Peyton Stearns

Career

2021–2022: WTA Tour & major 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.

2023: WTA Tour final, major fourth round and top 50 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. Next, she defeated fellow wildcard player Mirjam Björklund to reach her first tour quarterfinal, where she lost to Katie Volynets in straight sets. 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.

Stearns reached her first WTA Tour singles final at the Copa Colsanitas, after defeating Rosa Vicens Mas, Elina Avanesyan, Tamara Zidanšek and Kamilla Rakhimova. 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. 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 LTP 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.

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. 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. She held four match points against world No. 2, Aryna Sabalenka, in the second round but lost the match in the third set tiebreak. On her debut in the main draw at the Miami Open, she also reached the second round with a win over Wang Yafan, before losing to Victoria Azarenka.

Stearns won her maiden career title at the Rabat Grand Prix in Morocco, defeating Mayar Sherif in the final. She reached for the second consecutive time the third round at the French Open, with wins over first time major qualifier Lucija Ćirić Bagarić in three sets, and tenth seed Daria Kasatkina.

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

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

2025: First WTA 1000 semifinal and top-10 wins In February, at the Dubai Championships, Stearns defeated Ons Jabeur in the first round and then overcame world No. 8, Zheng Qinwen, in three sets to record her first win against a top-10 ranked player. She lost in the third round to 12th seed Mirra Andreeva in a match played later on the same day as her encounter with Zheng due to rain interruptions setting the tournament schedule back.

In April, at the Madrid Open, Stearns defeated Kimberly Birrell, 15th seed Amanda Anisimova and qualifier Rebeka Masarova to reach the fourth round, where she lost to world No. 1, Aryna Sabalenka. At the next WTA 1000, the Italian Open, Stearns reached back-to-back fourth rounds with an upset over fifth seed Madison Keys. Next she defeated Naomi Osaka to reach her second WTA 1000 quarterfinal and first on clay. Stearns then overcame 16th seed Elina Svitolina to make it through to her first WTA 1000 semifinal, which she lost to sixth seed, and eventual champion, Jasmine Paolini.

2026: Second career title At the Australian Open, Stearns defeated Sofia Kenin and Petra Marčinko to reach the third round, at which point her run was ended by world No. 3, Amanda Anisimova.

Seeded fourth at the ATX Open, she recorded wins over Francesca Jones, Kaja Juvan, Oksana Selekhmeteva and Kimberly Birrell to make it through to the final at the championship. Stearns won the championship match against Taylor Townsend to claim her second WTA Tour title.

Performance timelines 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 2026 Italian Open.

Doubles Current through the 2026 ATX Open.

WTA Tour finals

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

ITF Circuit finals Singles: 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups) LegendW100 tournaments (0–1)W60 tournaments (1–0)W25 tournaments (4–3)Finals by surfaceHard (5–2)Clay (0–2)

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) LegendW60 tournaments (1–1)W25 tournaments (1–0)Finals by surfaceHard (2–0)Clay (0–1)

Head-to-head record

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