A 20-year-old tennis champion wins the US Open, announces she’s bought her first home, and stays right where she grew up. That’s Coco Gauff, choosing Delray Beach, Florida, the city that made her, as the place to put down her own roots. And honestly? It’s the most Coco Gauff move possible.
Her home isn’t just a place to crash between tournaments. It’s a reflection of who she is: a young athlete who values family, community, and purpose over flash. But what’s it actually like inside? What makes this Coco Gauff house feel like her and not just another celebrity purchase?
Here’s what surprised me most: this home isn’t about showing off. It’s about showing up — for herself, for her family, and for the community that shaped her before the trophies ever arrived. Let me walk you through it.
Where the Magic Happens: The Location and First Impressions
Delray Beach doesn’t scream “celebrity hotspot” the way Miami or Palm Beach does. And that’s exactly why Coco Gauff’s home works.
This city is woven into her identity. Her tennis story started on the free public courts of Pompey Park, tucked near Interstate 95 and the railroad tracks — roughly a mile from the ocean but far from any country-club gloss. “I’ve played there since I was six years old,” Gauff has said. “It’s free public courts”. Her father, Corey, would take her before school, after school, and for hours on weekends — no membership, no reservations, first-come-first-serve. That same unpretentious, work-first mentality is what defines her home.
The Gauff family’s connection to this area runs deeper than tennis. They relocated from Atlanta to Florida when Coco was just seven, specifically to give her better training opportunities. Her parents purchased a home in a guard-gated community in Delray Beach for just over $300,000 in 2015 and installed a private tennis court. That property — a Mediterranean-style mansion that’s been significantly improved over the years — remains the family base and Coco’s primary training facility. “My parents have a court at home, so I practice there still,” she explained.
So when Coco bought her own place, staying in Delray Beach was never a question. It’s minutes from her childhood home, minutes from Pompey Park, and minutes from the family estate where she still grinds through daily training sessions. She announced the purchase in 2024 on Instagram: “Life update: bought a house a few months ago. Cheers to being a homeowner at 20. All glory to God.”
No paparazzi behind hedges. No gated celebrity enclave. Just a young champion choosing proximity to the people and places that keep her grounded.
The Kitchen: Where Coco Fuels Her Game
If you want to understand who Coco Gauff is at home, start in the kitchen. It’s the most publicly documented room in the house — and the design choices reveal someone who values substance over spectacle.
Gauff’s Delray Beach kitchen centers on a classic black and white color palette. Dark-hued countertops and painted cabinets juxtapose lighter walls, creating what designers describe as a contemporary take on a timeless style. The black marble countertops and kitchen island anchor the space with quiet authority, while dark wooden cabinets add warmth and texture.
What keeps it from feeling predictable are the personal details. A small gallery wall brings personality to the space, and indoor plants soften the contrast. The real statement piece is a contemporary red, gold, and black chandelier overhead — something designers have called “the ultimate statement” for a black-and-white kitchen.
But the kitchen isn’t just about aesthetics. It’s where she’s learning to live on her own terms. After moving out of her parents’ place, Coco started teaching herself to cook — something she never had to do when both her parents handled meals. “I’m just trying to learn how to cook more, something I never really had to do living with both parents who like to cook,” she admitted. Her early experiments included a memorable banana bread disaster where she waited too long for the bananas to ripen and tried to freestyle without them. It came out awful.
By Thanksgiving, though, things had turned around. She baked a sweet potato pie for the first time and pulled a second batch out of the oven at 1:30 AM the night before the big day. “Late finish, but we’re done,” she wrote. The kitchen, it turns out, is where her competitive streak shows up off the court, too.
And then there’s the fuel behind the performance. “As an athlete, pasta is a staple in my diet as it provides the balanced nutrition and functional fuel I need on and off the court,” Gauff has shared. The kitchen is designed for someone who actually cooks and actually eats — not for show.
The Living Room and Shared Spaces
The common areas of Coco’s home feel designed for one thing above all: gathering. This isn’t a space that sits empty between tournaments. It’s where family fills in — cousins, grandparents, brothers, friends — especially during the holidays.
The living room has the kind of openness that invites people to stay awhile. Generous natural light creates a connection between the indoor and outdoor spaces. It’s warm without being cluttered, put-together without feeling untouchable.
