1997 — Martina Hingis, 16, becomes the youngest player to win Wimbledon since 1887. Hingis comes back for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over Jana Novotna.

Before she was a tennis superstar and I had embarked on a journalism career, Lindsay Davenport won a 16-and-under tournament that I covered in 1990.

Coco Gauff, for her part, is certainly making a case to dethrone Swiatek, though. It should be noted that she’s the youngest player to reach 25 wins at Roland-Garros since Martina Hingis in 2000.

Delray Beach's Coco Gauff faced No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the 2025 French Open final. Gauff was playing for her second Grand Slam title.

After reaching the finals at Madrid and Rome this season, Coco Gauff has continued her excellent form on clay at the Roland Garros. In a riveting encounter, Gauff triumphed over fellow American ...

It would be a mistake to undervalue what Coco Gauff has done in her career. She may not be a once-in-a-lifetime tennis player, but she is rare.

Gauff, who reached her first French Open semifinal in 2022, is now the youngest American in the Open Era to win 25 matches at the clay-court major, and the youngest overall since Martina Hingis.

Coco Gauff dropped the first set, but leaned on stellar range and sharp anticipation to edge fellow Madison Keys in an error-clogged All-American meeting Wednesday to reach her third French Open ...

Second-seeded Coco Gauff defeated fellow American Madison Keys 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-1, in the French Open quarterfinals on Wednesday.

Coco Gauff knocks off No. 7 Madison Keys in three sets to move on to the semifinals of the French Open.

Martina Hingis came into the 1999 French Open final as the No. 1 player in the world and the clear favorite.