Mirra Andreeva becomes first player in over 20 years to match rare achievement at Madrid Open

Mirra Andreeva has moved within a match of her third WTA 1000 crown, booking her spot in the Madrid Open final.

Seeded ninth, Andreeva got past American Hailey Baptiste in straight sets, 6-4, 7-6 to set up a shot at the title.

Baptiste had come into the semi-final on a high after upsetting world number one Aryna Sabalenka, but she couldn’t keep that momentum going against Andreeva.

Andreeva has already put together a strong season on tour with two titles under her belt from Adelaide and Linz earlier this year.

This latest victory in Madrid adds another highlight to what’s becoming an increasingly impressive career for the young Russian. And she’ll get another chance to add to it when she plays Elena Rybakina in the final on Saturday.

Andreeva reaches another milestone at the 2026 Madrid Open

Opta Ace reports that Andreeva is the youngest player to reach WTA 1000 finals on multiple surfaces since Maria Sharapova achieved it in 2005, highlighting a notable milestone in the 19-year-old’s career.

Sharapova reached this mark at just 17 during the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, back when some events were still played on carpet courts.

Both of Andreeva’s WTA 1000 titles have come on hard courts so far. She picked up her first title at the Dubai Tennis Championships in 2025, getting past Clara Tauson in the final.

The following month, she repeated the feat at Indian Wells, this time beating Sabalenka to secure back-to-back trophies.

Mirra Andreeva’s run in this season’s WTA 1000 events

So far in 2026, though, things have not gone to plan for Andreeva at WTA 1000 competitions.

She was beaten by Victoria Mboko in the third round of the Qatar Open and only went as far as the quarterfinals in Dubai.

At the Indian Wells Open, Andreeva suffered another third-round exit to Katerina Siniakova and was then knocked out of the Miami Open in the fourth round.

But now, she has returned to form, having dropped just one set en route to the championship match in Madrid. A victory for her would mark a third WTA 1000 title, and a sixth tour-level trophy overall.

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