Sabalenka Defeats Gauff To Lift Miami Open 2026 Title

Aryna Sabalenka beat Coco Gauff in the Miami Open women’s singles final 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday. The world No. 1 overpowered fourth-ranked Gauff in the first and third sets with sizzling groundstroke winners and became the first player to accomplish the “Sunshine Double” — winning Indian Wells followed by Miami in the same season — since Iga Swiatek in 2022. It was Sabalenka’s second straight title at the Miami Open, Gauff’s hometown tournament, and put her ahead of Gauff in their head-to-head record, 7-6.

Updated on: 29 March 2026 6:11 pm

Published at: 29 March 2026 6:11 pm

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Aryna Sabalenka kisses the trophy after winning the women's singles final at the Miami Open tennis tournament in Miami Gardens, Florida. | Photo: AP/Marta Lavandier

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Aryna Sabalenka, left, and Coco Gauff pose with their trophies after the women's singles final at the Miami Open tennis tournament in Miami Gardens, Florida. | Photo: AP/Marta Lavandier

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Aryna Sabalenka poses with her goddaughter, family and her fiancee Georgios Frangulis, left, after winning the women's singles final at the Miami Open tennis tournament in Miami Gardens Florida. | Photo: AP/Marta Lavandier

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Aryna Sabalenka, left, and Coco Gauff embrace at the end of the women's singles final at the Miami Open tennis tournament, in Miami Gardens, Florida. | Photo: AP/Marta Lavandier

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Aryna Sabalenka reacts after defeating Coco Gauff in the women's singles final at the Miami Open tennis tournament, in Miami Gardens, Florida. | Photo: AP/Marta Lavandier

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Kai Trump, the granddaughter of President Donald Trump, watches the women's singles final between Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff, at the Miami Open tennis tournament in Miami Gardens, Florida. | Photo: AP/Marta Lavandier

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Coco Gauff returns to Aryna Sabalenka during the women's singles final at the Miami Open tennis tournament in Miami Gardens, Florida. | Photo: AP/Marta Lavandier

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Aryna Sabalenka serves to Coco Gauff during the women's singles final at the Miami Open tennis tournament, in Miami Gardens, Florida. | Photo: AP/Marta Lavandier

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Coco Gauff returns to Aryna Sabalenka during the women's singles final at the Miami Open tennis tournament, in Miami Gardens, Florida. | Photo: AP/Marta Lavandier

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Aryna Sabalenka reacts after winning a point against Coco Gauff during the women's singles final at the Miami Open tennis tournament, in Miami Gardens, Florida. | Photo: AP/Marta Lavandier