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Sabalenka Retains Miami Open Title and Completes Sunshine Double Over Gauff

The rare sweep strengthens her No. 1 lead heading into the clay swing.

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Aryna Sabalenka (Photo by Justin Cohen Photography)
MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA - MARCH 24: Coco Gauff of the United States returns a shot to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland in the Quarterfinals of the Women's Singles on Day 8 of the Miami Open Presented by Itau at Hard Rock Stadium on March 24, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka beat hometown favorite Coco Gauff 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the Miami Open final on Saturday to defend her title.
  • The win completed the Sunshine Double, which is sweeping Indian Wells and Miami in the same season, a feat achieved by only four other women before her.
  • Sabalenka earned $1,151,380 and 1,000 WTA ranking points, while Gauff took $612,340 and is projected to rise to No. 3 on Monday.
  • The result moved Sabalenka ahead 7-6 in their rivalry and lifted her 2026 record to 23-1 with three titles this year.
  • The final included a code warning to Sabalenka for an audible obscenity and repeated admonitions to noisy spectators, and both players now pivot to potential rematches on the upcoming clay events in Stuttgart, Madrid and Rome.