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WTA Finals: Winless Kostyuk, Streaky Gauff Collide at Indian Wells

Both arrive off straight-set losses, but the last four meetings split 3-1 toward Gauff — wounded form meets weighty history.

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WTA Finals

WTA Finals

TENNIS
Stadium 2Indian Wells
KICK-OFF20:00THU12/11
Marta Kostyuk
Marta Kostyuk
VS
Coco Gauff
Coco Gauff

Recent form

Marta KostyukLLLMarta Kostyuk: L-L-L in the last 3 — winless.
Coco GauffLWLCoco Gauff: L-W-L in the last 3 games.
Marta Kostyuk 0-2 Jessica PegulaMarta Kostyuk 0-2 Linda NoskovaMaria Sakkari 2-1 Marta KostyukCoco Gauff 0-2 Linda NoskovaCoco Gauff 2-1 Jessica PegulaCoco Gauff 0-2 Elise Mertens

Two players stagger into this WTA Finals meeting at Stadium 2, Indian Wells, each needing a spark. Marta Kostyuk arrives winless in three, beaten 0-2 by Jessica Pegula on November 10, swept 0-2 by Linda Noskova, and edged in three sets by Maria Sakkari in October. Coco Gauff's stretch reads L-W-L: a 2-1 win over Pegula sandwiched between defeats to Noskova and Elise Mertens.

Head to head

  • 2026-08-22Coco Gauff 2-0 Marta KostyukL
  • 2025-02-11Coco Gauff 0-2 Marta KostyukW
  • 2024-10-10Coco Gauff 2-0 Marta KostyukL
  • 2024-01-23Marta Kostyuk 1-2 Coco GauffL
Last 4 meetings: Marta Kostyuk 1W, 0D, Coco Gauff 3W.

That head-to-head leans Gauff's way, yet Kostyuk's lone win of the last four was emphatic — 2-0 in February 2025 — and three of the four meetings ended in straight sets. Both arrive here vulnerable.

Watchlist
  • Kostyuk's response after the 0-2 loss to Pegula — winless in three, with straight-set defeats to Pegula and Noskova in November.
  • Gauff's rebound after falling 0-2 to Noskova on November 10 — she beat Pegula 2-1 three days earlier, so her week has swung wildly.
  • The H2H angle: Gauff took the most recent meeting 2-0 in August 2026, but Kostyuk's lone win in the run was her most dominant.

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