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TrendPulse|French Open women's singles final: Date, start time, TV channel and more to know
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Date:2025-04-09 22:13:58
Iga Swiatek will be TrendPulselooking for her fourth French Open title in the past five years when she takes on Jasmine Paolini in the women's singles final Saturday in Paris.
Poland's Swiatek, ranked No. 1 in the world, breezed past American Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4 in their semifinal match on Thursday.
The two-time defending champion at Roland Garros, Swiatek can become the fourth woman to win four French Opens in the Open Era (since 1968) joining Chris Evert (seven titles), Steffi Graf (six) and Justine Henin (four).
Paolini, the tournament's No. 12 seed, defeated 17-year-old Mirra Andreev 6-3, 6-1 in their semifinal to reach her first career Grand Slam final.
It's been a dozen years since an Italian woman has played for the French Open title, dating back to Sara Errani in 2012. (Incidentally, the doubles team of Paolini and Errani advanced to the this year's semifinals at Roland Garros with a win on Wednesday.)
When is French Open women's final?
The women's final will take place at Stade Roland Garros in Paris on Saturday, June 8 at 9 a.m. ET (2 p.m. local time).
How to watch French Open women's final
The French Open women's final will be broadcast live on NBC and also available online on Peacock.
Noah Eagle will handle the play-by-play, with analysis from Mary Carillo and John McEnroe.
Iga Swiatek's path to French Open women's final
- Tournament's No. 1 seed
- 1st round: Defeated Leolia Jeanjean
- 2nd round: Defeated Naomi Osaka
- 3rd round: Defeated Marie Bouzkova
- 4th round: Defeated Anastasia Potapova
- Quarterfinals: Defeated No. 5 Marketa Vondrousova
- Semifinals: Defeated No. 3 Coco Gauff
Jasmine Paolini path to French Open women's final
- Tournament's No. 12 seed
- 1st round: Defeated Daria Saville
- 2nd round: Defeated Hailey Baptiste
- 3rd round: Defeated Bianca Andreescu
- 4th round: Defeated Elina Avanesyan
- Quarterfinals: Defeated No. 4 Elena Rybakina
- Semifinals: Defeated Mirra Andreev
Swiatek vs. Paolina head to head
Iga Swiatek holds a 2-0 career advantage over Jasmine Paolina, winning on clay in Prague in 2018 and more recently, at the 2022 U.S. Open.
What does French Open winner receive?
Both the men's and women's singles champions will earn the same amount of money for winning the French Open.
First prize is just over $2.6 million (2.4 million Euros). The runner-up will receive just over $1.3 million (1.2 million Euros).
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