NEW YORK — Top seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend completed a historic career Grand Slam as a pairing by rallying to beat American wildcards Ashlyn Krueger and Robin Montgomery 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 in the US Open women's doubles final at Flushing Meadows in New York.
Siniakova and Townsend had not dropped a set en route to the final but lost the opener when Siniakova double-faulted three times in the final game to concede it 5-7. They responded emphatically in the second set, winning 23 of 27 points after the opening game to blank the Americans 6-0 and force a decider, then consolidated an early break to lead 3-1 in the third before safely seeing out the match.
The triumph in New York gives the duo all four major titles together, adding the US Open to their previous victories at Wimbledon in 2024, the Australian Open in 2025 and this year's French Open. It is their fourth Grand Slam doubles title as a team.
For Siniakova, 30, it was a 12th Grand Slam women's doubles title in total, making her one of only eight women to win at least 12 in the Open era. The Czech also became the first player to complete the career Slam with two different partners, having previously achieved the feat alongside fellow Czech Barbora Krejcikova. For Townsend, also 30, the victory marked her first US Open doubles title after she and Siniakova lost last year's final to Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe.
Siniakova could add another milestone if she finishes this season as WTA doubles world No. 1, which would mark the sixth time she has achieved the year-end top ranking and move her past Martina Navratilova for the most year-end No. 1 finishes in WTA history.