Andreeva beat Cirstea 6-0, 6-3 in 57 minutes, winning 56 of 83 total points and converting all six break chances.
The victory is Andreeva's 34th of 2026, the most on the WTA Tour. Her clay record this season is 20-3.
Andreeva reached the last four in Paris for the second time, having also made the semi-finals in 2024 at age 17.
Elina Svitolina (WTA 7) and Marta Kostyuk (WTA 15) face off for the right to meet Andreeva in the semi-finals.
Mirra Andreeva (WTA 8) delivered a commanding performance in the first women's quarter-final at Roland Garros on Tuesday, defeating Romania's Sorana Cirstea (WTA 18) 6-0, 6-3. The match lasted only 57 minutes, with the roof closed on Court Philippe Chatrier due to rain after several days of intense heat in Paris. Andreeva struck 18 winners and converted all six of her break points, finishing with a 56:27 advantage in total points.
“I knew I had to bring one hundred percent of my potential and my focus. I'm super happy that I managed it and played the whole match aggressively.”
The first set was a rout: Andreeva bageled the 36-year-old Romanian in just 22 minutes. Cirstea offered more resistance in the second, breaking Andreeva's serve once, but the Russian responded with three consecutive breaks to close out the match.
With this victory, Andreeva recorded her 34th win of the year, the most of any player on the WTA Tour. Her clay-court record this season stands at 20-3, highlighted by a title in Linz, a final in Madrid, semi-finals in Stuttgart, and quarter-finals in Rome. She is coached by former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martínez.
Cirstea, 17 years older than her opponent, is playing her final season on tour and had announced she will retire at the end of the year. Her only previous quarter-final appearance in Paris came in 2009, when she lost to Sam Stosur — Andreeva was two years old at the time. Despite the lopsided scoreline, Cirstea has been enjoying a strong campaign in 2026.
Andreeva now awaits the winner of the all-Ukrainian quarter-final between Elina Svitolina (WTA 7) and Marta Kostyuk (WTA 15), played later on Tuesday on the same court. The semi-final will pit the Russian against a Ukrainian player, adding a layer of geopolitical tension to the match. Andreeva previously reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros in 2024, her best Grand Slam result to date. Last year she was eliminated in the quarter-finals by France's Loïs Boisson.
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The 19-year-old Russian needed just 57 minutes to dismantle Sorana Cirstea on Court Philippe Chatrier, setting up a semi-final against a Ukrainian opponent.
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