Coco Gauff already usurps Jessica Pegula's career prize money despite playing for nearly a decade less

Coco Gauff has surpassed her compatriot Jessica Pegula in career prize money, despite having played nine years less than her.

Both leading figures in American women's tennis qualified for the WTA Finals due to their outstanding season performances, with Gauff ranked as World No. 3 and Pegula as World No. 5 before the year-end tournament featuring the top eight players of the year.

The 19-year-old Gauff recently overtook her fellow American, Pegula, in career prize money despite having nine fewer years in her career.

Gauff's rapid progress has had a significant impact on her total earnings, which currently amount to approximately £9.48 million (equivalent to $11,526,713 dollars). This impressive amount surpasses Pegula's total earnings, which amount to around £8.83 million (equivalent to $10,736,246 dollars) over her career.

Since her debut in 2018 at the age of 14, Gauff has won three WTA 250 titles, a WTA 500 title, a WTA 1000 title, and a Grand Slam at the recent US Open, with the last three achieved in just the past month.

In Pegula's case, she can boast two WTA 250 titles and two WTA 1000 titles, in addition to reaching five finals, not including her new final appearance at the WTA Finals, where she eliminated Gauff in the semifinals.

When it comes to the year's major prizes in Grand Slam tournaments, Pegula has a record of 39-20 in these events, with her best results being six quarterfinal appearances spread across the four Grand Slam tournaments.

On the other hand, Gauff has an improved record of 44-16, and in addition to her title at the US Open, she reached the final of the 2022 French Open and made it to the quarterfinals three times.

The tennis players faced each other in the semifinals of the WTA Finals on Saturday, November 4th, and Pegula secured the victory to advance to the final. She is still waiting for her opponent, which will be determined in the match between Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka.