World-ranked tennis star Coco Gauff has donated $150,000 to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to support scholarships for student-athletes at HBCUs.
The gift will be distributed through the Coco Gauff Scholarship Program, which provides financial assistance to HBCU students who participate in collegiate tennis. This marks the second straight year Gauff has made a significant contribution to the program. In 2025, she donated $100,000 to help launch the initiative.
“I am honored once again to give back and support the incredible work that UNCF does to help HBCU students get to and through college,” said Gauff. “Education has the power to change lives, and I hope this gift will help students achieve their dreams.”
According to UNCF, previous scholarship recipients have included students from Alabama A&M, Albany State, Clark Atlanta, Howard, Livingstone, and Tuskegee University. The organization stated that future scholarship application details will be shared through UNCF’s official platforms.
Gauff has a career-high ranking of world No. 2 in singles and of world No. 1 in doubles by the WTA. Gauff has won eleven career singles titles, including two majors at the 2023 US Open and 2025 French Open, as well as the 2024 WTA Finals. She has also won ten doubles titles, including the 2024 French Open.
