Peyton Stearns

Peyton Stearns

Stearns at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(2001-10-08) October 8, 2001 (age 23) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned pro	June 2022
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	Texas
Coach	Tom Hill (Mar 2024-) [1] Gabriel Trifu (2022-2023) [2] Eric Hechtman (2023)
Prize money	US$ 1,994,350
Singles
Career record	159–106
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 43 (September 18, 2023)
Current ranking	No. 46 (October 7, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	1R (2024, 2025 )
French Open	3R (2023, 2024)
Wimbledon	1R (2023, 2024)
US Open	4R (2023)
Doubles
Career record	42–43
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 71 (September 9, 2024)
Current ranking	No. 113 (October 7, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2024)
French Open	2R (2023)
Wimbledon	2R (2024)
US Open	2R (2024)
Last updated on: October 7, 2024.

Peyton Mckenzie Stearns (born October 8, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked by the WTA as high as No. 43 in singles, achieved on 18 September 2023, and No. 71 in doubles, achieved on 9 September 2024. She has won one WTA Tour singles title, and five singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

She played college tennis for the Texas Longhorns. In spring 2022, Stearns became the first Texas player to become the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champion in women's tennis and elected to turn professional later that year.

In her first full season on tour in 2023, Stearns made her top 100 debut in April, after reaching her first WTA Tour quarterfinal at the inaugural 2023 ATX Open in March, before reaching her first career final at the 2023 Copa Colsanitas the following month.

At the 2023 US Open she reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time and reached the top 50 in September 2023.

College years

Stearns played two seasons of college tennis at the University of Texas at Austin, ^[3] where she became the first Texas player ^[4] to win the NCAA Division I Women's Singles National Championship in spring 2022. She has cited the success of fellow American Danielle Collins as inspiration for helping her decide to attend college before eventually turning professional, which she elected to do in June 2022. ^{[2] [5]}

Career

2021–2022: WTA Tour & Grand Slam debuts

Stearns made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Silicon Valley Classic, where she received entry as an alternate into the doubles main draw. She made her major debut as a wildcard at the 2022 US Open. ^[6]

2023: WTA Tour final, Grand Slam fourth round & top 50

Stearns at the 2023 French Open

At the inaugural ATX Open in Austin, Stearns earned her first WTA Tour win as a wildcard over qualifier Katie Boulter in a three-hour marathon. ^[7] Next, she defeated fellow wildcard player Mirjam Björklund to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal, where she lost to Katie Volynets in straight sets. ^{[8] [9]} The following week, she made her main-draw debut at the WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open as a wildcard and overcame a set deficit to defeat Rebeka Masarova in the first round, before succumbing to Bianca Andreescu from a set up in the next round. ^{[2] [10]}

Stearns reached her first WTA Tour singles final at the Copa Colsanitas, after defeating Rosa Vicens Mas, Elina Avanesyan, Tamara Zidanšek and Kamilla Rakhimova. ^[11] Though she fell in three sets to defending champion Tatjana Maria in the championship match, her results at the tournament propelled her into the top 100 for the first time, at world No. 89, on April 10. ^{[12] [13]} This also ensured Stearns a direct entry into the main draw of the 2023 French Open. Later that month, she reached the final of the $100k Charleston Pro, losing it to compatriot Emma Navarro in three sets.

At the Morocco Open in Rabat, Stearns defeated Panna Udvardy and Leylah Fernandez to reach her third tour quarterfinal. She lost to Sloane Stephens in a third-set tiebreak, despite holding three match points. ^[14]

Ranked world No. 69 at the French Open, Stearns recorded her first top-50 win, defeating No. 49 Kateřina Siniaková. She immediately followed that up with her first top-20 win, defeating former champion and 17th seed, Jeļena Ostapenko, in three sets. She was defeated by ninth seed Daria Kasatkina, in the third round.

At the US Open, she reached the fourth round defeating Viktoriya Tomova, Clara Tauson and Katie Boulter. ^[15] As a result, she reached the top 50 at world No. 44 on 11 September 2023.

