PARIS (Reuters) -Factbox on American second seed Coco Gauff, who defeated Belarusian world number one Aryna Sabalenka 6-7(5) 6-2 6-4 in the French Open final on Saturday to win her second Grand Slam title.

Age: 21

Nation: United States

WTA ranking: 2

Seeding: 2

Grand Slam titles: 2 (U.S. Open 2023, French Open 2025)

EARLY LIFE

* Started playing tennis aged six. Growing up, her tennis idols were Serena and Venus Williams.

CAREER TO DATE

* A former world number one junior, Gauff started her professional career on the ITF circuit in 2018.

* She burst into the spotlight when she became the youngest player to qualify for the main draw in the professional era at the age of 15 years and three months, upsetting five-time champion Venus Williams in the first round. She was beaten in the f

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