Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend recovered from a nervy opening set to beat Ashlyn Krueger and Robin Montgomery 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 in the US Open women’s doubles final on Friday, lifting the trophy on Arthur Ashe Stadium’s hard court and completing the career Grand Slam as a team.
SEO Title: Siniakova and Townsend win US Open doubles title
SEO Description: Top seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend rally past Ashlyn Krueger and Robin Montgomery to claim the US Open women’s doubles crown.
Siniakova and Townsend complete the full set of majors
The top-seeded Czech-American partnership prevailed after 1 hour and 53 minutes against the unseeded American wild cards, who had won the US Open girls’ doubles title together five years earlier.
The New York triumph completed a career Grand Slam for both players. For Siniakova, it was a second sweep of the four major doubles titles, following her previous Grand Slam collection alongside former long-term partner Barbora Krejcikova.
- Final: Katerina Siniakova/Taylor Townsend beat Ashlyn Krueger/Robin Montgomery 5-7, 6-0, 6-2.
- Venue: Arthur Ashe Stadium, Flushing Meadows.
- Event: US Open women’s doubles final.
- Seeds: Siniakova and Townsend were the No. 1 seeds.
- Duration: 1 hour, 53 minutes.
- Milestone: Townsend completed her career Grand Slam; Siniakova did so for the second time in doubles.
Wild cards strike first before champions take control
Despite their favored status in the draw, Siniakova and Townsend made a hesitant start. They collected only two points across the first three games and fell behind 4-1. A mid-set reset changed the rhythm, with the top seeds winning 12 straight points to draw level.
Krueger and Montgomery refused to yield. From 15-40, they saved two break points to hold for 5-4, then broke in the following game after Townsend and Siniakova had led 40-15. Three Siniakova double faults in that final game helped the wild cards take the opening set.
The response was emphatic. Siniakova and Townsend surrendered only seven points in the second set, three of them in an opening service game that went to deuce. They finished the 24-minute set with 11 winners and only two unforced errors.
The decisive break arrived at 1-1 in the third. Krueger had five chances to hold serve and keep the American pair in front, but Siniakova and Townsend converted their break opportunity. They did not relinquish the advantage, although the champions had to erase five break points in the final game before securing the title.
Townsend finds calm in a third New York final
Townsend said the occasion initially overwhelmed her, having reached her third US Open final in five years after runner-up finishes in 2022 and 2024. She credited Siniakova’s reassurance and their partnership of more than two years for helping her settle into the match.
“She helped me relax and made me feel that it was all right,” Townsend said. “She kept saying that it was normal to feel this way in a final and that I would find my game.”
Townsend said the key was having a partner able to handle difficult moments and communicate through them, particularly someone with Siniakova’s experience of winning 12 major doubles titles.
- Townsend said the pair have gradually learned to speak openly when one player is struggling.
- She said that trust allowed them to work through a difficult start rather than hide their emotions.
- Siniakova’s composure helped Townsend loosen up as the match turned in the second set.
A home title with special meaning
The championship carried particular weight for Townsend, who remembered travelling to the tournament as a child on the No. 7 subway and dreaming of one day playing at the US Open.
“It means the world to me,” Townsend said. “I wanted it so badly that I was extremely nervous. I had not felt nervous during the tournament, then I went on court and felt as though I could not play.”
Once she relaxed, Townsend said, the partnership began to flow, with Siniakova’s level and support central to their turnaround. The American also described the trophy as meaningful in light of the obstacles she has faced during her career, adding that she believes she is the first mother to complete a career Grand Slam.
