June 6, 2026 / 11:25 AM EDT
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Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva was already a tennis phenom at age 15. Now 19, she's a Grand Slam 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. This was the first Grand Slam for both players. Andreeva became the youngest player to win the women's singles title since Monica Seles, who was 18 when she landed her third straight French Open in 1992.Chwalinska was attempting to become the first qualifier to capture the Roland Garros title.
Russia's Mirra Andreeva reacts after winning the final tennis match at the French Open in Paris, Saturday, June 6, 2026.
