Despite finishing as the runner-up at the Italian Open, Coco Gauff took a moment to celebrate her best friend, Jamilah Snells, who clinched her first professional tennis title. Snells competed in a clay court tournament, the W15 Orlando in Florida, and won the doubles event there.
Despite Own Italian Open Loss, Coco Gauff Celebrates Best Friend Jamilah Snells on Winning First Tennis Title
Gauff was seeded fourth at the Italian Open, and she defeated qualifier Victoria Mboko, 32nd seed Magda Linette, Emma Raducanu, and seventh seed Mirra Andreeva to advance to the final. Here, she lost 4-6, 2-6 to Jasmine Paolini.
Following her runner-up finish, the 21-year-old took to social media to celebrate her best friend Jamilah Snells winning her maiden pro tennis title at a W15 event in Orlando. In her caption, Gauff jokingly pointed out that at least one of the two secured a title on the day.
“❤️❤️❤️ first pro title for my best friendd!!! lol at least one of us won today😂,” Gauff captioned her Instagram story.
In addition to her singles performance, Gauff also participated in the doubles event at the 2025 Italian Open. She received a wildcard entry into the main draw and teamed up with teenage rising star Alexandra Eala. The duo defeated the pairs of Alexandra Panova/Fanny Stollár and Tyra Grant/Lisa Pigato in the first and second rounds, respectively, before being eliminated by the third-seeded team of Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini in the quarterfinals.
Coco Gauff to Next Compete at French Open 2025
Following the conclusion of her campaign at the Italian Open, Coco Gauff is set to compete at the French Open, which is scheduled to take place from May 25 to June 8 at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France.
In 2024, Gauff made it to the semifinals of this clay-court Major, starting her campaign with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Julia Avdeeva. She then defeated Tamara Zidanšek, 30th seed Dayana Yastremska and Elisabetta Cocciaretto to book her place in the quarterfinals. Here, she overcame Ons Jabeur before losing 2-6, 4-6 to eventual champion Iga Swiatek.
Gaufff, however, did leave Paris with some silverware, as she won the women’s doubles title at the French Open alongside Katerina Siniakova. The pair beat Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani in the final.
Coco Gauff will enter the French Open with a 24-8 win-loss record in singles matches so far in the 2025 season.