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CoCo

Vandeweghe

Olympian 2016

Athlete Bio#

Height

6'1"

Age

33

Hometown

Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Education

La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, Calif.) ‘10

Quick Facts
  • Daughter of Michael O’Shea and Tauna Vandeweghe
  • First name is Colleen, but prefers to go by CoCo
  • Has one older brother, Beau
  • Mother, Tauna, represented Team USA at the Olympic Games in swimming (1976) and volleyball (1984)
  • Grandfather, Ernie, played for the New York Knicks
  • Is the granddaughter of 1952 Miss America Colleen Kay Hutchins
  • Started playing tennis with her brother at age 11
  • Tennis was the last sport she played in her early years before turning pro in April 2008
  • Is a self-described “California girl" and spends most of her off-season at the beach with her family.
Career Highlights
  • 2016 Australian Open, 2nd (mixed doubles); quarterfinals (doubles)
  • 2016 French Open, quarterfinals (mixed doubles); second round (singles)
  • 2016 Indian Wells, 1st (doubles)
  • 2015 French Open, first round (doubles)
  • 2015 Australian Open, third round (singles)
  • 2015 US Open, semifinals (doubles); second round (singles)
  • 2015 Wimbledon, quarterfinals (singles); third round (doubles)
  • 2014 French Open, second round (singles)
  • 2014 US Open, second round (singles)
  • 2013 US Open, second round (singles)
  • 2011 French Open, first round (doubles)
  • 2011 US Open, second round (singles)
Olympic Experience
  • 1-time Olympian;
    • Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 9th (Doubles - Women)
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