Peyton Stearns

Stearns at the2024 Washington Open
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(2001-10-08)October 8, 2001 (age 24) 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	Blaž Kavčič (May 2025-)[1] Tom Hill (Apr 2024-Apr 2025)[2] Gabriel Trifu (2022-2023)[3] Eric Hechtman (2023)
Prize money	US$ 3,264,151
Singles
Career record	178–127
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 28 (19 May 2025)
Current ranking	No. 55 (9 February 2026)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2026)
French Open	3R (2023,2024)
Wimbledon	1R (2023,2024,2025)
US Open	4R (2023)
Doubles
Career record	56–54
Career titles	0 WTA, 2 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 49 (25 August 2025)
Current ranking	No. 51 (3 November 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2026)
French Open	2R (2023,2025)
Wimbledon	2R (2024)
US Open	2R (2024,2025)
Last updated on: 4 November 2025.

Peyton Mckenzie Stearns (born October 8, 2001) is an American professionaltennis player. She has beenranked by theWTA as high as No. 28 in singles, achieved 19 May 2025, and No. 49 in doubles, achieved 25 August 2025.Stearns has won oneWTA Tour singles title, and five singles and two doubles titles on theITF Circuit.

She played college tennis for theTexas Longhorns. In spring 2022, Stearns became the first Texas player to become theNational 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 inauguralATX Open in March 2023, before reaching her first career final at theCopa Colsanitas the following month.

At the2023 US Open, she made a major fourth round for the first time and, as a result, reached the top 50 in September 2023.

At the2025 Italian Open, she became the first player in theOpen Era to win three consecutive WTA Tour main-draw matches in third-set tiebreaks having beaten Madison Keys, Naomi Osaka and Elina Svitolina across round 3 to quarterfinal.

Stearns played two seasons of college tennis at theUniversity of Texas at Austin,^[4] where she became the firstTexas player^[5] to win the NCAA Division I Women's Singles National Championship in spring 2022. She has cited the success of fellow AmericanDanielle Collins as inspiration for helping her decide to attend college before eventually turning professional, which she elected to do in June 2022.^[3][6]

Stearns made herWTA Tour main-draw debut at the2021 Silicon Valley Classic, where she received entry as an alternate into the doubles main draw. She made her major debut as a wildcard at the2022 US Open.^[7]

At the inauguralATX Open in Austin, Stearns earned her first WTA Tour win as a wildcard over qualifierKatie Boulter in a three-hour marathon.^[8] Next, she defeated fellow wildcard playerMirjam Björklund to reach her first tour quarterfinal, where she lost toKatie Volynets in straight sets.^[9][10] The following week, she made her main-draw debut at theWTA 1000Indian Wells Open as a wildcard and overcame a set deficit to defeatRebeka Masarova in the first round, before succumbing toBianca Andreescu from a set up in the next round.^[3][11]

Stearns reached her first WTA Tour singles final at theCopa Colsanitas, after defeatingRosa Vicens Mas,Elina Avanesyan,Tamara Zidanšek andKamilla Rakhimova.^[12] Though she fell in three sets to defending championTatjana 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.^[13][14] This also ensured Stearns a direct entry into the main draw of the 2023 French Open. Later that month, she reached the final of theLTP Charleston Pro, losing it to compatriotEmma Navarro, in three sets.

At theMorocco Open in Rabat, Stearns defeatedPanna Udvardy andLeylah Fernandez to reach her third tour quarterfinal. She lost toSloane Stephens in a third-set tiebreak, despite holding three match points.^[15]

Ranked world No. 69 at theFrench Open, Stearns recorded her first top-50 win, defeating No. 49Kateřina 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 seedDaria Kasatkina, in the third round.

At theUS Open, she reached the fourth round defeatingViktoriya Tomova,Clara Tauson andKatie Boulter.^[16] As a result, she reached the top 50 at world No. 44, on 11 September 2023.

