Andreeva wins French Open as Chwalinska fairytale ends

Teenager Mirra Andreeva fulfils her huge potential with a first Grand Slam title as Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska is denied a fairytale French Open victory.

At the 2026 French Open in Paris, 19-year-old Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva claimed her first Grand Slam title by defeating 114th-ranked Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in the women’s singles final. Andreeva, once a tennis prodigy at 15, became the youngest French Open women’s champion since Monica Seles in 1992. The victory marked a major milestone in her career, especially as she has had to play unofficially under a neutral flag due to the ongoing war involving Russia and Ukraine. During the emotional trophy ceremony, Andreeva thanked herself for her resilience and her psychologist for mental support throughout the tournament.

Nineteen-year-old Mirra Andreeva is now a Grand Slam champion. After a run at Roland-Garros that saw her lose just one set in her seven matches, Andreeva of Russia bested world No. 114 Maja Chwalińska of Poland on the red clay this Saturday, 6-3, 6-2. Despite the unhappy ending, this year’s French Open was something of a fairytale tournament for 24-year-old Chwalińska; on her way to the women’s final she trounced the likes of Zheng Qinwen, Elise Mertens, and Anna Kalinskaya in blistering straight sets.

Teenager Mirra Andreeva lived up to the hype and came of age by sealing her maiden Grand Slam title at the French Open at the age of 19. Eighth seed Andreeva ended the run of 114th-ranked Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska with a 6-3 6-2 victory at Roland-Garros.

Twenty minutes into the first grand slam final of her young career, it looked like Mirra Andreeva’s head was already in danger of exiting Court Philippe-Chatrier. Between the weight of such a potentially career-defining occasion, the excruciating windy conditions and a resourceful opponent seemingly built to cause her maximum anguish, Andreeva looked crippled by tension.

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva was already a tennis phenom at age 15. At 19, she's the French Open champion. The eighth-ranked Andreeva ended the run of 114th-ranked Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska with a 6-3, 6-2 victory in the French Open final on Saturday.

Mirra Andreeva, 19, defeated 114th-ranked Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 to win her first Grand Slam title at the French Open, becoming the youngest women's singles champion since Monica Seles in 1992.

Mirra Andreeva, 19, defeated Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open final, becoming the youngest women's champion since Monica Seles in 1992.

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva claimed her first Grand Slam trophy with a 6-3, 6-2 victory at the French Open, ending the remarkable Cinderella run of Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska.

Mirra Andreeva defeated Maja Chwalińska 6-3, 6-2 to become the youngest French Open champion in more than three decades, claiming her first Grand Slam title at 19.