3 March 2026 | Tennis West

Storm Hunter claimed her first doubles title of 2026 after partnering with Taylor Townsend to win the Austin 250 event.

Twelve months after making her return from a ruptured Achilles in Austin, Storm Hunter emerged as the women’s doubles champion of the WTA 250 event. 

Hunter, with top-10 player Taylor Townsend, was dominant throughout the week, racing to the title without conceding a set. 

The 31-year-old earned the 10th WTA doubles title of her career and her first since winning Wuhan with Katerina Siniakova last October. 

Hunter’s triumph will see her move to her highest doubles ranking since returning from injury, improving to world No.21. She also became Australia’s highest-ranked women’s doubles player.