Maja Chwalińska Bio
Maja Ewa Chwalińska is a Polish professional tennis player born on 11 October 2001. Standing 1.65 m tall, she plays left-handed with a two-handed backhand and is currently coached by Jaroslav Machovský. She has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 21, achieved on 8 June 2026, along with a best doubles ranking of No. 91 from 9 June 2025.
Chwalińska first gained attention in Polish tennis after a string of strong junior results, and she later established herself on the international circuit through WTA 125 titles in both singles and doubles. Her biggest career moment came at the 2026 French Open, where she became the first qualifier ever to reach the women’s singles final at Roland Garros.
Early Life and Background
Maja Chwalińska was born on 11 October 2001 in Miechów, Poland, to Marcela and Tomasz Chwaliński. Her father worked as a miner and electrician, while her mother worked as a receptionist. Chwalińska was raised in Dąbrowa Górnicza, an industrial city in the coal-mining south of Poland, where she still resides.
She began playing tennis at the age of seven, inspired by the rivalries and styles of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic. The combination of an industrial hometown and a passion for elite tennis shaped her early competitive outlook and fueled her drive to train at a high level.
Long before her breakthrough on the WTA Tour, Chwalińska was regarded as one of Poland’s brightest junior talents. She became close friends with fellow Polish player Iga Świątek around the age of ten, a bond that grew through years of competing side by side in junior events.
Path to Tennis
Chwalińska built her early résumé on the junior circuit alongside her friend Iga Świątek. In 2015, the pair won the European 14-and-under doubles title, and a year later they captured the 16-and-under doubles title. In 2016, she was part of the Polish team that won the Junior Fed Cup crown.
In 2017, Chwalińska and Świątek reached the girls’ doubles final at the Australian Open, finishing as runners-up. She went on to win the 16-and-under singles title later that year, and reached a highest Tennis Europe junior ranking of No. 6 in August 2017.
These formative results earned Chwalińska opportunities to train with established coaches and to step into senior-level competition. In 2019, she made her Fed Cup debut for Poland, recording her first win at that level while also picking up her first ITF singles title in Bytom, signaling her readiness to compete on the professional tour.
Maja Chwalińska Career
Early Career (2019–2021)
Chwalińska’s first year on the professional circuit featured rapid progress. After her Fed Cup debut, she reached the doubles final of an ITF event in Trnava and the singles semifinals in Altenkirchen, before winning the ITF doubles title in Sunderland, England, with Ulrikke Eikeri.
Her singles game then caught fire on home soil. In July 2019, she won her first ITF singles title in Bytom, and the following week she added a second consecutive singles crown during the Polish swing of the circuit. After limited play in 2020 and 2021, Chwalińska revealed she was suffering from severe depression and paused her career to focus on her health.
WTA Tour Breakthrough (2022–2023)
Chwalińska made her Grand Slam tournament qualifying debut at the 2020 Australian Open, but her main-draw breakthrough arrived in 2022. She qualified for the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, defeating second seed CoCo Vandeweghe in the final round of qualifying, and beat Kateřina Siniaková for her first singles main-draw win.
She added a second tour-level win later that year at the 2022 Poland Open with a victory over Rebeka Masarova. In 2023, she entered the Poland Open again as a wildcard but fell to Laura Siegemund in the opening round, gaining more experience against seasoned tour opponents.
WTA 125 Titles and Top 150 (2024–2025)
Chwalińska’s 2024 season marked her first WTA-level titles. Partnering Katarzyna Kawa, she won the doubles title at the 2024 Argentina Open, then captured her first WTA 125 singles crown at the MundoTenis Open in Florianópolis, Brazil, beating Ylena In-Albon in straight sets. By December 2024, she had risen to a career-high singles ranking of world No. 128.
In 2025, she added a second WTA 125 singles title at the Montreux Ladies Open, defeating fifth seed Darja Semeņistaja in the final, while also reaching a career-high doubles ranking of No. 91. These results pushed her into the top 150 in singles and signaled her arrival as a consistent threat on the WTA circuit.
French Open Final Era (2026–Present)
Chwalińska opened 2026 with her third WTA 125 singles title at the Oeiras Ladies Open. Ranked No. 114, she then qualified for the 2026 French Open and produced a career-defining run. She reached the third round for the first time at a major, beat Maria Sakkari to reach the fourth round, and defeated Diane Parry to become only the fourth Polish major quarterfinalist in the Open Era.
