Halep and Ostapenko chase first major title

Roland Garros will crown a maiden Grand Slam champion for the second successive season – Simona Halep, finalist in 2014, will overtake Angelique Kerber as World No.1 with victory over the unseeded 20-year-old Jelena Ostapenko, hoping to claim her first ever WTA tour title

Jelena Ostapenko LAT

PARIS RECORD
2016 15 14 13
R1 - - -
Ostapenko first unseeded player to reach Paris final since 1983

Simona Halep ROM

PARIS RECORD
2016 15 14 13
R4 R2 F R1
Enjoyed strong clay court season – Madrid winner, finalist in Rome


HEAD-TO-HEAD

First meeting

ROUTE TO FINAL
L. Chirico R1 J. Cepelova
M. Puig R2 T. Maria
L. Tsurenko R3 D. Kasatkina
S. Stosur R4 C. Suarez N.
C. Wozniacki QF E. Svitolina
T. Bacsinszky SF K. Pliskova
7-6, 3-6, 6-3     6-4, 3-6, 6-3  
   
GRAND SLAM BEST
R3 Australian Open QF
Final Roland Garros Final
R2 Wimbledon Semi-final
R2 U.S. Open Semi-final
0 WTA titles 15

Sources: WTA, Roland Garros
Pictures: Getty Images