During Thanksgiving, Coco hosted what she called “Cousins/Friendsgiving,” with everyone bringing a dish. Her cousin’s brothers handled the cornbread and cucumber salad. Her cousin sisters brought brownies, mashed potatoes, and collard greens. Her grandfather, Eddie Odom, made a rare appearance for a selfie, Coco captioned simply, “granddad.” By evening, family members were dancing through the house and singing karaoke. “Family over everything,” she posted, before eventually sharing a video of herself at the end of a long day: “Time to go to sleep, bruh.”
Christmas looked just as full. Multiple Christmas trees appeared throughout the home — the main tree in the living room with a classic holiday aesthetic of twinkling lights, red ribbon, and ornaments crowned by a yellow star. A second tree in her bedroom reflected a more personal side: a purple-themed setup with large silver glass ornaments and a blue-lit star. “Even did my bedroom a little bit,” she wrote, adding, “yes purple is my fav color.”
That detail — purple everywhere, from bedroom decorations to her Instagram captions to the colorway on her New Balance “Delray Coco” signature collection — tells you something. She knows exactly who she is.
The Bedrooms
Coco’s home has enough room to comfortably host the people who matter to her. Guest spaces are laid out to give visitors privacy while keeping the social areas open and connected. For an athlete who travels constantly, having a soft landing at home — and making sure the people she loves have one too — is non-negotiable.
The primary suite is designed for recovery. The kind of space where an athlete can shut out the noise, get quality rest, and reset mentally between the demands of a global tour schedule.
Training and Recovery: The Smart Split
Here’s where Coco’s setup gets interesting — and where a lot of people get it wrong about her home.
Her primary training facility isn’t at her own house. It’s at her parents’ estate, where the family installed a custom tennis court after purchasing their guard-gated Delray Beach property in 2015. That Mediterranean-style mansion has been upgraded into a full sports compound over the years, and Coco still uses it as her daily training base. “My parents have a court at home, so I practice there still. So it feels somewhat the same,” she explained.
This setup is actually smarter than building everything into one property. It keeps her training environment connected to her family — her father, Corey, has been her most consistent training partner since the Pompey Park days. It also means her own home can focus on what it should: rest, recovery, and living.
For an athlete who spends months on the road across multiple continents, home isn’t where she grinds. It’s where she recharges. The separation between “training house” and “living house” is deliberate — and it’s something most young athletes don’t get right.
Spaces Built for People, Not Performance
What fills the space where a home gym or a private court might be? Something better: rooms designed for the people in her life.
The home accommodates visiting family comfortably — her parents, her brothers Codey and Cameron, her grandfather Eddie. During the holidays, it transforms into the family’s gathering hub. Thanksgiving brought the whole crew together with homemade food, dancing, and karaoke that lasted well into the night. Christmas brought multiple trees, church with her mother Candi, and a slower pace that the off-season allows.
Something is telling about an athlete at the peak of her career choosing a home that prioritizes people over personal performance infrastructure. She doesn’t need her own court when her parents’ compound is minutes away. What she needs is a place where the people she loves can feel at home. And that’s exactly what she built.
Design Choices That Scream “This is Coco”
Walk through this house, and you won’t find a shrine to tennis. You’ll find something rarer — a home that actually reflects the person living in it.
The design language is consistent: clean, intentional, warm. The verified kitchen details give us the clearest picture — the black and white palette, the dark marble countertops, the gallery wall, the statement chandelier, the indoor plants. It’s contemporary but not cold. Put-together but not performative.
The color choices tell a story across the home. Black and white in the kitchen for focus and function. Purple accents in personal spaces — her favorite color, evident in everything from bedroom décor to her social media presence to her signature New Balance “Delray Coco” collection. Warm textiles, natural textures, and botanical elements appear throughout to soften the contrast.
There are nods to her career, but they’re understated. Framed moments from tournaments. A racket tucked in a corner. Maybe a trophy on a shelf. But it doesn’t scream “look what I’ve won.” It feels more like, “Yeah, I did that. Now let’s eat.”
What really defines the design is intentionality. This isn’t a house where someone told a designer, “Make it expensive.” It’s a house where every choice serves a purpose — calm the nervous system, fuel the body, welcome the family. Coco’s mother, Candi, once said, “You come from a lineage that has done great things. We wouldn’t put anything on you that hasn’t been done already.” The home reflects that lineage: grounded, purposeful, and quietly proud.
