Peyton Stearns vs Sloane Stephens | Peyton Stearns Wins 7-6 6-4

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Guadalajara Open Akron - GuadalajaraQuarter-finalHardFri 18 Sept · 01:10 UTCFinal

Peyton StearnsWTA #37 · USA

Sloane StephensWTA #133 · USA

SetsGames2

7⁸6

6⁶4

Peyton Stearns defeated Sloane Stephens in the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open Akron, advancing with a 7-6, 6-4 victory. Stearns hit two aces and three double faults, while converting 40% of break points. Stephens had no aces and one double fault, and converted 67% of break points, but was unable to progress as both players secured two service breaks each.

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Key context

Match story: Peyton Stearns edged Sloane Stephens in two tight sets (7–6 6–4).

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Stearns P. took it in straight sets, breaking twice in each.

Breaks of serveStearns P. 4 · Stephens S. 3
1st-serve points wonStearns P. 58% · Stephens S. 50%
AcesStearns P. 2 · Stephens S. 0

Turning points

When the match moved

Set 12–2Break backStearns P. · Broke back
Set 14–3Break backStephens S. · Broke back
Set 23–4Break backStearns P. · Broke back
Set 25–4BreakStearns P. · Broke, never broken back

Serve flowStearns P. broken 3 times · Stephens S. broken 4 times.

Hold to love/15
Hold to 30
Hold to 40 / deuce
Broken
Result unknown

Stearns P.

8/11Stephens S.

7/11

Set 1Set 2

Match momentum

Whole matchStearns P.Stephens S.

Late momentumStearns P.68

8Last 12 points4

18Last 3 games12

4/11Break points3/5

Break of serve

Match statistics

Stearns P.Stephens S.

Serve

2Aces0
3Double faults1
58%1st serve points won50%
73% · 8/11Service games held64% · 7/11

Return

40%Break points won67%
4Breaks of serve3

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps

First-serve pointsStearns P. won 58% of points behind the first serve, Stephens S. 50%. Largest performance gap of the match.+8 ptsStearns P.1st-serve pts won58%Stephens S.1st-serve pts won50%

Common opponents

5 shared · last 12 months

Stearns P. and Stephens S. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Stearns P. went 2–5 (29%) against them, Stephens S. 4–1 (80%). Stephens S. came out clearly better against 3 of 5 comparable opponents, Stearns P. against 0 — though 1 of those edges carries caveats (lower-tier event).

2–529%Stearns P. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents4–180%Stephens S. · better vs 3

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

6–10Sets8–3

75–83Games57–44

1–1Tiebreaks2–0

0–2Deciding sets1–0

vs Bencic B.#12L3-6 3-6Roland Garros · clayL3-6 1-6Toronto · hard
vs Tjen J.#47W6-4 6-4Rome · clayW7-6(4) 7-6(3)Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara · hard
vs Tauson C.#53L6-7(7) 6-1 5-7Cincinnati · hardW6-4 6-1US Open · hard

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vs Sierra S.#101L5-7 5-7Indian Wells · hardW6-3 6-4Toronto · hard
vs Dart H.#113W6-1 7-6Cincinnati · hardW3-6 6-0 6-2Toronto · hard

Head-to-head

3 meetings · Stephens S. leads 2–1

Hard: Stearns P. leads 1–0 · Clay: Stephens S. leads 2–0

Stearns P.September 2026Guadalajara Open Akron - GuadalajaraThis matchHard7-6(6) 6-4
Stephens S.April 2024RouenClay1-6 6-1 6-3
Stephens S.May 2023RabatClay6-7 6-3 7-6

Draw

Closing odds

Next up

vs Samsonova L.View match

Player context

Before the match

Stearns P.Stephens S.1 841ELO1 8571 705Hard ELO1 7244–6Last 106–424Age33173 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $4.5M2026 $1.3MEarningsCareer $19.4M2026 $411K

Match info

Started01:10 UTC

Cite this

Peyton Stearns beat Sloane Stephens 7-6(6) 6-4. Umpiry, "Peyton Stearns vs Sloane Stephens — Guadalajara Open Akron - Guadalajara Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-09-18/stearns-vs-stephens-guadalajara-open-akron-guadalajara-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 18 September 2026).