When will Coco Gauff play her first round at the 2024 Australian Open?

Coco Gauff

• Seed: 4
• Career-Best Ranking: 3
• Age: 19
• Career Titles: 7
• Grand Slam Titles: 1 — U.S. Open (2023)

When will Gauff play her Australian Open first round?

Coco Gauff is set to kick off her 2024 Australian Open campaign on Monday, January 15 against Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.

The No. 4 seed will play her first major tournament as a reigning Grand Slam champion after an undefeated start to her season, having defended her ASB Classic title in Auckland.

What did Gauff achieve in 2023?

Gauff has been one of the best players on tour since last summer, when she turbo-charged her career by hiring acclaimed coach Brad Gilbert following a first-round exit at Wimbledon. She went on a tear through the North American summer hard-court swing, picking up titles in Washington, D.C. and Cincinnati—scoring a first win over world No. 1 Iga Swiatek en route to the latter—and stormed to her first Grand Slam victory at the US Open.

The wins earned her a second straight berth into the WTA Finals, where she qualified for the semifinals.

How has Gauff performed in 2024 so far?

Gauff began 2024 in the same way as she began 2023, playing the ASB Classic. As the defending champion, she eased into the final without dropping a set and rallied to defeat a resurgent Elina Svitolina to win the title for a second straight season.

Where did Gauff land in the 2024 Australian Open draw?

The 19-year-old is in the bottom half of the draw alongside No. 2 seed Aryna Sabalenka, setting the stage for a US Open final rematch in the semifinals. Gauff has reached the fourth round of the Australian Open twice in her career, including last year where she endured an upset loss to Jelena Ostapenko.

Gauff leads Schmiedlova, a former Top 30 player, 2-0 in their head-to-head, most recently defeating the Slovakian in straight sets last spring at Roland Garros.

Gauff will play Schmiedlova on a Melbourne Park show court at a TBD time on Monday.