Maja Chwalinska becomes first qualifier to reach Roland Garros final

Maja Chwalinska has earned more prize money at this year’s Roland Garros than she’s earned in her entire career. Her total career earnings before Roland Garros: $864,030. What she’s earned at this tournament: $870,000. 🇵🇱❤️

Breaking News from @theathletic.com: Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska shocked Diana Shnaider of Russia, becoming the lowest-ranked player to reach the French Open final in at least 40 years. nyti.ms/4fYnovl

Emma Raducanu has company, Maja Chwalinska has become the 2nd ever player to make a Grand Slam Final as a Qualifer and 1st at Roland Garros. Wins 7⁷-6⁴, 6-4 vs Diana Shnaider and will be #21 at worst when the rankings come out on Monday after entering RG outside the Top 100.

What a dream! Chwalińska will play in the RG final on Saturday after having to qualify for the main draw! In the last 3 weeks, the 24-year-old has already won twice as much in prize money as she had in her entire career, and she’ll be seeded at Slams for the foreseeable future. Life-changing!

Maja Chwalinska, qualifier, hotel squatter, tennis magician, is going to the Roland Garros final. I'm too old to get emotional over sports, but, geez ... 🥹

Poland's Maja Chwalińska has continued her incredible run at the French Open, beating Russia's Anna Kalinskaya in the quarterfinal. It is only the second time in the Open Era that a qualifier has reached the semifinal at Roland Garros.

What a moment 🤩 Maja Chwalinska is a Roland-Garros SEMIFINALIST! #RolandGarros

Maja Chwalinska is a set and a break in the Roland Garros semifinal. Before this tournament, she had never broken the Top 100. Openly talked about the her bout with depression. This is wild. She’s playing so so so well.

Maja Chwalinska reaches the semifinals at Roland-Garros as a qualifier, rocketing from #114 to #30 in the live rankings. But, without a wildcard, she'll have to go through qualifying at Wimbledon. #WCforMaja

After she made the French Open final, one of the most stunning results ever, I was delighted to find an interview I did years ago with Maja Chwalinska in which she talked openly about her struggles with depression and the unexpected support she received: www.benrothenberg.com/p/maja-chwal...

Maja Chwalinska career earnings before this French Open: $864,030 Maja Chwalinska earnings from this French Open: $1,624,000

Maja Chwalinska im Finale der #FrenchOpen. Ein Wahnsinn. Sie besiegt Diana Shnaider völlig verdient in 2 Sätzen. Die polnischen Fans kamen für Swiatek, sie bekamen Chwalinska. Und die französischen Fans haben sie adoptiert.

Roland Garros women's finalist Maja Chwalinska reached quarterfinals of 2016 Orange Bowl as a 15-year-old, losing to Carson Branstine. Marta Kostyuk and top seed Anastasia Potapova were also in qtrs that year(Kaja Juvan d. Potapova in final). Chwalinska's C-H junior ranking was 44, in Jan 2017 #tbt

Poland's Maja Chwalińska reached the French Open final after defeating Diana Shnaider 7–6, 6–4 at Roland Garros. Chwalińska has continued her impressive run through the tournament with a composed performance against the Russian player.

Maja Maja Maja! Maja Chwalinska defeats Diana Shnaider 7-6, 6-4 to reach the French Open final. She's on a Raducanu run.