Why Delray Beach? It’s Personal
Most tennis stars at Coco’s level gravitate toward Miami, Monte Carlo, or Dubai. Coco chose the city where she grew up — and it’s not hard to understand why once you know the family history.
The Gauff family’s roots in Delray Beach are deep and intentional. Her grandmother, Yvonne Lee Odom, was the first Black student to attend her Delray Beach high school in 1961, during the height of segregation. Despite being banned from a bus, told not to use the same restrooms, and denied the chance to play sports at the school because of her race, she never backed down. She was a sprinter and basketball captain whose college sports scholarship dreams were shattered by discrimination — but she kept fighting.
Her grandfather, Eddie “Red” Odom, built his own legacy through baseball. In 1970, he started one of the first African American Little Leagues in the state of Florida, giving Black kids in Delray Beach access to organized baseball when it wasn’t easily available. “Everyone who knew me on both sides of the track understands I love baseball,” Eddie has said. “You can be broke, mad, or all the worst things, but at the ballpark, you forget it all”.
His impact on Delray Beach’s youth sports scene spans decades, and his work with the Delray Beach American Little League helped create pathways where none existed. The same city where he built those pathways is where Coco first picked up a tennis racket on the free courts at Pompey Park.
Coco carries this legacy forward in her own way. She donated $100,000 to the United Negro College Fund during Black History Month, saying, “My family has a deep-rooted history with HBCUs, going back to my great, great grandfather”. Through the Coco Gauff Scholarship Program, she now awards scholarships to tennis students through UNCF. Her grandparents won the Community Lifetime Achievement Award, and Coco celebrated them on Instagram: “no one more deserving”.
“My grandparents, they played their role so that I could live my life,” she reflected. “I feel like I have to play my role, so somebody else can live a better life”.
So buying a home in Delray Beach isn’t about convenience or market logic. It’s about honoring the ground her family fought to stand on. The local luxury market is genuinely heating up — while Miami and Boca Raton grab bigger headlines, Delray Beach offers more space, larger lots, and a quieter pace without sacrificing South Florida access. But that’s just a bonus. The real reason is in the soil.
How Her Home Stacks Up Against Other Tennis Stars
Let’s see how Coco’s approach compares to other American tennis players who’ve made property moves in South Florida.
| Feature | Coco Gauff — Delray Beach | Tommy Paul — Boca Raton | Taylor Fritz — Miami | Frances Tiafoe — Boca Woods |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Not publicly disclosed | $2.5 million | $845,000 | $1,155,000 |
| Style | Custom-built, understated | Modern custom mansion | High-rise condo, skyline views | Country club single-family |
| Setting | Hometown, near family estate | East Boca, near shops & beaches | Biscayne Bay & Miami Beach views | Gated club community |
| Key Detail | Minutes from parents’ training court | 5 bed, 3,200 sq ft, heated pool | 1,096 sq ft, bay views, resort amenities | 3 bed, club lifestyle |
| Vibe | Rooted, family-centric, intentional | Sleek, modern, entertaining-ready | Compact luxury, urban athlete | Relaxed, community-focused |
What stands out is Coco’s choice to stay in her hometown. Paul, Fritz, and Tiafoe all bought in different cities from where they grew up. Coco went back to the exact community where she started — and positioned herself minutes from the family compound where she still trains. That’s not a real estate decision. That’s a values decision.
Why This Home Feels Different
I’ve looked at a lot of celebrity homes, and most of them feel like someone told a designer, “Make it expensive.” Coco’s place carries a different energy entirely.
It carries the energy of a young woman who knows exactly who she is. A woman whose grandmother was the first Black student at her high school and never backed down. Whose grandfather built a baseball league so Black kids could play when nobody else would let them. Who started hitting tennis balls on free public courts at Pompey Park at six years old and never stopped working.
The kitchen fuels her. The living room brings her family together. The bedroom gives her purple walls and peace. And the location keeps her connected to everything that matters — her parents’ court where she still trains, the park where it all started, and the community her grandparents helped build.
If you walked through this house, you might forget for a moment that it belongs to someone with a US Open title, a WTA Finals trophy, and a career that’s already cemented her as one of the defining players of her generation. Then you’d see the family photos, the grandmother who changed a city, and the legacy woven into every corner of Delray Beach. And you’d think: she’s not just collecting titles. She’s carrying something forward.
Want to see how other athletes balance performance and personal life through their home choices? Let me know — there are more stories like this one worth telling.
