This is a historic moment for Chwalińska. Even before the tournament in Paris, the tennis player had never even been in the top 100 of the WTA ranking. On the way to the final, however, she overtook many recognized rivals, including Americans Emma Navarro and Madison Keys.
Spectacular sporting success also means a financial breakthrough. For advancing to the French Open finals, the Pole will receive €1.4 million bonus, or approximately $1.6 million. This is more than all her previous earnings from the court. According to official data, before the start of the Paris tournament, Chwalińska had 864,000 in her account. hole. prizes.
In Saturday's final, the Pole lost to Mirra Andreejeva 3:6, 2:6.
Mirra Andreeva
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The 19-year-old Russian, seeded number eight, won the first Grand Slam title in her career. Thanks to the triumph, he will move up to sixth place in the WTA ranking – the highest in his career so far.
For both tennis players, the Paris tournament turned out to be a breakthrough. Both Chwalińska and Andreeva played in the final of a Grand Slam event for the first time.
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Mirra Andreeva and Maja Chwalińska after the final match
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The Pole also made history in domestic tennis. She became the fourth player from Poland to play in the singles final of the Grand Slam tournamenta. This was previously achieved by Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, Agnieszka Radwańska and Iga Świątek, who has six Grand Slam titles, including four won at Roland Garros.
