Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova crowned Wimbledon women’s doubles champions | Tennis News

Taylor Townsend, an American tennis player, secured her first Grand Slam title on Saturday by winning the Wimbledon women’s doubles final alongside her Czech partner Katerina Siniakova. The duo triumphed in a hard-fought match over Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe.

Townsend and Siniakova, who showed their brilliance under the floodlit roof of Centre Court at the All England Club, emerged victorious from the high-pressure final 7-6(5), 7-6(1), despite having played only ten matches together.

Before this win, Townsend had experienced disappointment in two previous doubles finals, losing at the 2022 US Open and last year’s French Open. However, her partnership with Siniakova, who now has an impressive nine doubles Slams, proved to be the key to success.



The 28-year-old Chicago native, who became a mother in 2021, was visibly moved when a double fault from her opponent ended the match.

“I just have to say I’m so glad I got to work with Katerina. I remember her kicking my butt in my first Grand Slam final (the 2022 US Open), so it was great to be on the same side of the net this time. It’s been a fantastic few weeks and it means a lot to get across the finish line,” Townsend said on court.

Routliffe, who won the US Open doubles with Dabrowski last year, will find consolation in her rise to the top of the women’s doubles rankings.



“This was my first Wimbledon final, but hopefully not my last. There is something about Wimbledon that makes every match so much more emotional,” Routliffe said.

Siniakova secured her first two Wimbledon doubles titles alongside Barbora Krejcikova, who triumphed on Centre Court before the doubles final, defeating Jasmine Paolini to become women’s singles champion.