2024: WTA Tour title, French and US Open third rounds, WTA 1000 quarterfinal

In Indian Wells, Stearns recorded her second WTA 1000 win over Elisabetta Cocciaretto. ^[16] She held four match points against world No. 2, Aryna Sabalenka, in the second round but lost the match in the third set tiebreak. ^[17] On her debut in the main draw at the Miami Open, she also reached the second round with a win over Wang Yafan ^[18] before losing to Victoria Azarenka. ^[19]

Stearns won her maiden career title at the Rabat Grand Prix in Morocco, defeating Mayar Sherif in the final. ^{[20] [21]}

She reached for the second consecutive time the third round at the French Open, with wins over first time Grand Slam qualifier Lucija Ćirić Bagarić in three sets, ^[22] and tenth seed Daria Kasatkina. ^[23]

At the WTA 1000, the Canadian Open in Toronto, she reached the quarterfinals for the first time at this level, defeating Anna Blinkova, ^[24] and then upsetting seventh seed Madison Keys ^[25] and 12th seed Victoria Azarenka, both matches by retirement. ^[26] She lost to third seed and eventual champion Jessica Pegula. ^[27]

Ranked No. 47 at the US Open, she again reached the third round defeating Lesia Tsurenko ^[28] and upsetting 12th seed Daria Kasatkina ^{[29] [30]} to set up a meeting with 24th seed Donna Vekić which she lost in straight sets. ^[31]

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, Hopman Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Cincinnati Open.

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
French Open	A	A	3R	3R	0 / 2	4–2	67%
Wimbledon	A	A	1R	1R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
US Open	Q1	1R	4R	3R	0 / 3	5–3	63%
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	5–3	4–4	0 / 8	9–8	53%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open	NTI	A	NTI	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Dubai Championships	A	NTI	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Indian Wells Open	Q2	A	2R	2R	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Miami Open	A	A	Q2	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Madrid Open	A	A	A	1R	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Canadian Open	A	A	1R	QF	0 / 2	3–2	60%
Cincinnati Open	Q1	Q2	1R	1R	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Guadalajara Open	NH	A	1R	NTI	0 / 1	0–1	0%
China Open	NH		1R	3R	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Wuhan Open	NH			A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	1–5	8–8	0 / 13	9–13	41%
Career statistics
	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Tournaments	0	2	14	19	Career total: 35
Titles	0	0	0	1	Career total: 1
Finals	0	0	1	1	Career total: 2
Hard win–loss	0–0	0–2	8–10	9–12	0 / 24	17–24	41%
Clay win–loss	0–0	0–0	8–3	7–4	1 / 8	15–7	68%
Grass win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–2	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Overall win–loss	0–0	0–2	16–14	17–18	1 / 35	33–34	49%
Win %	–	0%	53%	49%	Career total: 49%
Year-end ranking [a]	392	209	53		$1,577,274

Doubles

Current through the 2024 Morocco Open.

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
French Open	A	A	2R	1R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Wimbledon	A	A	1R	2R	0 / 2	1–2	33%
US Open	A	1R	1R	2R	0 / 3	1–3	25%
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	1–3	3–4	0 / 8	4–8	33%
WTA 1000
Qatar Open	NTI	A	NTI	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Dubai Championships	A	NTI	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Indian Wells Open	A	A	2R	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Miami Open	A	A	1R	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Madrid Open	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Canadian Open	A	A	A	2R	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Cincinnati Open	1R	A	2R	2R	0 / 3	2–3	40%
Guadalajara Open	NH	A	2R	NTI	0 / 1	1–1	50%
China Open	NH		SF	A	0 / 1	3–1	75%
Wuhan Open	NH			A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–1	0–0	6–5	2–2	0 / 8	8–8	50%
Career statistics
Tournaments	2	2	9	10	Career total: 23
Overall win–loss	0–2	1–2	8–9	6–10	0 / 21	15–21	42%
Year-end ranking [b]	538	266	101

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam (0–0) WTA 1000 (0–0) WTA 500 (0–0) WTA 250 (1–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoor (1–1) Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Apr 2023	Copa Colsanitas, Colombia	WTA 250	Clay	Tatjana Maria	3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win	1–1	May 2024	Rabat Grand Prix, Morocco	WTA 250	Clay	Mayar Sherif	6–2, 6–1

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner–ups)

Legend $100,000 tournaments (0–1) $60,000 tournaments (1–0) $25,000 tournaments (4–3)

