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Qualifier Maja Chwalinska Reaches French Open Semifinal, Secures $870K

6/4/2026

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Maja Chwalinska Reaches Semifinal

Maja Chwalinska beat Anna Kalinskaya 7-6(3), 6-3 to become the second Open-Era qualifier to reach a French Open semifinal.
The win guarantees at least $870,000 in prize money, more than her career earnings, and moves her into the WTA top-30.
She will meet world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka or Diana Shnaider in the semifinal after converting seven of eight break points, while Kalinskaya saved only one, despite only two prior tour-level clay wins.

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Sabalenka Falters

Aryna Sabalenka, world No. 1, appeared rattled after losing a 6-3, 4-1 lead in the final set, shouting.
Anastasia Kalinskaya, the 22nd seed, is the former girlfriend of Jannik Sinner.
Magdalena Chwalinska told reporters nobody knows her and identified Magdalena Chwalinska as a 24-year-old left-hander from near Krakow.
Magdalena Chwalinska, in her third Grand Slam, has eight French-clay wins and has dropped only one set.

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Linette Quarterfinals

She beat Diane Parry 6-3, 6-2 to reach the French Open quarterfinals.
The win made her first qualifier in the Roland Garros last eight since 2020 and the fourth Polish player to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal.
Depression and injuries kept her out of the Top 100, but a win would move her into the Top 50 and guarantee her first Top 100 debut; she already has three WTA 125 titles and a quarterfinal in Cluj-Napoca.

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Maja Chwalinska Reaches Semifinal

Maja Chwalinska beat Anna Kalinskaya 7-6(3), 6-3 to become the second Open-Era qualifier to reach a French Open semifinal.
The win guarantees at least $870,000 in prize money, more than her career earnings, and moves her into the WTA top-30.
She will meet world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka or Diana Shnaider in the semifinal after converting seven of eight break points, while Kalinskaya saved only one, despite only two prior tour-level clay wins.

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