Siniakova and Townsend Become Grand Slam Champions at US Open
Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend stood at the net in Arthur Ashe Stadium, arms aloft, knowing this one was different. This wasn’t just another trophy. This was a line in the history books.
They are now career Grand Slam champions as a team.
The top seeds recovered from a ragged start to beat American wildcards Ashlyn Krueger and Robin Montgomery 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 at the US Open, completing the set of all four majors as a partnership after titles at Wimbledon in 2024, the Australian Open in 2025 and this year’s French Open.
From collapse to control
For a week and a half, Siniakova and Townsend had looked untouchable in New York. Not a single set dropped. Barely a hint of jeopardy.
Then the final arrived, and with it, nerves.
Serving at 5-6 in the opening set, Siniakova’s usually reliable delivery deserted her. Three double faults in the final game handed Krueger and Montgomery the set and lit up the home crowd. The top seeds walked to their chairs staring at the court, not at each other. For the first time in this tournament, they looked vulnerable.
That lasted about five minutes.
The response was ruthless. Siniakova and Townsend tore through the second set, winning 23 of 27 points after the opening game. Returns bit harder. Volleys snapped through the court. The wildcards, who had swung so freely early on, suddenly found no space, no time, no air.
The 6-0 scoreline told its own story. The match had flipped.
A decisive third set
Once they had their grip back on the contest, they never loosened it.
An early break in the deciding set gave Siniakova and Townsend a 3-1 lead, and from there they played like the champions they have become. Service games tightened. The patterns that had carried them through three majors together reappeared: Siniakova’s sharp angles from the back, Townsend’s instinctive, aggressive net play finishing points with authority.
Krueger and Montgomery kept swinging, but the door never truly opened again. The top seeds managed the scoreboard, the tempo, the tension. By the time Townsend put away the final volley, the comeback felt inevitable, even if the route to it had been anything but smooth.
Siniakova’s place in history
For Siniakova, this title does more than decorate an already glittering doubles résumé. It elevates it.
This is her 12th Grand Slam doubles crown, a mark only seven other women have reached in the Open era. More striking still, she has now completed the career Slam with two different partners, having previously done it alongside fellow Czech Barbora Krejcikova. No one before her had managed that.
At 30, she stands on the brink of yet another milestone. If she finishes the season as the world number one in doubles, it will be the sixth year she ends on top of the rankings. That would push her past Martina Navratilova for the most year-end No. 1 finishes in WTA history. It is rare air, and she is moving through it with purpose.
Townsend’s homecoming moment
For Townsend, also 30, this night carried a different weight.
Twelve months ago on this same stage, she walked away with a runner-up plate, beaten in the final alongside Siniakova by Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe. This time, in front of a home crowd, she closed the circle with her first US Open doubles title.
The journey has been long and often complicated for the American, but her game has always hinted at this ceiling: bold, front-foot tennis, fearless at the net, a style built for big courts and bigger moments. On this night, with history on the line for her partner and redemption on the line for herself, she delivered.
As the pair posed with the trophy at Flushing Meadows, one question hung over the hard courts of New York: with all four majors now conquered together, how much higher can this partnership climb?
