Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova secured their first U.S. Open women’s doubles championship on Friday, overcoming a slow start to defeat wild card pair Ashlyn Krueger and Robin Montgomery. The victory also completed their career Grand Slam as a team.
After dropping the first set and losing the initial three games, the top seeds rallied with aggressive net play to control the match, ultimately winning 5-7, 6-0, 6-2 at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
"There was lot of nerves," Siniakova said after the match. "We were really fighting for this one, so I’m just really proud. We did it."
The win marked Townsend's fourth major championship. She and Siniakova previously won Wimbledon in 2024, the Australian Open in 2025, and the French Open earlier in 2026. This was Siniakova's 12th major doubles title, adding to her previous seven with Barbora Krejcikova and one with Coco Gauff.
For Townsend, the triumph validated her confidence in her game, especially after her singles exit from the tournament. The 30-year-old American had expressed assurance in her doubles prospects despite her singles performance.
Krueger and Montgomery, who entered the tournament ranked 570th and 610th in doubles respectively, had an impressive run to the final. They individually defeated the defending champions Erin Routliffe and Gabriela Dabrowski in the quarterfinals and semifinals.
The pair had reunited five years after winning the U.S. Open girls’ doubles title and had advanced to the women’s doubles tournament in 2021. "We put (the wild card) to really good use," Krueger commented.
Townsend and Siniakova avenged their loss to Routliffe and Dabrowski in the previous year's final. Following the championship point, a visibly emotional Townsend dropped to her knees in celebration. "If flipping the script had a face, you’d see my face," she remarked to Siniakova.