An Se-young secured her third consecutive women's singles title at the 2026 French Open, a BWF Super 750 played in Paris. The South Korean recovered from a game down to beat India's P. V. Sindhu in the final. It was her 10th title of the season.
From a game down to full command
Sindhu started on the front foot at the Arena Grand Paris. She used her reach and court sense to frustrate the world champion, drew level at 11-all, then took the first game 21-16, helped by An's early errors.
That opening game was only the second time in 11 meetings that Sindhu had taken a game off An. An led 11-7 at the second-game interval, then pulled away with a long run of points to win 21-11 and force a decider.
The third game stayed level at 9-9. From there An took over with her court coverage and defence, closing out 21-12. The final lasted 61 minutes.
Ten titles, fifty straight wins
The victory extended An's 2026 record to 66-1 and stretched her winning streak to 50 matches. She arrived in Paris as the top seed and reigning world champion, fresh from a second straight Denmark Open crown a week earlier.
Her season already held the China Masters, won for a third year running, and a reclaimed world title in New Delhi taken without dropping a game. For Sindhu, aged 31 and ranked 11th, a double Olympic medallist, it was a second podium of the year after her Japan Open title in July.
"When you're playing with the top athletes, you have to be at your 100% every single point," Sindhu said, adding that she took lessons from the match.
