Peyton Stearns

Peyton Mckenzie Stearns (born October 8, 2001) is an American professional tennis player. A former player at the University of Texas at Austin, Stearns turned professional in 2022. She has been ranked by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) as high as world No. 72 in singles and has also reached a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 196, both of which she attained in April 2023.

Peyton Stearns
Stearns at the 2018 US Open
Country (sports) United States
Born (2001-10-08) October 8, 2001
Cincinnati, Ohio
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Turned proJune 3, 2022
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeTexas
CoachGabriel Trifu[1]
Prize moneyUS$ 303,320
Singles
Career record117–67 (63.6%)
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 72 (April 24, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 72 (April 24, 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (2023)
US Open1R (2022)
Doubles
Career record29–26 (52.7%)
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 196 (April 10, 2023)
Current rankingNo. 201 (April 24, 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2022)
Last updated on: April 24, 2023.

In spring 2022, Stearns became the first Texas player to become the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champion in women's tennis and soon elected to turn professional later that year. In her first full season on tour in 2023, Stearns earned 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 Tour.

College career

Stearns played 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 and 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 Grand Slam debut as a wildcard at the 2022 US Open.[5]

2023: First WTA Tour final, top 100 breakthrough

At the inaugural ATX Open, 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 quarterfinal, where she lost to Katie Volynets in straight sets.[7][8] The next week, she made her main-draw debut at a WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells as a wild card 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]

The following month, Stearns reached her first WTA Tour singles final at the 2023 Copa Colsanitas, after defeating Rosa Vicens Mas, Elina Avanesyan, 2021 French Open semifinalist 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 to the main draw of the 2023 French Open.

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, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2023 Copa Colsanitas.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 1 0–1 0%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] 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 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open Q1 Q2 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wuhan Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Guadalajara Open NH A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournament 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Tournaments 0 2 3 Career total: 5
Titles 0 0 0 Career total: 0
Finals 0 0 1 Career total: 1
Hardcourt win–loss 0–0 0–2 3–2 0 / 4 3–4 43%
Clay win–loss 0–0 0–0 4–1 0 / 1 4–1 80%
Grass win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Overall win–loss 0–0 0–2 7–3 0 / 5 7–5 58%
Win %  –  0% 70% Career total: 58%
Year-end ranking 392 209 $77,576

Doubles

Current through the 2022 US Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Indian Wells Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Madrid Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Italian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canadian Open A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Open 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wuhan Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
China Open NH 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Mexican Open NMS 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 2 Career total: 4
Overall win–loss 0–2 1–2 0 / 4 1–4 20%
Year-end ranking 538

WTA career 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)
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments (1–0)
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments (4–3)
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (5–2)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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 Mexico 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
$100,000 tournaments
$80,000 tournaments
$60,000 tournaments (1–1)
$40,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments (1–0)
$15,000 tournaments
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
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)

Notes
  1. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009–2011 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.

References
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
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