on the WTA Tour
Fact

Gauff claimed her 4th win over Pegula on the WTA Tour. From nine meetings, Pegula leads the H2H record against Gauff (5-4). Before this, the two met at the WTA Finals in Riyadh, 2025. Pegula won the contest in three sets.

Sixth woman with this feat
Fact

As per Opta, Gauff is the sixth woman since 2000 to reach the singles semi-finals at all four Grand Slams before turning 23. She joined Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters, Justine Henin, and Maria Sharapova.