She continued her run with wins over Anna Kalinskaya in the quarterfinals and Diana Shnaider in the semifinals, becoming the first qualifier ever to play the women’s singles final at Roland Garros. Chwalińska ultimately lost in the final to No. 8 seed Mirra Andreeva, and the result lifted her to a career-high ranking of world No. 21 on 8 June 2026.
Following the clay season, she earned a ladies’ singles wildcard for the 2026 Wimbledon Championships and was seeded No. 20, entering the main draw directly for the first time at a major. It made her the third player with a wildcard to be seeded in a Grand Slam, after Martina Hingis in 2002 and Patty Schnyder in 2004.
Driving Style and Strengths
Chwalińska describes her own playing style as ‘annoying,’ and the description fits her game. Built on slice, spin, and drop shots, her crafty left-handed style emphasizes strategy, anticipation, and a wide variety of spins rather than raw power, allowing her to extend rallies and frustrate opponents. She occasionally surprises rivals by switching hands for a non-dominant forehand lob when forced into a scramble, and her looping topspin and delicate touch at the net have proved especially effective on clay courts, where point construction matters most.
Notable Events and Milestones
Chwalińska’s signature moment is her run to the 2026 French Open final as a qualifier, making her the first qualifier ever to play for the title at Roland Garros and only the second qualifier to reach a major final after Emma Raducanu. She is also the fourth Polish major quarterfinalist in the Open Era, joining Agnieszka Radwańska, Iga Świątek, and Magda Linette, and her rise to world No. 21 capped a defining stretch in her career.
Maja Chwalińska Career Wins
Chwalińska has built a steady list of titles across the ITF Circuit and the WTA 125 series. She has won 3 WTA 125 singles titles and 3 WTA 125 doubles titles, alongside 11 ITF doubles titles, demonstrating consistency at multiple levels of the professional game.
WTA 125 Highlights
Her first WTA 125 singles title came at the 2024 MundoTenis Open in Florianópolis, where she defeated Ylena In-Albon in straight sets. She added a second WTA 125 singles crown at the 2025 Montreux Ladies Open, beating fifth seed Darja Semeņistaja in the final, and completed a third at the 2026 Oeiras Ladies Open in April.
In doubles, Chwalińska partnered Katarzyna Kawa to win the 2024 Argentina Open, and then joined Laura Pigossi to win the doubles title in Florianópolis the same week she lifted the singles trophy. These WTA 125 results were crucial stepping stones toward her top-25 breakthrough in 2026.
Other Wins and Performances
At the junior level, Chwalińska won the European 14-and-under doubles title in 2015 and the 16-and-under doubles title in 2016, both with Iga Świątek, and was a member of Poland’s Junior Fed Cup-winning team in 2016. On the senior ITF Circuit, she has captured multiple singles and doubles titles, including her first singles crowns in 2019, providing the platform from which she launched her WTA Tour career.
Maja Chwalińska Family
Family Background and Racing Lineage
Chwalińska was born to Marcela and Tomasz Chwaliński. Her father worked as a miner and electrician, while her mother worked as a receptionist. The family raised Maja in Dąbrowa Górnicza, an industrial city in the coal-mining region of southern Poland, where she still resides today.
Personal Life
Outside of tennis, Chwalińska has spoken openly about her long friendship with fellow Polish star Iga Świątek, a relationship that dates back to when they were both about ten years old. In 2021, she revealed that she had been dealing with severe depression since the end of 2019 and took time away from the tour to focus on her mental health, an experience she has discussed publicly to support others facing similar struggles.
2025 Season Performance
Chwalińska’s 2025 season reflected a player on the rise. She added her second WTA 125 singles title at the Montreux Ladies Open, defeating fifth seed Darja Semeņistaja in the final, and also recorded WTA Tour-level wins such as her first-round victory over Iryna Shymanovich at the Iași Open, before falling to sixth seed Jil Teichmann in the second round.
Her doubles game also peaked during the year. She reached a career-high doubles ranking of No. 91 on 9 June 2025, capping a steady climb built on WTA 125 doubles finals and ITF doubles titles. The combined improvement in both disciplines helped her consolidate a place inside the top 150 in singles.
Heading into the clay season, Chwalińska carried strong momentum from her WTA 125 results and the experience of her breakthrough WTA Tour wins. With her coach Jaroslav Machovský and her well-rounded game tailored to slower surfaces, the 2025 campaign positioned her perfectly for her historic run to the 2026 French Open final.
