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Townsend and Siniaková Complete Team Career Grand Slam With US Open Doubles Title

Cementing a team career Grand Slam, the victory elevates Siniaková’s doubles legacy and caps a two-year partnership built on complementary net play and teamwork.

Overview

  • Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniaková won the U.S. Open women’s doubles final on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, beating American wildcards Ashlyn Krueger and Robin Montgomery 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 to claim the title.
  • After dropping the first set, the top seeds reversed course with a dominant 6-0 second set and a controlled 6-2 third set, including a run of 23 of 27 points that swung momentum in their favor.
  • The victory completed a team career Grand Slam for Townsend and Siniaková, who had won Wimbledon in 2024, the Australian Open in 2025 and the French Open in 2026.
  • The win gave Siniaková her 12th Grand Slam doubles crown and made her the first player to complete a career Grand Slam with two different partners, underlining her status among the era’s most decorated doubles players.
  • The American wildcard duo’s run to the final — reuniting the 2021 U.S. Open girls’ doubles champions and upsetting parts of the defending champion pairing en route — highlighted a notable juniors-to-pros narrative while Townsend’s first U.S. Open doubles crown carried personal and representational significance.