Peyton Stearns

Peyton Mckenzie Stearns (born October 8, 2001) is an American tennis player. She has been ranked by the WTA as high as world No. 43 in singles achieved on 18 September 2023 and No. 89 in doubles achieved on 29 January 2024.

She played college tennis for the Texas Longhorns and turned professional in 2022. In spring 2022, Stearns became the first Texas player to become the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champion in women's tennis and elected to turn professional later that year. In her first full season on tour in 2023, Stearns made her top 100 debut in April, after reaching her first WTA Tour quarterfinal at the inaugural ATX Open in March, before going on to contend for her first WTA title at the Copa Colsanitas the following month. She has won five singles titles and two doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.