Finals by surface Hard (5–2) Clay (0–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2019	ITF Florence, United States	25,000	Hard	Claire Liu	1–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Jun 2021	ITF Sumter, United States	25,000	Hard	Fernanda Contreras	6–1, 6–2
Loss	1–2	Jul 2022	ITF Columbus, United States	25,000	Hard	Katrina Scott	5–7, 3–6
Win	2–2	Oct 2022	ITF Austin, United States	25,000	Hard	Clervie Ngounoue	6–1, 6–0
Win	3–2	Oct 2022	ITF Florence, United States	25,000	Hard	Alexandra Vecic	6–7(4–7), 6–2, 7–5
Loss	3–3	Jan 2023	ITF Naples, United States	25,000	Clay	Emma Navarro	3–6, 5–7
Win	4–3	Jan 2023	ITF Orlando, United States	25,000	Hard	Robin Montgomery	6–2, 6–0
Win	5–3	Feb 2023	Georgia's Rome Open, United States	60,000	Hard (i)	Gabriela Knutson	3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Loss	5–4	Apr 2023	ITF Charleston Pro, United States	100,000	Clay	Emma Navarro	6–2, 2–6, 5–7

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend $60,000 tournaments (1–1) $25,000 tournaments (1–0)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2021	ITF Charleston Pro, United States	60,000	Clay	Rasheeda McAdoo	Fanny Stollár Aldila Sutjiadi	0–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Jun 2022	ITF Sumter, United States	25,000	Hard	Kylie Collins	Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa	6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
Win	2–1	Sep 2022	Berkeley Challenge, United States	60,000	Hard	Elvina Kalieva	Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa	7–6(5), 7–6(5)

Head-to-head record

Record against top 10 players

• She has a 0–7 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

Result	W–L	Opponent	Rank	Event	Surface	Round	Score	Rank	H2H
2023
Loss	0–1	Daria Kasatkina	No. 9	French Open, France	Clay	3R	0–6, 1–6	No. 69
Loss	0–2	Jessica Pegula	No. 4	Washington Open, US	Hard	2R	3–6, 4–6	No. 59
Loss	0–3	Caroline Garcia	No. 7	Tennis in the Land, US	Hard	2R	6–7(4–7), 3–6	No. 58
Loss	0–4	Markéta Vondroušová	No. 9	US Open, United States	Hard	4R	7–6(7–3), 3–6, 2–6	No. 59
2024
Loss	0–5	Markéta Vondroušová	No. 8	Dubai Championships, UAE	Hard	2R	1–6, 7–5, 2–6	No. 65
Loss	0–6	Aryna Sabalenka	No. 2	Indian Wells Open, US	Hard	2R	7–6(7–2), 2–6, 6–7(6–8)	No. 64
Loss	0–6	Jessica Pegula	No. 6	Canadian Open, Canada	Hard	QF	4–6, 5–7	No. 53

Notes

1. 2018: WTA ranking–887, 2019: WTA ranking–520, 2020: WTA ranking–478.
2. 2018: WTA ranking-1005, 2019: WTA ranking-877, 2020: WTA ranking-756.

References

1. "Who Is Peyton Stearns' New Coach Tom Hill? How Is He Related to Danielle Collins?".
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22. @WTA (May 28, 2024). "Monumental resilience 💪 After missing out on 5 match points in the 2nd set, @peyton_stearns rallies to defeat Ciric-Bagaric 6-3, 6-7(8), 7-6(6) ❗️" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
23. "Roland-Garros: Stearns upsets No 10 seed Kasatkina". Tennis Majors. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
24. "WTA Toronto: Stearns victorious over Blinkova". Tennis Majors. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
25. "WTA Toronto: Keys retires injured, sending Stearns into last 1". Tennis Majors. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
26. "WTA Toronto: Stearns is fifth American into last eight as Azarenka retires injured". Tennis Majors. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
27. "Defending champion Pegula defeats Stearns to reach Toronto semifinals". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
28. "US Open: Stearns beats Tsurenko to move into second round". Tennis Majors. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
29. "American Peyton Stearns upsets No. 12 Daria Kasatkina to make 2024 US Open third round". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
30. "US Open: Stearns upsets No 12 seed Kasatkina". Tennis Majors. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
31. "US Open: Vekic moves into last 16". Tennis Majors. Retrieved August 30, 2024.

External links

• Peyton Stearns at the Women's Tennis Association
• Peyton Stearns at the International Tennis Federation