Mirra Andreeva noted several achievements at the WTA Final Tournament

Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva set a number of historical records at the WTA Final tournament after defeating Jessica Pegula, notes the profile resource OptaAce in the network X

In particular, on the way to the final stage of the WTA Final tournament, the domestic tennis player lost only 18 games to her opponents. This indicator was recognized as the best since 2003, when the group stage was returned to the competition rules. Previously, similar results showed Iga Schwöntek in 2023 and Justin Henen in 2007, but they lost 19 games.

It should be noted that on the way to the final of the WTA Final Tournament in 2026, Andreeva did not lose a single game. At the group stage in the opening match, she confidently beat Elina Svitolina from Ukraine with a score of 6: 4, 6: 0. In the second round, the Russian was stronger than the representative of Belarus Arina Sobolenko, also taking over with the score 6:4, 6:0. In the final match of the group round, Mirra defeated her compatriot Diana Schneider with a score of 6: 2, 6: 1.

In addition, Mirra was among the three youngest finalists in the history of the WTA Final Tournament. At the time of entering the decisive stage of the competition, she turned 19 years and 193 days. The absolute age record belongs to another Russian athlete, Maria Sharapova, who reached the final of the 2004 tournament at the age of 17 years and 205 days. Also in the top five in this statistical indicator include Belgian Kim Kleisters (19 years and 151 days), American Serena Williams (20 years and 34 days) and Swiss Martina Hingis (20 years and 44 days).

In the fight for the main trophy of the WTA Final Tournament 2026, Mirra Andreeva will meet with the winner of the semifinal match between the Czech Linda Noskova and the representative of Ukraine Elina Svitolina. Eight of the strongest tennis players in the world at the end of the current season took part in these prestigious competitions. It is worth noting that on the eve of the tournament, the first racket of the world and the three-time winner of the Grand Slam tournaments, the representative of Kazakhstan Elena Rybakina, dropped out of the tournament grid. The total prize fund of the competition is 15.5 million dollars.

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