1. Peyton Mckenzie Stearns was born on October 8,2001 and is an American professional tennis player.
19 Facts About Peyton Stearns
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Peyton Stearns 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.
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Peyton Stearns has won one WTA Tour singles title, and five singles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.
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In spring 2022, Stearns became the first Texas player to become the National Collegiate Athletic Association champion in women's tennis and elected to turn professional later that year.
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Peyton Stearns played two seasons of college tennis at the University of Texas at Austin, where she became the first Texas player to win the NCAA Division I Women's Singles National Championship in spring 2022.
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Peyton Stearns 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.
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Peyton 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.
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Peyton Stearns made her major debut as a wildcard at the 2022 US Open.
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At the inaugural ATX Open in Austin, Peyton Stearns earned her first WTA Tour win as a wildcard over qualifier Katie Boulter in a three-hour marathon.
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Peyton Stearns reached her first WTA Tour singles final at the Copa Colsanitas, after defeating Rosa Vicens Mas, Elina Avanesyan, Tamara Zidansek and Kamilla Rakhimova.
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At the Morocco Open in Rabat, Peyton Stearns defeated Panna Udvardy and Leylah Fernandez to reach her third tour quarterfinal.
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Peyton Stearns lost to Sloane Stephens in a third-set tiebreak, despite holding three match points.
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Peyton Stearns immediately followed that up with her first top-20 win, defeating former champion and 17th seed, Jelena Ostapenko, in three sets.
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Peyton Stearns was defeated by ninth seed Daria Kasatkina, in the third round.
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In Indian Wells, Peyton Stearns recorded her second WTA 1000 win over Elisabetta Cocciaretto.
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Peyton Stearns held four match points against world No 2, Aryna Sabalenka, in the second round but lost the match in the third set tiebreak.
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Peyton Stearns reached for the second consecutive time the third round at the French Open, with wins over first time major qualifier Lucija Ciric Bagaric in three sets, and tenth seed Daria Kasatkina.
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Peyton Stearns lost to third seed and eventual champion Jessica Pegula.
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Peyton Stearns 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.