Mirra Andreeva will become the second racket of the world in toiges of the final tournament WTA

The historic triumph of Mirra Andreeva: reaching the final of the WTA 2026 Final Tournament and a series of unique records.

The third racket of the world Russian tennis player Mirra Andreeva continues to rewrite the history of world tennis. The winner of Roland Garros in 2026 confidently overcame the barrier of the semifinals of the WTA Final Tournament and guaranteed herself an increase in the ranking to the second line, continuing her triumphal march through the season.

In the semifinal meeting Andreeva defeated the representative of the United States Jessica Pegula, who occupies the fifth position in the world ranking. The match lasted 1 hour 25 minutes and ended with the victory of the Russian in two sets with a score of 6:3, 6:4. The statistics of the meeting reflect a tense struggle on the court: Andreeva completed two pitches through, made six double mistakes and realized four break points out of nine possible. Pegula made no aces, made four double mistakes and used two break points out of six.

After the match, the tennis player shared her impressions, noting the extraordinary ease with which she managed to hold this important meeting. According to her, at decisive moments she usually strongly clamps, but this time she was able to completely turn off unnecessary thoughts, get rid of pressure and just enjoy the gameplay. Describing the tactical plan for the match against Pegula, Andreeva emphasized the incredible stability and combat character of the American. The Russian explained that to defeat such an opponent, it is necessary to complicate her task as much as possible, respond with aggression to aggression, independently dictate the course of the draws and maintain maximum concentration, which she brilliantly managed to implement in practice.

Exit to the decisive match of the tournament brought Andreeva several historical achievements at once. At the age of 19 years and 193 days, she became the third youngest finalist in WTA Finals history. Ahead of her are only compatriot Maria Sharapova, who played in the final in 2004 at the age of 17 years and 205 days, as well as Belgian Kim Kleisters, who at the time of reaching the final was 19 years and 151 days. The five youngest also include Serena Williams and Martina Hingis, who were just over 20 at the time of reaching this milestone. In addition, Andreeva became the first Russian in the final of this tournament in the last 14 years, repeating Sharapova’s achievement in 2012, and the first teenage tennis player to break into this stage since 2004.

Special attention should be paid to the statistics of the Russian performances at the current tournament. Andreeva became only the third tennis player in history to win all her first four matches at the Final Championship in two sets, repeating the achievement of the legendary Chris Evert and Serena Williams. On the way to the final, she gave her rivals only 18 games, which is the best figure since 2003, when the group stage was reintroduced at the competition. For comparison, Iga Schwöntek in 2023 and Justin Henen in 2007 gave 19 games at a similar stage. At the same time, Andreeva is the second among the youngest tennis players who won their first four matches at the tournament, second only to Chris Evert in this indicator.

Andreyeva’s path to the title was truly dominant. In the group stage, she did not lose a single set, consistently defeating Elina Svitolina with a score of 6:4, 6:0, Arina Sobolenko with a score of 6:4, 6:0 and Diana Schneider with a score of 6:2, 6:1. It is worth noting that the tournament, the total prize fund of which is 15.5 million dollars, is held without the main favorite: three-time champion of Grand Slam tournaments and the first racket of the world Elena Rybakina was forced to withdraw from the competition. In the other semifinal, Elina Svitolina was stronger than the Czech Linda Noskova.

In the final of the final tournament WTA 2026 Mirra Andreeva will meet with the sixth racket of the world Elina Svitolina. For tennis players, this will be the fourth full-time match in his career and the second meeting in the current tournament. At the group stage, the Russian athlete won a confident victory over the Ukrainian. In general, in personal confrontations, Andreeva leads with a score of 2: 1. Previously, the rivals exchanged victories: Svitolina was stronger in the fourth round of the Australian Open in 2026, and Andreeva took revenge in the quarterfinals of the hard tournament in Indian Wells in 2025.

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The traditional main prize of the WTA Final Tournament is a Mercedes car. Answering the question of whether she plans to go to the Department of vehicles after a possible victory for a driver's license, Andreeva humorously noted that it is unlikely to be possible to quickly get a license. The tennis player joked that there are five people in her box who will gladly carry her, so she intends to continue to be a princess in the passenger seat. The athlete also revealed her gastronomic plan in case of triumph: after the final, she plans to visit the American restaurants Cheesecake Factory and In-N-Out.