No. 2 seeds get their quest for the season-ending championship underway.
Title favorites and last year’s finalists Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend will take on veteran duo Timea Babos and Luisa Stefani in the WTA Finals 2025 Group Stage. The two pairs have faced each other twice in 2025, and one combination has dominated the rivalry so far. Today, we will preview this clash for you – with all the key stats and records. Finally, BetMGM will take you through the betting odds as well.
Their second Grand Slam title together, the no.1 seeds proved to be too good at the end – here's to Siniakova/Townsend, our #AO2025 women's doubles champions 😍😍@wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis pic.twitter.com/WkgHoPpPQi
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 26, 2025
Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend teamed up at the Australian Open as well as in Dubai to start the year – winning both titles. After reaching two semifinals during the Sunshine swing, their clay court campaign did not go as expected. Yet, another final four finish at Wimbledon was backed up with the runners-up trophy at the US Open. Currently ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the world, the Czech-American combination will be playing their first match together since New York on Sunday.
"Surprisingly a good combination!" 🤝
— Sky Sports Tennis (@SkySportsTennis) October 31, 2025
Luisa Stefani and Timea Babos explain how a last-minute call led to a winning doubles partnership! 📞 pic.twitter.com/b4cDGoBAW2
Having won four trophies in 2025, Timea Babos and Luisa Stefani are comfortably among the WTA’s elite doubles pairings. Linking up right after the Australian Open at Linz, they went all the way in their first outing of the season together. Despite winning the Internationaux de Strasbourg as well, the recent weeks have brought about the best out of Babos/Stefani. The Hungarian-Brazilian pair reached the final in Ningbo, before winning in Tokyo.
Siniakova/Townsend lead the head-to-head against Babos/Stefani by 2-0. They faced each other at Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2025.
| Event | Round | Winner | Score |
| 2025 Wimbledon | Quarterfinal | Siniakova/Townsend | 7-6(2) 6-3 |
| 2025 Roland Garros | Round of 16 | Siniakova/Townsend | 6-7(6) 6-3 6-4 |
| Siniakova / Townsend | Category | Babos / Stefani |
| 1 / 2 | Current Ranking | 15 / 16 |
| 402-160 / 276-101 | Career W-L Record | 487-237 / 299-134 |
| 40-10 / 40-9 | YTD W-L Record | 47-23 / 43-20 |
| 32 / 11 | Career Doubles Titles | 29 / 13 |
| 4 / 4 | YTD Doubles Titles | 4 / 4 |
| 10 / 2 | Doubles Grand Slams | 4 / 0 |
Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend will go into this match as the clear favorites. They have lost just one set against their counterparts so far, which was also a closely contested tiebreaker. Both teams will be desperate to control the front-court at the net, as keeping the points short will be of utmost importance. We predict the Czech-American duo to win with relative ease.
Prediction: Siniakova/Townsend in straight sets.
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