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Billionaire heiress explains doubles split with Coco Gauff after leapfrogging former partner in WTA rankings
There weren’t many better pairings than the two Americans. Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula haven’t played doubles together since the 2024 Paris Olympics, and don’t expect a reunion any time soon. Gauff (L) and Pegula (R) have a long history with one anotherGetty While Gauff and Pegula formed a successful partnership, having won three WTA 1000 women’s doubles trophies and finished second at the 2022 French Open, they have seemed content with going their separate ways. Their last Grand Slam tournament was Wimbledon in June last year. Since then, the two have broken off and have found various degrees of success. Pegula has actually eclipsed Gauff as the third-ranked player in the world after the latter’s rocky start to 2025 saw her slip to fourth. However, the heiress to the $7 billion Pegula family fortune declared that she is looking to ease her doubles participation. In a press conference ahead of the WTA Stuttgart 2025, she cited scheduling conflicts and fatigue. “I mean, Coco and I played so much for a couple of years there,” Pegula said. “We did great. A lot of really amazing results and memories. “At the same time, doing well in the singles court, we obviously didn’t want to play as much anymore. “The schedule just gets really, really tough. I’ve barely played this year, probably won’t play any of the Grand Slams this year. Pegula and Gauff were runners-up in the Women’s Doubles final at the Internazionali BNL D’Italia 2023Getty The two last played together as doubles at Wimbledon last year “This week I’m playing with Desirae Krawczyk [at the Stuttgart Open], who is a really good friend of mine. “Hopefully we can do well this week. “I don’t think I’m going to play any of the Grand Slams just because the scheduling, it gets really hard. “I always feel like at the end of the day I’m going to have to pull out or something like that. “In Miami it was kind of unfortunate to play a long match, then have to play doubles. I wasn’t feeling physically fit and had to retire in that match. “I think the scheduling makes it hard, but I still love playing doubles when I have time.” Both players seem to want to focus on their individual careers at the moment. There doesn’t appear to be any bad blood between the former pairing as they jockey for position in the WTA rankings. The two are both competing in the Stuttgart Open this week in Germany.
There weren’t many better pairings than the two Americans.
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula haven’t played doubles together since the 2024 Paris Olympics, and don’t expect a reunion any time soon.
While Gauff and Pegula formed a successful partnership, having won three WTA 1000 women’s doubles trophies and finished second at the 2022 French Open, they have seemed content with going their separate ways.
Their last Grand Slam tournament was Wimbledon in June last year.
Since then, the two have broken off and have found various degrees of success.
Pegula has actually eclipsed Gauff as the third-ranked player in the world after the latter’s rocky start to 2025 saw her slip to fourth.
However, the heiress to the $7 billion Pegula family fortune declared that she is looking to ease her doubles participation.
In a press conference ahead of the WTA Stuttgart 2025, she cited scheduling conflicts and fatigue.
“I mean, Coco and I played so much for a couple of years there,” Pegula said.
“We did great. A lot of really amazing results and memories.
“At the same time, doing well in the singles court, we obviously didn’t want to play as much anymore.
“The schedule just gets really, really tough. I’ve barely played this year, probably won’t play any of the Grand Slams this year.
“This week I’m playing with Desirae Krawczyk [at the Stuttgart Open], who is a really good friend of mine.
“Hopefully we can do well this week.
“I don’t think I’m going to play any of the Grand Slams just because the scheduling, it gets really hard.
“I always feel like at the end of the day I’m going to have to pull out or something like that.
“In Miami it was kind of unfortunate to play a long match, then have to play doubles. I wasn’t feeling physically fit and had to retire in that match.
“I think the scheduling makes it hard, but I still love playing doubles when I have time.”
Both players seem to want to focus on their individual careers at the moment.
There doesn’t appear to be any bad blood between the former pairing as they jockey for position in the WTA rankings.
The two are both competing in the Stuttgart Open this week in Germany.
