WUHAN, October 12, 2025 (Press Release)
Coco Gauff is the new DONGFENG • VOYAH WUHAN OPEN champion after beating countrywoman Jessica Pegula 6-4, 7-5 in Sunday’s final at the WTA 1000 tournament in central China.
This is Gauff’s first WTA 1000 tournament win of the season and her second biggest title of the year after Roland Garros. At the age of 21, the World No. 3 has now won 11 WTA Tour titles, including two Grand Slams, three WTA 1000 trophies (with Cincinnati 2023 and Beijing 2024) and China’s two biggest women’s tennis events.
COCO WINS IN WUHAN! @CocoGauff beats Pegula 6-4, 7-5 to win the title #WuhanOpen pic.twitter.com/TkLv8p9ru4
— wta (@WTA) October 12, 2025
“I guess China has definitely been a lucky place for me,” said Gauff. “I definitely didn’t expect it, honestly, but I’m really happy, and I think the energy that the fans give me, the support, it just makes me feel really relaxed playing here.”
Hers is the most comprehensive run to the singles title in Wuhan’s history. Gauff prevailed without dropping a set, despite all Pegula’s efforts in Sunday’s compelling final between two good friends and former doubles partners.
“I’m just happy with how the way I played, and even though moments got tough, I believed in myself, and trusted my instincts,” said Gauff. “And, yeah, I think, you know, winning the tournament in the way I did gives me a lot of confidence. Winning in straight sets in all my matches definitely shows me that I have the level to be the player that I want to be.”
Gauff made the early running in the final, only for Pegula to battle back time and again and when Pegula went up a break in the second set it looks as though she was on course for what would have been her ninth three-set match in a row. Instead Gauff wrestled back control and never relinquished it.
Pegula was philosophical afterwards and said that she had relished experiences in Wuhan, which reached a peak when she knocked out three-time champion Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-finals. “It’s an awesome center court, and I think the fans were amazing,” said Pegula. “It’s super cool and the atmosphere is great. I mean, that’s kind of what we play for, and that’s what we love to do. A final against a fellow American and someone that I admire a lot is super fun. I think I’ll always look on this as a really cool moment in my career. The fans make it even more special.”
As Wuhan singles champion Gauff earned herself 1000 WTA Ranking points and $596,000USD with Pegula taking home 650 WTA Ranking points and $351,003USD. The doubles champions won 1000 doubles Ranking points and $175,420 per team with the runners’ up earning 650 doubles Ranking points and $98,700 per team.
Hunter and Siniakova take doubles crown
Australian Storm Hunter and Czech Katerina Siniakova took the doubles crown with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Kazakhstan’s Anna Danilina and Serbia’s Aleksandra Krunic. This marked a first third career together (following Berlin 2022 and another WTA 10000 tournament, Dubai 2024) but a first title for former World doubles No.1 Hunter since she returned from a career-threatening achilles injury in March. Her ranking has dropped and she needed to play with current World No. 1 Siniakova in order to get into the draw on a combined ranking; even then they were the last pair in.
“To be honest, even just a few weeks ago, I was having a lot of doubts about my tennis, where I was at, what I want to do in the future,” admitted Hunter. “I was really, really, struggling a little bit, and I’m really thankful that Kat said yes to me. She’s a good friend and an amazing tennis player. I was really thankful that she took a chance on me, and yeah, it’s just a sweet moment for me.”
The Wuhan Open is the final WTA 1000 tournament of the 2025 season and therefore occupies a unique place in the tennis calendar. Both of Sunday’s finalists will now return to the US to prepare for their next assignment, the season-ending WTA Finals in Riyadh. Pegula qualified earlier this week by reaching the semi-finals in Wuhan while Gauff had already qualified before the event began.
