Coco Gauff won her first Wuhan Open title on Sunday, defeating Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-5 in a dramatic final. Gauff’s success is her second championship of 2025, following her Roland-Garros triumph, and her third career WTA 1000 trophy, earning her $596,000 and a significant rise in rankings. The world No. 3 overcame a 0-3 double-break disadvantage and a 3-5 second-set deficit, winning the critical break at 4-5 in the first set to complete an incredible comeback.
Gauff earned prize money and ranking points.
The 56-player main draw in Wuhan saw early upsets, with the top eight seeds eliminated in the first round, underscoring the tournament’s unpredictable nature. Pegula, Gauff’s last opponent, won $351,003 as runner-up, while semifinalists Aryna Sabalenka and Jasmine Paolini each earned $180,100. Quarterfinalists Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Katerina Siniakova, and Laura Siegemund received $83,250, while other rewards ranged from $41,500 in the round of 16 to $16,860 for first-round withdrawals.
Furthermore, Gauff gained 1,000 WTA ranking points, bringing her total to 7,873, only 895 points behind World No. 2 Iga Swiatek. Pegula’s 650-point haul propelled her to World No. 5, passing Mirra Andreeva. Semifinalists Sabalenka and Paolini received 390 points, while quarterfinalists Swiatek, Rybakina, Siniakova, and Siegemund each received 215. Points for previous departures ranged from 120 for the final 16, 65 for second-round losses, and 10 for first-round eliminations.
Gauff’s return effort not only added a major WTA 1000 championship to her CV, but it also solidified her domination on hard courts, where she has won nine of her past ten matches. Her ability to turn matches around under duress, along with a substantial prize and ranking rise, demonstrates why she is still a formidable force moving into the season’s final tournament.
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