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Taylor Townsend

テイラー・タウンゼンド　/　ていらー・たうんぜんど

American tennis player

April 16, 1996 (age 30)　・　Chicago, Illinois, United States

Illinois
tennis player

My Take

What draws me to Taylor Townsend is the arc, not just the trophies. Scrutinized over her body in her junior years, she answered with results instead of resentment, climbing to world No. 1 in doubles by 2025. Doubles is the most relational discipline in tennis, demanding chemistry, anticipation, and ego management, and her golden partnership with Kateřina Siniaková delivered majors at Wimbledon, the Australian Open, and Roland-Garros. To me that says as much about her temperament as her talent. I find the Chicago-born competitor's blend of court IQ and resilience genuinely admirable, and I suspect her best singles chapters are still unwritten.

Overview

Taylor Townsend (born April 16, 1996) is an American professional tennis player. She is a former WTA world No. 1 in doubles, achieved on July 28, 2025. Townsend has won three major doubles titles, at 2024 Wimbledon, the 2025 Australian Open, and at the 2026 French Open, all three with Kateřina Siniaková. In addition, she has won 16 WTA Tour doubles titles.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Taylor Townsend
Name (Japanese): テイラー・タウンゼンド
Reading: ていらー・たうんぜんど
Born: April 16, 1996 (age 30)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Rat
Origin: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 170 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: tennis player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tay_taytownsend/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor%20Townsend

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