InIndian Wells, Stearns recorded her second WTA 1000 win overElisabetta Cocciaretto.^[17] She held four match points against world No. 2,Aryna Sabalenka, in the second round but lost the match in the third set tiebreak.^[18] On her debut in the main draw at theMiami Open, she also reached the second round with a win overWang Yafan,^[19] before losing toVictoria Azarenka.^[20]

Stearns won her maiden career title at theRabat Grand Prix in Morocco, defeatingMayar Sherif in the final.^[21][22]She reached for the second consecutive time the third round at theFrench Open, with wins over first time major qualifierLucija Ćirić Bagarić in three sets,^[23] and tenth seed Daria Kasatkina.^[24]

At the WTA 1000Canadian Open in Toronto, she reached the quarterfinals for the first time at this level, defeatingAnna Blinkova,^[25] and then upsetting seventh seedMadison Keys^[26] and 12th seed Victoria Azarenka, both matches by retirement.^[27] She lost to third seed and eventual championJessica Pegula.^[28]

Ranked No. 47 at theUS Open, she again reached the third round defeatingLesia Tsurenko^[29] and upsetting 12th seed Daria Kasatkina^[30][31] to set up a meeting with 24th seedDonna Vekić which she lost in straight sets.^[32]

In February, at theDubai Championships, Stearns defeatedOns Jabeur in the first round^[33] and then overcame world No. 8,Zheng Qinwen, in three sets to record her first win against a top-10 ranked player.^[34][35] She lost in the third round to 12th seedMirra Andreeva in a match played later on the same day as her encounter with Zheng due to rain interruptions setting the tournament schedule back.^[36]

In April, at theMadrid Open, Stearns defeatedKimberly Birrell,^[37] 15th seedAmanda Anisimova^[38] and qualifierRebeka Masarova^[39] to reach the fourth round, where she lost to world No. 1, Aryna Sabalenka.^[40] At the next WTA 1000, the2025 Italian Open, Stearns reached back-to-back fourth rounds with an upset over fifth seed Madison Keys.^[1] Next she defeatedNaomi Osaka to reach her second WTA 1000 quarterfinal and first on clay.^[41] Stearns then overcame 16th seedElina Svitolina to make it through to her first WTA 1000 semifinal,^[42] which she lost to sixth seed (and eventual champion)Jasmine Paolini.^[43]

In January, at Australian Open Stearns defeated Sofia Kenin in the first round, next she won the duel with Petra Marčinko in the second round. In the third round Stearns was defeated by world No. 3 Amanda Anisimova.

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

Current through the2024 Cincinnati Open.

Current through the2024 Morocco Open.

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Oct 2019	ITF Florence, United States	W25	Hard	Claire Liu	1–6, 2–6
Win	1–1	Jun 2021	ITF Sumter, United States	W25	Hard	Fernanda Contreras	6–1, 6–2
Loss	1–2	Jul 2022	ITF Columbus, United States	W25	Hard	Katrina Scott	5–7, 3–6
Win	2–2	Oct 2022	ITF Austin, United States	W25	Hard	Clervie Ngounoue	6–1, 6–0
Win	3–2	Oct 2022	ITF Florence, United States	W25	Hard	Alexandra Vecic	6–7(4), 6–2, 7–5
Loss	3–3	Jan 2023	ITF Naples, United States	W25	Clay	Emma Navarro	3–6, 5–7
Win	4–3	Jan 2023	ITF Orlando, United States	W25	Hard	Robin Montgomery	6–2, 6–0
Win	5–3	Feb 2023	Georgia's Rome Open, United States	W60	Hard (i)	Gabriela Knutson	3–6, 6–0, 6–2
Loss	5–4	Apr 2023	LTP Charleston Pro, United States	W100	Clay	Emma Navarro	6–2, 2–6, 5–7

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jun 2021	LTP Charleston Pro, United States	W60	Clay	Rasheeda McAdoo	Fanny Stollár Aldila Sutjiadi	0–6, 4–6
Win	1–1	Jun 2022	ITF Sumter, United States	W25	Hard	Kylie Collins	Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa	6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
Win	2–1	Sep 2022	Berkeley Challenge, United States	W60	Hard	Elvina Kalieva	Allura Zamarripa Maribella Zamarripa	7–6(5), 7–6(5)

• She has a 2–12 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.^[44]

#	Opponent	Rk	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	Rk	Ref
2025
1.	Zheng Qinwen	8	Dubai Open	Hard	2R	3–6, 6–4, 6–4	46
2.	Madison Keys	6	Italian Open	Clay	3R	2–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)	42

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