Storm Hunter vs Taylor Townsend — Australian Open Qualifying Final
Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026 ·
hard
#94WTA
1826ELO
1796Hard ELO
30 yrs · 170 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
Hunter S.7-6 6-2
Townsend T.
Hunter S.
762
Townsend T.
620
Storm Hunter defeated Taylor Townsend 7-6 6-2 in the Australian Open qualifying final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Townsend came in ranked #94, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Storm Hunter narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Storm Hunter closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-15 | Australian Open | Q32 | hard | Storm Hunter | 7-6(6) 6-2 |
| 2022-10-29 | W80 Tyler | SF | hard | Taylor Townsend | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2022-08-01 | San Jose | R32 | hard | Taylor Townsend | 6-1 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Clear edge
52%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.5
4.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
2.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
37
47
Break points saved·Dominant
5
81
Break points won·Dominant
68
31
Deciding sets·Clear edge
55
35
Tiebreaks·Even
90
92
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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70
Townsend T.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast