Sunday, June 07, 2026

Au Revoir, Paris

Paris









=DAY 15 NOTES=
...one final day, and one final pair of champions crowned in Paris on Sunday. And, once again, history beckons.

After Mirra Andreeva's maiden slam title, an accompanying Hordette junior champ, Sara Errani & Andrea Vavassori's successful mixed defense, Diede de Groot's record 24th wheelchair major, Luna Gryp's second straight wheelchair junior win, and Jana Kovackova's moving to within one title at SW19 from completing the first Career Girls' Doubles Slam, Katerina Siniakova & Taylor Townsend took their swing in the women's doubles final.

The top-seeded duo claimed their third major in the last two years with a 6-2/7-5 victory (after trailing 4-1 in the 2nd) over #2 Anna Danililina/Aleksandra Krunic, who lost for the third time in the last five major finals.



It's the third *different* slam crown for Siniakova/Townsend, who this summer could complete a Career Doubles Slam with a U.S. Open win. If so, it'd make Siniakova the first player in the sport to ever complete two separate CDS with two different partners.

The RG title adds to the team's already-tremendous haul in '26, during which they've won the Sunshine Double and Madrid (and were a win away from playing for a Dirty Double in Rome, falling in the semis).

The win extends Siniakova's huge lead on the tour doubles titles list for this decade. This is the Czech's 30th title in the 2020s, nearly double the second-most total on tour (Townsend, with 16 just ahead of 15 from both Barbora Krejcikova and Elise Mertens).



Afterward, Krunic took the microphone during the trophy ceremony and put on her usual deadpan comedy routine. Does she go on for a bit too long in these moments? Yeah, of course... but I'm all here for it! Actually I'm half-expecting her to say that she's going to keep talking until someone decides to give her the big trophy just so they can finish the ceremony. I hope Backspin's beloved Bracelet can get into the slam winner's circle soon, if only for the true highlight -- what she'd *say* afterward.

...the week's three 125 champions were crowned on Sunday.

On the clay in Foggia, Italy, Spain's Leyre Romero Gormaz defeated Tyra Grant in three sets to win her biggest career title; and in Makarska, Croatia, it was Maria Timofeeva defeating Darya Semenistaja in straights to claim her second 125 crown of the season. Those two titles are the new Uzbeki's biggest wins since her title-winning WTA MD debut as a lucky loser in Budapest in 2023.



In Birmingham, in the first big(-ish) grass event of the season, Alex Eala won her second career 125 crown with a 5-7/6-3/7-5 win over Nikola Bartunkova.



...on the ITF circuit, the Hordettea' collective knack for lifting titles this week continued, as 16-year old Kristina Liutova grabbed her third 2026 crown (and second $100K) with a 6-4/6-3 win in the final over Reese Brantmeier (the 2025 and '26 ACC Player of the year for North Carolina) in Sumter, South Carolina.

It's Liutova's second straight challenger title (both $100K), and improves her season mark to 25-3. She'll jump 80+ spots in the new rankings, cracking the Top 300 and coming in around #229.



And, another week, another Crusher champ, as 23-year old Lucie Petruzelova (Ole Miss 2024-25) grabbed her first career pro singles crown, winning a $15K in Banja Luka (BIH) with a win over Brit Allegra Korpanec Davies, 6-0/6-1.


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1. Mirra Andreeva, RUS ...the RG champ led the tour in clay wins (going 22-3), while also winning in Linz and reaching the Madrid final. She also notched her (so far) only Top 10 win of '26 vs. Swiatek in Stuttgart.
2. Siniakova/Townsend, CZE/USA ...the duo went 13-1 on the dirt, winning RG and Madrid and reaching the Rome semis as Siniakova resumed her chase for the all-time career-weeks-at-#1 record
3. Marta Kostyuk, UKR ...had an undefeated 17-0 mark on clay this spring until her loss to Andreeva in the wind in her maiden slam SF at RG. Kostyuk won both Madrid and Rouen, running her tour lead-tying Top 10 win total to seven with victories over Andreeva, Pegula, Svitolina and Swiatek. Her four wins were the most by any player on the dirt.
4. Maja Chwalinska, POL ...the Pole's magical run from #114-ranked qualifier to slam finalist (and world #21) at RG will live forever. She also won a 125 title and a $75K challenger on clay this spring, but won't have to play at those levels for the foreseeable future.
5. Elina Svitolina, UKR ...she remains winless (0-6) in RG QF, but her Rome title run was arguably the best WTA title run of the clay season, as Svitolina posted wins over #2 Rybakina, #3 Swiatek and #4 Gauff en route.
6. Anastasia Potapova, AUT ...pre-Maja, the revelation of the clay season, as she reached the Linz final, the Madrid semis (as a LL/ with a win over Rybakina) and Rome 4th Round, then backed it up with a Round of 16 at RG and upset of defending champion Gauff.
7. Diede de Groot, NED (WC) ...her comeback from hip surgery comeplete, de Groot picked up where she left off, winning her sixth RG title for her first major singles crown since the '24 Wimbledon. The win, her 43rd combined s/d slam title, pushes the former (and future?) #1 past Esther Vergeer for the most major wins in women's wheelchair history.
8. M.Andreeva/Shnaider, RUS/RUS ...they don't play much, but when they do they post results like they did this spring: a title in Rome, and final in Madrid.
9. Sorana Cirstea, ROU ...the 36-year old continues to shine in her final season, reaching SF in Rome and Rouen, and QF at Linz and RG, the latter her third in Paris and coming 17 years after her first in '09. 14-4 on clay in '26, Cirstea became the oldest to record a maiden victory over a world #1 (def. Sabalenka in Rome) and the oldest to make her Top 20 debut.
10. Diana Shnaider, RUS ...opened with a QF in Charleston, had doubles success in the heart of the clay campaign, then ended it with her maiden slam SF after back-to-back love 3rd set wins over Madison Keys and Aryna Sabalenka at RG. Shnaider returns to the Top 20 on Monday.
HM- Hailey Baptiste/USA, Belinda Bencic/SUI, Marie Bouzkova/CZE, Dabrowski/Stefani (CAN/BRA), Danilina/Krunic (KAZ/SRB), Lizzy de Greef/NED (WC), Sara Errani/ITA (MX), Coco Gauff/USA, Linda Noskova/CZE, Alisa Oktiabreva/RUS (Jr.), Jessie Pegula/USA, Elena Rybakina/KAZ



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1. Siniakova/Townsend, CZE/USA
...with "yeah, but" notions for all the singles players in contention, why not a nod for the most consistent force on tour? Siniakova/Townsend are 25-2 on the year, with four titles: a Sunshine Double and wins in Madrid and Roland Garros

2. Mirra Andreeva, RUS
...Andreeva led the tour with 22 clay court wins and claimed her maiden slam title at RG, taking the lead in the Points Race. But the 19-year old has just *one* Top 10 win on the season (vs. Iga, and not the version of her that would have been super-impression a few years ago), plus losses against all the other Ms.B contenders (Rybakina, twice to Kostyuk, Svitolina, as well as Gauff and twice to Mboko).

3. Aryna Sabalenka, BLR
...the world #1 is 31-4, with a Sunshine Double to her credit. But, once again, major titles are elusive (so, the U.S. for the "save" again?). She's #3 rather the #2 here because of the memorable nature of three of her losses: she had a 3-0 lead in the 3rd vs. Rybakina in the AO final, squandered 6 MP vs. Baptiste in Madrid and had an epic collapse vs. Shnaider in the RG QF.

4. Elena Rybakina, KAZ
...Rybakina got off to a great start with her maiden AO title (w/ Top 5 wins over Swiatek, Pegula and Sabalenka), but losses in IW/Miami to Sabalenka, and mid-event defeats in Madrid (LL Potapova) and Rome (Svitolina) prior to an early ejection in Paris (2r vs. Starodubtseva) represent a significant springtime step back that her early clay title in Stuttgart can't wipe away

5. Elina Svitolina, UKR
...back in the Top 10, racking up Top 10 wins (7, 6 vs. the Top 3), performing in 1000s (winning Rome, Dubai RU, IW SF) and in majors (AO SF, RG QF) have the 31-year old poised to be in the PoY race down the '26 stretch

6. Marta Kostyuk, UKR
...2026 has been Kostyuk's breakthrough season to date, w/ 7 Top 10 wins, a 17-match clay streak, her first 1000 title (Madrid) and maiden slam SF at RG

7. Jessie Pegula, USA
...for a while, only Rybakina (0-3 vs. in '26) was Pegula's Kryponite this season (she opened 25-1 against everyone else). Titles in Dubai and Charleston, with an AO SF, are her highs, but a 1 & 2 Rome loss to Swiatek and 1st Round exit in RG (her worst in a major since RG20) left a bad taste in the mouth of her clay court season

8. Karolina Muchova, CZE
...for a while, we were treated to "peak Muchova." She started 22-4 with a title in Doha (her first since 2019), Stuttgart RU, SF in Brisbane and Miami, 4r at AO/IW and five Top 10 wins through mid-April. But all that work caught up to the Czech in the end, resulting in a 2-3 clay court finish. If she can stay healthy, though, 2026 could still produce something special.

9. Danilina/Krunic, KAZ/SRB
...the duo is a high-level consistent, if not title-winning combination. Danilina/Krunic reached the finals of both AO and RG, as well as at 1000 Doha and Indian Wells. But they've got just one title to show for it. Since their teaming a year ago in Paris, they've gone 2-6 in tour finals. But, as they say, just keep giving yourself opportunities and good things will happen (eventually).

10. Victoria Mboko, CAN
...Mboko is this high despite a clay season that was almost a zero-effort if not for an eleventh-hour final run in Strasbourg. She's reached three finals (going 0-3), as well as a pair of QF during the Sunshine Swing and her maiden slam 4th Round in Melbourne. She's also got five Top 10 wins (three vs. the season's slam champs -- 2 vs. Mirra, 1 vs. Rybakina). Hmmm, when does the summer hard court season start?




...WHEN AN ORIGINAL HORDETTE MET... ON DAY 15:




...A NEW DAY DAWNS... ON DAY 15:




...PHOTOSHOOT TIME... ON DAY 15:




...EVERYONE PROMOTES THE WTA BETTER THAN THE WTA PROMOTES THE WTA... ON DAY 15:




...DIANE'S TOP 10 IS HERE! on Day 15:







...with the new rankings coming out on Monday, a quick update on the new state of things (NOTE: some Monday standings might be a spot or two off because, you know, the WTA refuses to provide offical "live" rankings, and some running ranking sites have conflicting numbers)...

* - TOP 10: Mirra Andreeva goes up slightly, jumping two spots to #6. Meanwhile, '25 RG champ Coco Gauff drops from #5 to #7, falling outside the Top 5 for the first time since a two-week stint in September 2024.

Ah, some *good* news for Iga Swiatak, even after her 4th Round exit was her worst finish in Paris since 2019. Even after having reached the SF last year, she'll remain at #3 heading into her Wimbledon title defense. Hmm, there could be some *big movement* on this front after SW19.

* - RISES: with a career run comes a career jump, as RG qualifer-turned-finalist Maja Chwalinska climbs *93* spots in one giant leap to #21. Additionally, maybe that Serena Williams just seemed to say that she doesn't intend to play singles (at least not right now) in her comeback will prove to be a good thing for Chwalinksa and give her a chance at that Wimbledon wild card that will keep her out of qualifying and install her as a seed.

