PARIS – Nineteen-year-old Russian tennis sensation Mirra Andreeva secured her first Grand Slam championship on Saturday, defeating Poland’s Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 in the French Open women’s singles final.
The eighth-seeded player from Russia achieved a historic milestone, becoming the first Russian woman to capture a Grand Slam title since Maria Sharapova’s French Open victory in 2014.
Tournament Performance
Andreeva’s championship run included victories over France’s Fiona Ferro (6-3, 6-3) in the opening round, followed by a comeback win against Spain’s Marina Bassols Ribera (3-6, 6-1, 6-1). She then defeated Czech Republic’s 27th-seeded Marie Bouzkova (6-4, 6-2) and Switzerland’s Jil Teichmann (6-3, 6-2) to reach the quarterfinals.
In the quarterfinals, she dominated Romania’s 18th-seeded Sorana Cirstea 6-0, 6-3, before advancing to the final with a semifinal victory over Ukraine’s 15th-seeded Marta Kostyuk 6-1, 6-3.
Tennis Journey
Andreeva began playing tennis at age six and reached the Australian Open girls’ championship match in 2023, where she fell to Alina Korneeva in three sets.
Her professional journey started on the ITF circuit in 2022, where she claimed six championships. She gained international attention in 2023 by reaching the third round at the French Open in her Grand Slam debut, followed by a fourth-round appearance at Wimbledon.
In 2024, she advanced to the French Open semifinals, losing to Jasmine Paolini, and earned an Olympic silver medal in women’s doubles as an individual neutral athlete alongside Diana Shnaider. She also captured her first WTA title at the Iasi Open.
At just 17 years old in 2025, she made history as the youngest WTA 1000 champion by defeating Clara Tauson at the Dubai Tennis Championships. She followed that success with another WTA 1000 title at Indian Wells, defeating world number one Aryna Sabalenka.
In 2026, she added titles in Linz and Adelaide to her resume while also reaching the Madrid final before claiming her breakthrough Grand Slam victory in Paris.
