Coco Gauff makes history in Saudi Arabia after previous 'reservations' about playing there

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Coco Gauff was originally concerned about playing in Saudi Arabia this week - but now, it's hard to imagine she regrets making the trip.

The 20-year-old won the WTA Finals over Zheng Qinwen of China on Saturday, her first tournament title.

Gauff lost the first set, 3-6, but then won the next two 6-4, 7-6 (7-2), becoming the youngest winner of the event since 2004, when Maria Sharapova did it at age 17.

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Coco Gauff of the United States holds the Billie Jean King Trophy after her three-set victory against Qinwen Zheng of China in their Women's Singles Final match during Day 8 of the 2024 WTA Finals Riyadh as part of the Hologic WTA Tour at King Saud University Indoor Arena on November 9, 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.     (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

She went undefeated in the round-robin tournament, defeating U.S. Open runner-up Jessica Pegula, five-time grand slam winner Iga Swiatek, 2024 Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejčíková, and 2024 U.S. Open champ and World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, whom Gauff defeated in the 2023 U.S. Open final.

Prior to the tournament, though, Gauff admitted she had her "reservations" about playing in Saudi Arabia, citing the country's treatment of women and the LGBTQ community.

"I would be lying to you if I said I had no reservations. Obviously, you know who I am and the things I speak about. I was pretty much on every player call I could make with WTA. One of the things I said, if we come here, we can't just come here and play our tournament and leave. Like, we have to have a real program or real plan in place," Gauff said. 

"Obviously, I'm a woman. I was