UMPIRY

Peyton Stearns vs Emily Appleton — Eastbourne Qualifying Semi-final

EastbourneSemi-finalQualifyingGrassSat 20 Jun · 14:45Final
Peyton Stearns(4)WTA #36 · USA
Emily AppletonWTA #417 · GBR
SetsGames2
76
0
53

Peyton Stearns defeated Emily Appleton 7-5 6-3 in the Eastbourne qualifying semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Peyton Stearns came in ranked #36, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Stearns P. took it in straight sets, with three breaks of serve.

  • Breaks of serveStearns P. 3 · Appleton E. 1

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 14–4Break backStearns P. · Broke back
  2. Set 17–5SetStearns P. · Broke to take the set
  3. Set 25–3BreakStearns P. · Broke, never broken back
Serve flowStearns P. broken once · Appleton E. broken 3 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Stearns P.
10/11Appleton E.
7/10
Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchStearns P.Appleton E.
EvenStearns P.Appleton E.
Late momentumStearns P.58
8Last 12 points4
10Last 3 games9
3/8Break points1/2

Break of serve

Match statistics

Stearns P.Appleton E.
Serve
  • 91% · 10/11Service games held70% · 7/10
Return
  • 3Breaks of serve1

Common opponents

1 shared · last 12 months

Stearns P. and Appleton E. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Stearns P. went 0–1 (0%) against them, Appleton E. 0–2 (0%).

0–10%Stearns P. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents0–20%Appleton E. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
0–2Sets0–4
7–13Games15–25

Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Stearns P. leads 1–0
10

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

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Player context

Before the match
Stearns P.Appleton E.1 858ELO1 6271 442Grass ELO1 4705–5Last 106–424Age26RightPlaysRightCareer $4.5M2026 $1.2MEarningsCareer $413K2026 $37K

Match info

  • Started14:45 local

Cite this

Peyton Stearns beat Emily Appleton 7-5 6-3. Umpiry, "Peyton Stearns vs Emily Appleton — Eastbourne Qualifying Semi-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-06-20/appleton-vs-stearns-eastbourne-sf?utm_source=cite (as of 20 June 2026).