Mirra Andreeva must expect a titanic effort from home star Qinwen Zheng but stands tall as the clear favorite.
Match News and Form
Mirra Andreeva played her best match of the tournament and defeated 20-year-old Nikola Bartunkova, 6-2, 6-2, with 16 winners and ten unforced errors. Consequently, the 19-year-old has climbed into the ninth final of her WTA career and the fourth at WTA 1000 level.
Andreeva's ride to the final hasn't been smooth, needing to rally from a set down against Yuan Yue and edging Ekaterina Alexandrova, 7-6, 7-6. As a consequence of this campaign, the reigning Roland Garros champion has sealed her place in the WTA Finals and her top-three debut.
Qinwen Zheng has ended her near two-year final drought and could not have found a better place to do so than on home soil. After surviving four consecutive three-set matches in the first four rounds, the Chinese star knocked out Elina Svitolina, 6-3, 7-6, and then Elise Mertens, 7-5, 6-2.
Zheng missed nearly all action in the second half of the previous season and dropped outside the top 150. The former world No. 4 showed signs of a strong recovery with a quarterfinal finish at the US Open where she beat Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek, and now is set to return to the top 30.
Head to Head
This will be their first meeting.
Stats and Facts
Mirra Andreeva stands 6-2 in tour-level finals, most recently beating Maja Chwalinska for the Roland Garros title.
Andreeva has two WTA 1000 titles, Dubai and Indian Wells in 2025, but sustained her first WTA 1000 final loss in Madrid this summer.
Qinwen Zheng has a 5-5 career record in finals and 2-5 on hard courts.
Zheng was 2-8 against top-10 players since the start of 2025 before this fortnight, but now seeks her second such win of the tournament.
Betting Analysis
Mirra Andreeva has already won multiple titles at and above WTA 1000 level in her very young career and remains the strong favorite against the home star. Qinwen Zheng has never won a title of this caliber and is likely to push this clash into three sets.