Overview
- Andreeva defeated Poland’s Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in about 1 hour 22 minutes on Saturday, June 6, 2026, to claim her first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros.
- Chwalinska reached the final after winning nine matches from qualifying and became the first Open‑era qualifier to reach the women’s final at the French Open, a run that lifts her into the top 25 and more than doubles her career prize money.
- At 19, Andreeva is the youngest women’s singles champion at Roland Garros since Monica Seles in 1992 and is reported to be the first player born after 2005 to win a major.
- The win earns Andreeva the reported $3.22 million winner’s purse while Chwalinska receives about $1.61 million, and both players gain guaranteed entry and seeding benefits at future big tournaments.
- The tournament’s wide-open draw, with multiple upsets and withdrawals, produced two first-time major finalists and leaves Andreeva positioned as a leading young presence on the WTA tour while Chwalinska’s breakthrough reshapes her career path.