# Sloane Stephens Wins Title After Defeating Teen Prodigy

> Sloane Stephens ends two-year title drought by beating 16-year-old Kristina Liutova in Edmond.
- Title: Sloane Stephens Wins Title After Defeating Teen Prodigy
- Summary: Sloane Stephens ends two-year title drought by beating 16-year-old Kristina Liutova in Edmond. Sloane Stephens wins her first W100 title since 2024, ending a…
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- Source: EssentiallySports — https://essentiallysports.com/tennis-news-sloane-stephens-ends-two-year-title-drought-after-win-over-teenage-prodigy-in-edmond
- Author: Prem Mehta
- Published: 2026-10-19T11:49:47+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: sloane stephens, kristina liutova, itf w100 edmond, tennis, wta, us open, cincinnati, sports
## Sloane Stephens Wins Title
Sloane Stephens defeated 16-year-old Kristina Liutova 6-3, 6-2 in the ITF W100 Edmond final.
## First Title Since 2024
This is Stephens' first title since the WTA 250 level in Rouen in 2024 and her 11th professional singles title.
## Ranking Jump
The win lifts Stephens to No. 118, her highest ranking since February 2025, after she began the season outside the top 1,000.
## Liutova's Background
Liutova, 16, won the Memphis Classic on her WTA main-draw debut as a qualifier in July and beat top seed Ekaterina Alexandrova.
## Liutova's Achievement
Liutova is the youngest player on tour to win a tour-level title and the youngest champion since Coco Gauff in 2019.
## Stephens' Comeback
Stephens had a foot injury that kept her sidelined for seven months and began with a 13-match losing streak.
## Recent Successes
Stephens reached the Australian Open qualifying rounds in January and won three matches in a row since 2024.
## Key takeaway

Sloane Stephens wins her first W100 title since 2024, ending a two-year title drought with a victory over 16-year-old Kristina Liutova.