Saturday hosts the championship matches in both women’s singles and men’s doubles.
Three years ago at this same tournament, a then-15-year-old Mirra Andreeva made her debut at a WTA 1000 event, and made a big first impression by advancing to the fourth round. Now just a few days following her 19th birthday, Andreeva vies for her third WTA 1000 title, a year after winning back-to-back titles at this level. In Saturday’s final, she faces 23-year-old Marta Kostyuk, who is playing for the biggest title of her career.
Earlier in the day, at 2:00pm local time, the tournament will stage the men’s doubles final, which sees Guido Andreozzi and Manuel Guinard vs. Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten (3). Andreozzi and Guinard have taken advantage of an open side of the draw, where they are yet to face a seeded team. They are vying for their second Masters 1000 title of the season, after prevailing two months ago in Indian Wells. Heliovaara and Patten have won two Majors within the last two years, and they claimed their first Masters 1000 title at the end of last season in Paris. These teams have split two prior meetings, which both occurred during 2025.
Mirra Andreeva (9) vs. Martka Kostyuk (26) – Not Before 5:00pm on Manolo Santana Stadium
Andreeva’s WTA 1000 titles came in February and March of last year, in Dubai and Indian Wells. However, she then went the rest of 2025 without a title, and without even making another final. During 2026, Andreeva has collected two more titles, both at 500 level. She’s now 26-7 on the year, and 12-1 on clay. Through five rounds in Madrid, Mirra has lost only one set.
The same goes for Kostyuk, with her only set lost coming in the semifinals. She’s now on an 11-match winning streak, after taking the title a few weeks ago in Rouen. Marta is 17-4 this season, which is a strong record considering she missed over a month of play due to an ankle injury suffered at the Australian Open. This will be the sixth WTA final of Marta’s career, and her first at WTA 1000 level. She is just 2-3 in previous finals.
Their only prior encounter took place at the beginning of this season in Brisbane, where Kostyuk was victorious in straight sets. But Andreeva posseses the bigger shots, in both her serve and backhand. And with a big advantage in experience as well, I favor the 19-year-old to achieve her third WTA 1000 title on Saturday.
Saturday’s full Order of Play is here.
