Coco Gauff is set for one final tournament before bringing her 2026 season to a close.

The American is set to play the WTA Finals on home soil at Indian Wells, where she will be looking to claim the second WTA title of the season.

Gauff won the Cincinnati Open earlier this year and she once again qualified for the WTA Finals with very little fuss, as the world No 4.

She is looking to win the tournament for a second time, having lifted the trophy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, at the culmination of the 2024 season.

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Speaking in Indian Wells ahead of the WTA Finals, Gauff said: “I’m really excited to be back at the WTA Finals, especially to be playing here in Indian Wells, a familiar place that players love. I’m happy to be back and I hope to have a good tournament.

“I’m usually more focused on what’s next, but qualifying five times in a row is something to be proud of. I’ve been in the top eight in the world for quite some time now. Sometimes, when you’re caught up in it all, you don’t realize how important it is. There are times when you look at the photos and think, ‘Wow, I’m here .’ I grew up watching this tournament.”

Gauff also suggested that she has been taking some inspiration from Carlos Alcaraz recently, particularly with what she has been doing in practice sessions.

“I tried to copy Carlos’s drill. At first, I didn’t like it at all because I kept hitting the post. Then I started to like it. I even talked to Carlos a bit, and he told me he also made a lot of mistakes at first,” she revealed.

“That made me feel better. My team was telling me, ‘If Carlos can do it, you can too .’ And I was thinking, ‘He’s Carlos, and I’m me.’ He doesn’t post his mistakes!”

Gauff’s first match at the WTA Finals is set for Sunday, 8th November, the opening day of the tournament.

She will play Jessica Pegula in her first round robin match, in what will be their 11th meeting on the WTA Tour.

The American duo have built up one of the more compelling rivalries on the WTA Tour over the years, with the pair currently locked together with five wins apiece.

However, Gauff has the recent upper hand, having won four of her last five matches against Pegula. Their last meeting came in the final of the Cincinnati Open earlier this year, which Gauff won, so she will have happy memories of playing her doubles partner in singles action.