Czech doubles tennis star Katerina Siniakova could add to her impressive resume with a Wuhan Open doubles win with partner Storm Hunter on Sunday.
Siniakova is seeking her 40th WTA women’s doubles title. A win at Wuhan would give her eight for the season.
Hunter would be the third partner she won with in 2026 alone. The others are her main partner, Taylor Townsend (5 wins) and Shuai Zhang (2 wins). Siniakova and Townsend will be the top seed in the doubles draw at the upcoming 2026 WTA Finals.
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Siniakova was part of one of the greatest doubles teams ever
It is mind boggling to consider that Siniakova was already part of one of the greatest women’s doubles teams ever with fellow Czech Barbora Krejcikova.
They won the Career Golden Slam including each Grand Slam and Olympic gold. They also won the WTA Finals.
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Siniakova is already the greatest doubles player of this generation
At 30, Siniakova is the youngest and greatest doubles player of her generation with 39 WTA titles, eclipsing Sara Errani, 39, and Su-wei Hsieh, 40. Errani and Hsieh each holds 36 WTA doubles titles.
Siniakova has proven that she can win with anyone, whether the person is a traditional doubles player or singles player. She won the 2024 French Open doubles title with Coco Gauff.
Siniakova and Hunter face Wuhan Open’s top seeded team and the WTA World No. 2 duo of Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani in the final. Aside from Siniakova and Townsend, Dabrowski and Stefani is the only other team that has qualified for the WTA Finals. Watch the Wuhan Open doubles final live on Tennis Channel at 4 AM EDT on October 18.
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