French Open final
Andreeva crowns herself in Paris – drama for qualifier
Updated June 6, 2026 – 4:52 p.mReading time: 6 minutes
The Russian wins her first major title. Meanwhile, her opponent is experiencing a very bitter match.
Tennis player Mirra Andrejewa stopped the sensational run of qualifier Maja Chwalinska and won the French Open women’s final. The 19-year-old Russian beat the extreme outsider from Poland 6:3, 6:2 and celebrated her first Grand Slam title.
Her coach, former Spanish top player Conchita Martínez, cheered in the stands. Andrejewa is the youngest winner of Roland Garros since Monica Seles, who won her third consecutive overall victory in Paris in 1992 as an 18-year-old.
The 24-year-old Chwalinska missed out on becoming only the second qualifier in history to win a Grand Slam title. So far, only Britain’s Emma Raducanu has achieved this feat at the US Open 2021.
For the Pole, reaching the final was a huge success. With the 1.4 million euros as a reward for second place, she collected twice as much prize money in Paris as in her entire previous career. The 114th in the tennis world was the lowest-ranked French Open finalist since the introduction of the WTA world rankings. After the tournament she will jump to 21st place.
The match to read in the ticker:
Maja Chwalinska – Mirra Andreeva 3:6, 2:6
2nd set, 3:6, 2:6 – Mirra Andreeva wins the French Open 2026. Once again a forehand from Hwalinska is blown away and the Russian has three break points. She converts the first one with a backhand cross.
2nd set, 3:6, 2:5 – Chwalinska is currently going through a rollercoaster of emotions here. She simply doesn’t win a single one of the rallies that she won in previous matches – and yet she gets the break! She tries a stop, which Andreeva runs into, and the Russian also has an answer to the following volley. It’s a tie again. But Chwalinska is suddenly there again, throws in a stop that surprises her opponent and shortens it again.
2nd set, 3:6, 1:5 – After all: Chwalinska is now on the scoreboard in the second set and gets her serve through again. Now Andreeva can serve out.
2nd set, 3:6, 0:5 – A forehand volley against Chwalinska’s direction, then the Pole lands a forehand in the net. Andreeva makes it 5-0 in the second set with a backhand and is now just one game away from victory. In this sentence, Chwalinska is noted for the long tournament; after all, she also played the qualification and has been there for a good week longer.