Last Pastry Standing Diane Parry jumps 37 spots to #55 after her 4th Round run, while Solana Sierra's 3rd Round in Paris lifts her to a career-high of #56 (a much-needed pat on the back after her double-bagel loss to Sorana Cirstea).

Maria Sakkari, quietly having a decent bounce-back year, climbs 12 spots to #37. Might she be seeded come the U.S. Open? Wang Xiyu, off a qualifier-to-4th Round result at RG, climbs 48 and back into the Top 100; while fellow Round-of-16er (while using her protected ranking at RG) Jil Teichmann goes up 39 to #131. Kaitlin Quevedo, off her maiden slam MD win, continues to zero in on her Top 100 debut, as she'll climb nearly 20 spots to around #107 (a new CH).

UKR #4 Oleksanda Oliynynkova, off her "newsworthy" trip to Paris, jumps 14 spots to a new career high of #51. Don't worry, the closest Russian player is #35 Liudmila Samsonova (now 7-13 on the season), so she won't have to ask for her name to be removed from the rankings.

* - FALLS: as one surprise RG finalist rises, last year's surprise semifinalist falls, as Lois Boisson's 1st Round exit leads to a 112-spot drop to #155.

Zheng Qinwen, Maja Chwalinska's 1st Round victim at RG, will fall 66 spots to #122 on Monday. It'll be her lowest ranking since January 2022.

* - TOP 20: RG semifinalist Marta Kostyuk climbs three spots to a new high of #12, while Diana Shnaider (#23 to #16) and Anna Kalinskaya (#24 to #20) return to the Top 20. Marta won't be offering congratulations.

Clara Tauson (#20 to #24) and Madison Keys (#19 to #26) drop out.

* - NOTE: with #96 Alina Korneeva's rise into the Top 100, there will be six teenagers there come Monday, after Andreeva (#6), Mboko (#9), Jovic (#18), Valentova (#47) and Tagger (#86).

Meanwhile, there will be four women age 36+: Cirstea (#19), Siegemund (#44), Maria (#52) and Zhang Shuai (#64).

* - RACE UPDATE: RG champ Mirra Andreeva assumes the top spot, holding a 418-point lead on 2nd place Aryna Sabalenka. Marta Kostyuk jumps into the Top 8 at #7, while Maja Chwalinska is suddenly at #14.

Meanwhile, #11 Iga Swiatek *trails* #10 Sorana Cirstea, just as everyone figured would be the case at the completion of the clay season.

In doubles, Siniakova/Townsend increase their lead over #2 Daniliina/Krunic (5820-5041, w/ #3 Dabrowski/Stefani a ways back at 4066) after topping them in the final, as they did in the Indian Wells final (and Siniakova, teamed with Zhang Shuai, did in the Adelaide SF at the start of the year).








*WOMEN'S SINGLES FINAL*
#8 Mirra Andreeva/RUS def. (Q) Maja Chwalinska/POL 6-3/6-2

=WOMEN'S DOUBLES FINAL=
#1 Siniakova/Townsend (CZE/USA) def. #2 Danilina/Krunic (KAZ/SRB) 6-2/7-5

=MIXED DOUBLES FINAL=
#1 Errani/Vavassori (ITA/ITA) def. Dabrowski/King (CAN/USA) 4-6/6-3 [10-4]

=WHEELCHAIR SINGLES FINAL=
#4 Diede de Groot/NED def. Ksenia Chasteau/FRA 6-1/6-0

=WHEELCHAIR DOUBLES FINAL=
#1 Kamiji/Zhu (JPN/CHN) def. Bos/de Greef (NED/NED) 6-3/6-0

=GIRLS SINGLES FINAL=
#12 Alisa Oktiabreva/RUS def. #2 Sun Xinran/CHN 6-2/6-1

=GIRLS DOUBLES FINAL=
J.Kovackova/K.Zajickova (CZE/CZE) def. #8 Hazelitt/Newman (USA/USA) 6-1/6-4

