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Qualifier Maja Chwalinska First to French Open Final

6/5/2026

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Chwalinska Reaches Final

Maja Chwalinska will play the French Open final after beating Diana Shnaider 7–6(4), 6–4.
She is the first qualifier to reach a French Open final and second to reach a Grand Slam final.
The winner will earn €2.8 million ($3.25 million) and the runner-up €1.4 million ($1.63 million).
Oshee paid her Paris hotel bill, enabling ranking to rise to No. 21 and setting up a match with Mirra Andreeva, the first teenager in a French Open final.

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Kostyuk Refuses

Marta Kostyuk refused the photo and handshake with Russian Mirra Andreeva after their semi-final, ending her 17-match clay streak and continuing the stance since Russia’s 2022 invasion.
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori defended French Open mixed-doubles title, becoming first pair to repeat in 2019, and Vavassori said they are not taking win for granted.
Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka lost before the quarter-finals, opening the draw.

History

Historical Context

In September 2021, 19-year-old Emma Raducanu entered the US Open as world No. 150 and became the first qualifier in the Open Era to capture a Grand Slam title. Her triumph marked the first British women’s major victory since Virginia Wade’s 1977 Wimbledon win and sparked calls from the LTA and other bodies to rethink ranking and qualification structures.

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Chwalinska Reaches Final

Maja Chwalinska will play the French Open final after beating Diana Shnaider 7–6(4), 6–4.
She is the first qualifier to reach a French Open final and second to reach a Grand Slam final.
The winner will earn €2.8 million ($3.25 million) and the runner-up €1.4 million ($1.63 million).
Oshee paid her Paris hotel bill, enabling ranking to rise to No. 21 and setting up a match with Mirra Andreeva, the first teenager in a French Open final.

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