Chwalinska v Andreeva - 14:00 BST
Match news and form
Maja Chwalinska has come a long way since the time she was tussling with World No. 128 Suzan Lamens over two weeks ago, barely defeating the Dutch player, 7-6, 7-5, in the final qualifying round. Now, the 24-year-old has become the first-ever qualifier to reach the final in Roland-Garros history.
Chwalinska has gone on to defeat one established player after another for the most historic run to the championship round. While she needed three sets to beat Maria Sakkari, the Pole knocked out Zheng Qinwen, Elise Mertens, Anna Kalinskaya, and, more recently, Diana Shnaider in straight sets.
The 24-year-old had only won six tour-level main draw matches in her entire career until this fortnight, with half of those wins coming in the last twelve months alone. Further, she had never beaten a top-50 player but has earned four such scalps in the last few days.
Prior to this campaign, Chwalinska's career highlights were a modest WTA quarter-final in Cluj-Napoca from a few months ago and several WTA 125 titles over the last couple of years, most recently at WTA 125 Oeiras this April. She had never beaten multiple top-100 players in a single outing until the Oeiras title.
Mirra Andreeva faced her highest-ranked opponent of the tournament in the semi-final. She discarded World No. 15 Marta Kostyuk, 6-1, 6-3, in 76 minutes to end her opponent's unbeaten 17-match streak, avenge the recent Madrid final loss, and storm into her maiden Grand Slam final.
Andreeva had reached the quarter-final in her last two appearances at Roland-Garros and was one of the more touted names for this edition. The 19-year-old had won 15 matches in her first four clay outings this spring, had won the title in Linz, beat Iga Swiatek in Stuttgart, and reached the final in Madrid.
The World No. 8 had to rally from a set down against Marina Bassols Ribera in the second round, but won every other round in straight sets after refusing to lose more than six games in any match. She has become particularly clinical in the last two rounds, including crushing Sorana Cirstea, 6-0, 6-3.
Andreeva, who now leads the tour with the most wins in the 2026 season, seeks to become the youngest Roland-Garros champion in the 21st century. Further, she would also be the first Russian to triumph at Roland-Garros since Maria Sharapova's second trophy in the 2014 edition.
Head-to-head
This will be their first meeting.
Stats & facts
• Chwalinska is set to meet a top-10 player for the first time in her career.
• Chwalinska has spent 15 hours and 44 minutes on court across her nine matches in this campaign.
• Andreeva has played seven career finals to date and won five of them, including Adelaide and Linz this year.
• Andreeva's career record at Roland-Garros stands at 17-3, whereas she is yet to claim double-digit career wins at any other major.
Betting analysis
Chwalinska's last three weeks have been nothing short of delirious and praiseworthy. However, the Pole must be mentally and physically exhausted by now, burdened by the weight of what she has accomplished in Paris.
Andreeva, though much younger, is fresher and considerably more experienced on tour matters. With 2000 finalist Conchita Martinez by her side, the teenager is in a prime position to become the Grand Slam champion.
Chwalinska in 2026
Best results: French Open (final)
Best results on clay: French Open (final)
Record: 29-9
Record in the last 10 matches: 9-1
Record on clay: 19-5
Record against top-10 players: 0-0 (career 0-0)
Record in Grand Slam finals: 0-0 (career 0-0)
Record in finals: 0-0 (career 0-0)
Grand Slams: Australian Open (qualifying)
Chwalinska at the French Open
Career record: 6-0
Best result: Final (2026)
Last year's result: Qualifying
Record in finals: 0-0
Preparation: W75 Saint-Gaudens (quarter-finals), WTA 125 Parma (round of 32)
Road to the final: Zheng (6-4, 6-0), (23) Mertens (6-4, 6-0), Sakkari (1-6, 6-3, 6-2), Parry (6-3, 6-2), (22) Kalinskaya (7-6, 6-3), (25) Shnaider (7-6, 6-4)
Andreeva in 2026
Best results: Linz, Adelaide (title); Madrid (final)
Best results on clay: Linz (title); Madrid (final)
Record: 35-9
Record in the last 10 matches: 9-1
Record on clay: 21-3
Record against outside top-100 players: 6-0 (career 73-13)
Record in Grand Slam finals: 0-0 (career 0-0)
Record in finals: 2-1 (career 5-2)
Grand Slams: Australian Open (round of 16)
Andreeva at the French Open
Career record: 17-3
Best result: Final (2026)
Last year's result: Quarter-finals
Record in finals: 0-0
Preparation: Madrid (final), Rome (quarter-finals)
Road to the final: Ferro (6-3, 6-3), Bassols Ribera (3-6, 6-1, 6-1), (27) Bouzkova (6-4, 6-2), Teichmann (6-3, 6-2), (18) Cirstea (6-0, 6-3), (15) Kostyuk (6-1, 6-3)