=WHEELCHAIR GIRLS SINGLES FINAL=
#1 Luna Gryp/BEL def. #2 Seira Matsuoka/JPN 6-2/6-2

=WHEELCHAIR GIRLS DOUBLES FINAL=
Gryp/Matsuoka (BEL/JPN) def. Heald/Lopez Meza (USA/COL) 6-4/6-2












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*CAREER OVERALL SLAM TITLES - ACTIVE*
[singles/doubles/mixed]
39 - Serena Williams, USA (23-14-2)
23 - Venus Williams, USA (7-14-2)
12 - Barbora Krejcikova, CZE (2-7-3)
12 - KATERINA SINIAKOVA, CZE (0-11-1)
10 - Sara Errani, ITA (0-6-4)

*2026 WTA DOUBLES TITLES*
5 - KATERINA SINIAKOVA
5 - TAYLOR TOWNSEND
2 - Gaby Dabrowski
2 - Luisa Stefani
2 - Zhang Shuai
[duos]
4...SINIAKOVA/TOWNSEND
2...Dabrowska/Stefani
[2020-26 - individuals]
30 - KATERINA SINIAKOVA (1/6/6/3/5/4/5)
16 - TAYLOR TOWNSEND (1/0/0/3/3/4/5)
15 - Barbora Krejcikova (1/5/3/4/1/1/0)
15 - Elise Mertens (1/4/2/2/3/2/1)
14 - Luisa Stefani (1/1/2/3/1/4/2)
13 - Gaby Dabrowski (0/1/3/2/2/3/2)
13 - Nicole Melichar-Martinez (2/2/2/0/3/3/1)
12 - Anna Danilina (0/1/2/1/5/2/1)
12 - Hsieh Su-wei (4/2/0/2/3/0/1)
12 - Erin Routliffe (0/1/1/3/3/4/0)
[2020-26 - duos]
14..Krejcikova/Siniakova (1/5/3/3/1/1/0)
9...Errani/Paolini (0/0/0/1/4/4/0)
8...Aoyama/Shibahara (1/5/0/2/0/0/0)
7...Dabrowski/Routliffe (0/0/0/2/2/3/0)
7...Siegemund/Zvonareva (1/0/2/4/0/0/0)
7...SINIAKVA/TOWSEND (0/0/0/0/2/1/4)

*2026 WTA DOUBLES FINALS*
5 (5-0) = KATERINA SINIAKOVA
5 (5-0) = TAYLOR TOWNSEND
4 (3-1) = Zhang Shuai
4 (1-3) = ANNA DANILINA
4 (1-3) = ALEKSANDRA KRUNIC
3 (1-2) = Cristina Bucsa
3 (1-2) = Alona Ostapenko
[2026 finals - duos]
4...SINIAKOVA/TOWNSEND (4-0)
4...DANILINA/KRUNIC (1-3)
2...Dabrowski/Stefani (2-0)
2...M.Andreeva/Shnaider (1-1)
2...Hsieh/Ostapenko (1-1)
2...Maleckova/Skoch (1-1)

*RECENT RG CHAMPIONS*
[Women's Doubles]
2010 Serena Williams & Venus Williams
2011 Andrea Hlavackova & Lucie Hradecka
2012 Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci
2013 Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina
2014 Hsieh Su-Wei & Peng Shuai
2015 Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Lucie Safarova
2016 Caroline Garcia & Kristina Mladenovic
2017 Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Lucie Safarova
2018 Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova
2019 Timea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic
2020 Timea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic
2021 Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova
2022 Caroline Garcia & Kristina Mladenovic
2023 Hsieh Su-wei & Wang Xinyu
2024 Coco Gauff & Katerina Siniakova
2025 Sara Errani & Jasmine Paolini
2026 Katerina Siniakova & Taylor Townsend

