American tennis star Coco Gauff has expressed satisfaction with the consistency she achieved during the 2026 WTA Tour season, despite admitting that she would have preferred to finish the campaign with more titles.

The 22-year-old, whose season ended with a third-place finish in her group at the FAGE WTA Finals, said her ability to regularly reach the latter stages of major tournaments was one of the biggest positives of her year.

Gauff enjoyed an impressive campaign, winning the Cincinnati title and reaching the finals in Miami and Rome. She also advanced to the semi-finals at Wimbledon, the US Open, Dubai and Toronto, underlining her growing consistency against some of the world's best players.

Reflecting on her performance after her final round-robin match at the WTA Finals on Thursday, Gauff said her results had given her confidence that more titles would follow if she continued creating opportunities for herself.

“Post Indian Wells, I pretty much was consistent from that point on, and I think that’s something that I can continue to build on,” Gauff said. “The more I put myself in those semis and finals positions, I have faith I’ll take more titles.”

She finished the season with a 49-15 win-loss record on the WTA Tour, securing seven victories against Top 10 opponents and making her fifth consecutive appearance at the season-ending WTA Finals. She also reached at least the quarter-finals in three of the four Grand Slam tournaments.

One of her most significant improvements came on grass, a surface that had previously presented considerable difficulties for the American.

Her semi-final appearance at Wimbledon marked a career-best performance at the All England Club, surpassing her previous record of reaching the fourth round on three occasions. She came close to progressing further, with a missed drop shot playing a crucial role in her semi-final defeat.

Although Gauff acknowledged that her season could have been more successful with a Grand Slam title, she highlighted the progress she made in improving her game, particularly on grass.

“Anytime I don’t have a Slam in the season, it’s always going to be more to be desired,” she said. “I definitely think I made pushes in areas and improvements, particularly in the grass court area. That was part of my game I wanted to improve, and I improved that.”

Beyond her tournament results, Gauff also made considerable efforts to address one of the most criticised aspects of her game: her serve.

Ahead of the 2025 US Open, she recruited biomechanics specialist Gavin MacMillan to her coaching team to help improve the mechanics, consistency and long-term effectiveness of her serve.

The adjustments gradually began to produce positive results, with Gauff describing the difference between her performances in Cincinnati in 2025 and 2026 as “night and day”.

She had previously explained that translating improvements made during practice into high-pressure match situations remained an important part of the process.

“At the end of the day, you can do everything right in practice, but it's in the replicating the pressure moments that you only get on the match court to make it better,” Gauff said in August.

“I think I had some tough moments with it, but I feel like it's getting in the right direction and definitely becoming really close to the place I want it to be.”

Looking ahead, the American is expected to begin her 2027 campaign at the United Cup, where she will represent the United States.

The US team has been drawn in Group A and will compete in Perth, Australia, as Gauff looks to build on the consistency of the previous season and turn more of her deep tournament runs into major titles.