Peyton Stearns

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Peyton Stearns
Stearns at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) United States
Born (2001-10-08) October 8, 2001 (age 22)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned proJune 3, 2022
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTexas
Coach
Prize moneyUS$ 1,028,068
Singles
Career record134–85 (61.2%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 43 (September 18, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 63 (February 5, 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2024)
French Open3R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open4R (2023)
Doubles
Career record36–34 (51.4%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 89 (January 29, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 89 (January 29, 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2024)
French Open2R (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2023)
US Open1R (2022, 2023)
Last updated on: 29 January 2024.

Peyton Mckenzie Stearns (born October 8, 2001) is an American tennis player. She has been ranked by the WTA as high as world No. 43 in singles achieved on 18 September 2023 and No. 89 in doubles achieved on 29 January 2024.

She played college tennis for the Texas Longhorns and turned professional in 2022. 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 ATX Open in March, before going on to contend for her first WTA title at the Copa Colsanitas the following month. She has won five singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Junior career

Stearns at the 2018 US Open

College career

Stearns played two seasons of college tennis at the University of Texas at Austin,[2] where she became the first Texas player[3] 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.[1][4]

Professional career

2021–2022: WTA Tour, Grand Slam and top 210 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 Grand Slam debut as a wildcard at the 2022 US Open.[5]

2023: First WTA final, Major fourth round, top 50

Stearns at the 2023 French Open.

At the inaugural ATX Open in Austin, Stearns earned her first WTA win as a wildcard over qualifier Katie Boulter in a three-hour marathon.[6] Next, she defeated fellow wildcard Mirjam Björklund to reach her first WTA Tour quarterfinal, where she lost to Katie Volynets in straight sets.[7][8] The following week, she made her main-draw debut at the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells 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.[1][9]

Stearns reached her first WTA Tour singles final at the Copa Colsanitas, after defeating Rosa Vicens Mas, Elina Avanesyan, Tamara Zidanšek and Kamilla Rakhimova.[10] 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.[11][12] 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 to compatriot Emma Navarro in three sets.

In Rabat, Stearns defeated Panna Udvardy and Leylah Fernandez to reach her third WTA Tour quarterfinal. She lost to Sloane Stephens in a third-set tiebreak, despite holding three match points.

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.[13] As a result she reached the top 50 at world No. 44 on 11 September 2023.

2024

At the 2024 BNP Paribas Open she recorded her second WTA 1000 win over Elisabetta Cocciaretto. She held four match points against world No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka in the second round but lost the match in three sets with a third set tiebreak. On her debut in the main draw at the 2024 Miami Open, she also reached the second round recording her first win at this tournament over Wang Yafan.[14]

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 Australian 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 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Wimbledon A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open Q1 1R 4R 0 / 1 3–2 60%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 5–3 0–1 0 / 5 5–5 50%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open Q2 A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Miami Open A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Open Q1 Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Guadalajara Open NH A 1R NMS 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wuhan Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open NH 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 1–5 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Career statistics
2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 0 2 14 3 Career total: 19
Titles 0 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 1 0 Career total: 1
Hard win–loss 0–0 0–2 8–10 0–3 0 / 15 8–15 35%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–0 8–3 0–0 0 / 3 8–3 73%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–2 16–14 0–3 0 / 19 16–19 46%
Win %  –  0% 53% 0% Career total: 46%
Year-end ranking[b] 392 209 53 $1,009,193

Doubles

Current through the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Wimbledon A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 1–2 0 / 3 1–3 25%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[a] A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A 2R 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Miami Open A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Madrid Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Guadalajara Open NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 1–2 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 2 4 Career total: 8
Overall win–loss 0–2 1–2 2–4 0 / 8 3–8 27%
Year-end ranking[c] 538 266

WTA Tour finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam
WTA 1000
WTA 500
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2023 Copa Colsanitas, Colombia WTA 250 Clay Germany Tatjana Maria 3–6, 6–2, 4–6

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 United States 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 United States Katrina Scott 5–7, 3–6
Win 2–2 Oct 2022 ITF Austin, United States 25,000 Hard United States Clervie Ngounoue 6–1, 6–0
Win 3–2 Oct 2022 ITF Florence, United States 25,000 Hard Germany Alexandra Vecic 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 7–5
Loss 3–3 Jan 2023 ITF Naples, United States 25,000 Clay United States Emma Navarro 3–6, 5–7
Win 4–3 Jan 2023 ITF Orlando, United States 25,000 Hard United States Robin Montgomery 6–2, 6–0
Win 5–3 Feb 2023 Georgia's Rome Open, United States 60,000 Hard (i) Czech Republic Gabriela Knutson 3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Loss 5–4 Apr 2023 ITF Charleston Pro, United States 100,000 Clay United States 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 United States Rasheeda McAdoo Hungary Fanny Stollár
Indonesia Aldila Sutjiadi 		0–6, 4–6
Win 1–1 Jun 2022 ITF Sumter, United States 25,000 Hard United States Kylie Collins United States Allura Zamarripa
United States Maribella Zamarripa 		6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
Win 2–1 Sep 2022 Berkeley Challenge, United States 60,000 Hard United States Elvina Kalieva United States Allura Zamarripa
United States Maribella Zamarripa 		7–6(5), 7–6(5)

Head-to-head record

Record against top 10 players

  • She has a 0–4 (0%) 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 Russia Daria Kasatkina No. 9 French Open, France Clay 3R 0–6, 1–6 No. 69
Loss 0–2 United States Jessica Pegula No. 4 Washington Open, United States Hard 2R 3–6, 4–6 No. 59
Loss 0–3 France Caroline Garcia No. 7 Tennis in the Land, United States Hard 2R 6–7(4–7), 3–6 No. 58
Loss 0–4 Czech Republic Markéta Vondroušová No. 9 US Open, United States Hard 4R 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 2–6 No. 59

Notes

  1. ^ a b The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.
  2. ^ 2018: WTA Ranking–887,
    2019: WTA Ranking–520,
    2020: WTA Ranking–478.
  3. ^ 2018: WTA ranking-1005,
    2019: WTA ranking-877,
    2020: WTA ranking-756.

References

  1. ^ a b c Garber, Greg (March 11, 2023). "'Go big or go home': Swinging freely the key for Stearns". Women's Tennis Association. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Peyton Stearns - Women's Tennis". University of Texas Athletics.
  3. ^ "Women's Tennis' Stearns wins NCAA Singles title". University of Texas Athletics.
  4. ^ "Women's Tennis' Peyton Stearns elects to turn professional". Texas Longhorns. June 3, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  5. ^ "The 2022 US Open's Grand Slam debuts: Bejlek, Andreeva, Fruhvirtova and more".
  6. ^ Ferro, Juan (February 28, 2023). "Former Texas tennis star Peyton Stearns seals three-set victory in ATX Open first round". The Daily Texan. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Collins, Volynets surge into Austin semifinals". Women's Tennis Association. March 3, 2023. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  8. ^ Plotkin, Jay (March 3, 2023). "Volynets ends Peyton Stearns' run, moves into ATX Open semifinals". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  9. Canadian Press. March 12, 2023. Archived
    from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "Defending champion Maria stops Jones' run in Bogota semifinals". Women's Tennis Association. April 8, 2023. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "Maria holds off Stearns to win second straight Bogota title". Women's Tennis Association. April 9, 2023. Archived from the original on April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  12. ^ "Rankings Watch: Stearns cracks Top 100, Jabeur edges higher".
  13. ^ "Stearns concludes run at U.S. Open in the Round of 16".
  14. ^ "How a candid conversation helped Peyton Stearns rediscover her edge".

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