*RECENT WD SLAM CHAMPIONS*
[2020]
AO: Timea Babos/Kristina Mladenovic (HUN/FRA)
US: Laura Siegemund/Vera Zvonareva (GER/RUS)
RG: Timea Babos/Kristina Mladenovic (HUN/FRA)
[2021]
AO: Elise Mertens/Aryna Sabalenka (BEL/BLR)
RG: Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova (CZE/CZE)
WI: Hsieh Su-wei/Elise Mertens (TPE/BEL)
US: Samantha Stosur/Zhang Shuai (AUS/CHN)
[2022]
AO: Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova (CZE/CZE)
RG: Caroline Garcia/Kristina Mladenovic (FRA/FRA)
WI: Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova (CZE/CZE)
US: Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova (CZE/CZE)
[2023]
AO: Barbora Krejcikova/Katerina Siniakova (CZE/CZE)
RG: Hsieh Su-wei/Wang Xinyu (TPE/CHN)
WI: Hsieh Su-wei/Barbora Strycova (TPE/CZE)
US: Gaby Dabrowski/Erin Routliffe (CAN/NZL)
[2024]
AO: Hsieh Su-wei/Elise Mertens (TPE/BEL)
RG: Coco Gauff/Katerina Siniakova (USA/CZE)
WI: Katerina Siniakova/Taylor Townsend (CZE/USA)
US: Lyudmyla Kichenok/Alona Ostapenko (UKR/LAT)
[2025]
AO: Katerina Siniakova/Taylor Townsend (CZE/USA)
RG: Sara Errani/Jasmine Paolini (ITA/ITA)
WI: Veronika Kudermetova/Elise Mertens (RUS/BEL)
US: Gaby Dabrowski/Erin Routliffe (CAN/NZL)
[2026]
AO: Elise Mertens/Zhang Shuai (BEL/CHN)
RG: Katerina Siniakova/Taylor Townsend (CZE/USA)

*CAREER WOMEN'S DOUBLES SLAM TITLES - active*
14..Serena Williams
14..Venus Williams
11..KATERINA SINIAKOVA
7...Barbora Krejcikova
7...Hsieh Su-wei
6...Kristina Mladenovic
6...Sara Errani
6...Elise Mertens
5...Bethanie Mattek-Sands
4...Timea Babos
3...TAYLOR TOWNSEND
3...Vera Zvonareva
3...Zhang Shuai

*RECENT RG "DOUBLES STAR" WINNERS*
2017 Gaby Dabrowski, CAN
2018 Barbora Krejcikova & Katerina Siniakova, CZE/CZE
2019 Kristina Mladenovic, FRA
2020 Timea Babos & Kristina Mladenovic, HUN/FRA
2021 Desirae Krawczyk, USA
2022 Diede de Groot & Aniek Van Koot, NED/NED (WC)
2023 Miyu Kato, JPN
2024 Coco Gauff & Katerina Siniakova, USA/CZE
2025 Sara Errani, ITA
2026 Katerina Siniakova & Taylor Townsend, CZE/USA








