Fourteen-year-old Cori "Coco" Gauff captured the first Grand Slam title of her career Saturday, defeating fellow American Caty McNally, 1-6, 6-3, 7-6 (1), in the final of the 2018 French Open.

With the win, Gauff, at age 14 years, 2 months, becomes the fifth youngest French Open girls' singles champion in the history of the event, following Martina Hingis (1993, 12 years, 8 months); Jennifer Capriati (1989; 13 years, 2 months); Hingis (1994, 13 years, 8 months); and Gabriela Sabatini (1984; 14 years, 21 days).

She is also the fifth American girls' singles champion in the last seven majors, a run of success that hasn't been seen since 1980-81, when Kathy Horvath won the 1980 French Open, Susan Mascarin captured the 1980 US Open, Bonnie Gadusek was victorious at the 1981 French Open and Zina Garrison claimed titles at 1981 Wimbledon and the US Open.

Gauff, seeded 16th in the draw, had an impressive run to the championship, dropping her only set of the tournament to McNally in the first set of the final. Among her wins during the week, she upset No. 2 seed Xinyu Wang of China, 6-4, 6-4, in the third round and No. 6 Eleonora Molinara of Luxembourg, 6-2, 7-6, in the quarterfinals.

Gauff has now reached finals in two of the three majors in which she has competed. She also finished runner-up at the 2017 US Open at age 13, making her the youngest girls’ singles finalist ever in New York, and she played at the Australian Open in January, losing in the first round.