Peyton Stearns vs Taylor TownsendAustin Final

Austin · WTA · Final
#60WTA
1804ELO
1755Hard ELO
$476kYTD
$3.7MCAREER
24 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026
hard
#80WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
Stearns P.
7-6 7-5
Townsend T.
Stearns P.
71072
Townsend T.
6850

Peyton Stearns defeated Taylor Townsend 7-6 7-5 in the Austin final on hard. The result followed the form book — Peyton Stearns came in ranked #60, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Stearns P.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Townsend T.

Townsend T.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Stearns P.

Serve advantage — Townsend T.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Stearns P.Townsend T.
34
Serve
70
37
Return
54

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
45%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
64%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Clear edge
53%
69%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.2
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 16). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
73
73
Break points saved·Even
90
94
Break points won·Dominant
98
55
Deciding sets·Dominant
51
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
90
96

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
4.5Hard Elo 1755
Surface ELO
5.5+42 Hard Elo edge
4.7Overall Elo 1804
ELO gap
5.3Overall Elo 1826
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
5.4
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.1
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
Context
6.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
97
97

Stearns P.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Townsend T.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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