Mirra Andreeva picked up her first Grand Slam title after seeing off qualifier Maja Chwalinska in the Roland Garros final.
It was a tournament filled with surprises, but the final went as expected, with Andreeva coming through in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2.
The early stages were tense, with neither player managing to hold serve over the first four games. Once the Russian settled down, though, she took control of the match and didn’t look back.
Andreeva’s win makes her just 19 years old when she became the youngest women’s singles champion at Roland Garros since Monica Seles back in 1992.
With this victory at Roland Garros, Andreeva has equalled one of Iga Swiatek’s most remarkable records. She now holds two titles from both tours before turning 20 – a feat previously achieved only by Swiatek herself.
Mirra Andreeva’s French Open win ties her with Iga Swiatek’s early record
Andreeva has now won 18 of her first 20 matches at Roland Garros, matching the same mark set by Swiatek.
That total is just one short of the 19 wins recorded by Monica Seles, Margaret Court and Chris Evert.
It’s no surprise that the French Open has been Andreeva’s strongest event. Over the past three years, she has reached at least the quarterfinals each time.
She made the semifinals in 2024, reached the quarterfinals in 2025 and now has gone all the way to win it. She also reached a Wimbledon quarterfinal in 2025, which stands as her best showing outside Paris.
Mirra Andreeva becomes the third-youngest major winner since 2000
Andreeva now stands as the third-youngest women’s singles Grand Slam champion of this century.
Emma Raducanu and Maria Sharapova are the only two players to have claimed a major at a younger age over the past 26 years.
Raducanu captured the 2021 US Open title aged 18 years and 290 days, and also became the first qualifier ever to win a Grand Slam.
Sharapova won the 2004 Wimbledon championship at just 17 years and 63 days old, beating Serena Williams to complete the feat.
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