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Mirra Andreeva Wins Roland‑Garros, Qualifier Maja Chwalinska Finishes Runner‑Up

The straight-sets victory caps Andreeva's rapid rise after her WTA 1000 titles this season.

Overview

  • The final on Saturday ended with Mirra Andreeva beating Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in about 1 hour 22 minutes to claim her first Grand Slam title.
  • Andreeva reached the championship match after a 6-1, 6-3 semi-final win over Marta Kostyuk on June 4 and used aggressive serving and powerful groundstrokes to dominate the final.
  • Maja Chwalinska completed a rare run from the qualifying rounds to the Paris final, winning three qualifying matches plus six main-draw matches to become the first qualifier in the Open era to reach the Roland‑Garros final.
  • The result carries historic markers: at 19 years and 39 days Andreeva is the youngest Paris champion since Monica Seles and the first Russian winner at Roland‑Garros since Maria Sharapova, while Chwalinska will jump to about world No.21 on the next WTA ranking update.
  • The tournament highlighted an unusually open women's draw with multiple top seeds eliminated early, and the outcome is likely to reshape the WTA landscape by accelerating Andreeva's rise and producing a major career and financial boost for Chwalinska.