But she snuck into the main draw as a "lucky loser" when another player pulled out injured, beat Stefanie Voegele in the first round and advanced to her first ever quarterfinal when Kateryna Kozlova - who won the first set - retired with a left leg injury.
The 15-year-old becomes the youngest female to reach a final since Czech player Nicole Vaidisova in 2004.
Gauff said that while she is not bothered by juggling her tennis and school commitments, "sometimes I'm motivated and then I have moments when I don't want to do it (homework) at all". Andrea hit lots of winners and put strain on me.
'This is insane, I thought I was out of the tournament in qualifying, ' said the American.
"I used to be preventing for each level, even at break factors down, I simply tried to get the serve in and make her play a degree".
Gauff took down Petkovic in a pair of 6-4 sets in the semifinals in Austria. "I think I'll keep using it until it doesn't work so well anymore".
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Gauff had thought she could be concerned in Luxembourg WTA qualifying this weekend, however finds herself with extra urgent duties in Linz as a substitute.
"Today was my first top-10 win, so I'm super proud of myself for that", Gauff said.
The youngest-ever victor of a WTA Tour title was two-time US Open champion Tracy Austin, aged simply 14, at Portland in 1977.
The 2017 French Open champion showed her fighting spirit to reach a first singles final of the year after fending off a match point in the second set and another two in the decider.
The American fought through in the final game to serve out victory, staving off three break points and coming through on her second match point.
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