TOP QUALIFIER: Claire Liu/USA
TOP EARLY-ROUND (1r-2r): #3 Iga Swiatek/POL
TOP MIDDLE-ROUND (3r-QF): #15 Marta Kostyuk/UKR (con. Top 10 wins to reach first major SF)
TOP LATE-ROUND (SF-F): #8 Mirra Andreeva/RUS (maiden slam title at age 19)
TOP QUALIFYING MATCH: Q1: Oceane Dodin/FRA (PR) def. Kayla Day/USA 6-4/2-6/7-6(15-13) - saved 2 MP in TB, wins on MP #5
TOP EARLY-RD. MATCH (1r-2r): 1st Rd. - #7 Elina Svitolina/UKR def. Anna Bondar/HUN 3-6/6-1/7-6(10-3) - Bondar, who def. in Madrid, led 3-1 in 3rd set; Rome champ Svitolina avoids first 1st Rd. loss in RG career)
TOP MIDDLE-RD. MATCH (3r-QF): 3rd Rd. - #28 Anastasia Potapova/AUT def. #4 Coco Gauff/USA 4-6/7-6(1)/6-4 (DC Gauff 2 pts from win in 2nd; up 3-1 in 3rd)
TOP LATE-RD. MATCH (SF-F/Jr.-WC): QF - #25 Diana Shnaider/RUS def. #1 Aryna Sabelanka/BLR 6-3/6-7(3)/6-0 - Sabalenka led 6-3/4-1 30/love; at 5-4, 30/15 missed on volley when had open court for MP; lost last ten games)
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FIRST VICTORY: #27 Marie Bouzkova/CZE (def. Bronzetti/ITA)
FIRST SEED OUT: #21 Clara Tauson/DEN (1r - lost to Snigur/UKR)
FIRST SLAM MD WINS: Susan Bandecchi/SUI (1st MD), Marina Bassols Ribera/ESP (2nd MD), Francesca Jones/GBR (7th MD), Oleksandra Oliynykova/UKR (2nd MD), Kaitlin Quevedo/ESP (1st MD), Antonia Ruzic/CRO (3rd MD)
UPSET QUEENS: Switzerland
REVELATION LADIES: Poland (4-0 1st Rd. in consecutive '26 majors)
NATION OF POOR SOULS: FRA (none of 14 in Q-draw reach MD; wild cards go 0-6 year after WC Boisson to SF; 2-7 1st Rd.; Boisson out 1r)
LAST QUALIFIER STANDING: Maja Chwalinska/POL (RU)
LUCKY LOSER WINS: --
LAST WILD CARD STANDING: 0-8 in 1st Rd.
PROTECTED RANKING WINS: Jil Teichmann/SUI (in 3r)
LAST PASTRY STANDING: Diane Parry (4th Rd.)
Ms./Mademoiselle OPPORTUNITÉ : Marta Kostyuk/UKR and Diana Shnaider/RUS
IT "Teen Champion": Mirra Andreeva/RUS (maiden slam title at age 19)
COMEBACK: Hordettes (two Russians in RG SF for first time since 2009; at only second major in 17 years; Andreeva first RUS slam champ since 2014 RG; third time women's/girls' winners are both Hordettes, w/ '06 US and '14 RG)
CRASH & BURN: #5 Jessie Pegula/USA (1r- lost to #83 Birrell, who'd lost 9 con. slam 1r matches and 3-13 career; Pegula led by 6-1/2-1 w/ break; second 1r loss in major since RG20) and #2 Elena Rybakina/KAZ (AO champ out 2r in 3rd set TB to #55 Starodubtseva)
ZOMBIE QUEEN OF PARIS: Elina Svitolina/UKR (1r- trailed Bondar 3-1 in 3rd; avoided first 1r RG loss in 13 app.; 3r- lost 1st to Bencic, faced BP early in 2nd, then won 15/17 pts, 11/14 games to end)
DOUBLES STAR: Katerina Siniakova/Taylor Townsend, CZE/USA
VETERAN PLAYER (KIMIKO CUP): Sorana Cirstea/ROU (second RG QF 17 years after first)
Mademoiselle/Madame OF THE EVENING: Aryna Sabalenka (def. Osaka in first women's night session match scheduled since 2023)
JUNIOR BREAKOUT: Alisa Oktiabreva/RUS
ROLAND-GARROS ROLLER: Ksenia Chasteau/FRA (first slam singles final at age 20)
LΓ©gion de Lenglen: 100th anniversary of Suzanne Lenglen's last "grand slam" titles (RG WS/WD/MX sweep) in 1926 (she'd retire after controversial Wimbledon withdrawal and join professional tour that summer)
Coupe LA-PETIT-TAUREAU: Maja Chwalinska/POL - 5'5" Pole reaches maiden slam QF in first RG MD on June 1 (Henin's birthday)








All for now at Roland Garros.
Clay Courts Awards this week.

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