An Se-young and Christo Popov Claim Singles Crowns at 2026 French Open as Sindhu Settles for Silver

Key facts

• South Korea's An Se-young defeated India's P. V. Sindhu 16-21, 21-11, 21-12 in the women's singles final at the 2026 Yonex French Open at Arena Grand Paris in Paris, France, on October 26, 2026, claiming her fourth French Open title (2019, 2024, 2025, 2026) and third consecutively.
• An Se-young extended her winning streak to 50 matches and captured her 10th title of 2026, with a season record of 66 wins from 67 matches; her career singles title count reached 48, surpassing Susi Susanti's 46.
• An Se-young played despite an Achilles tendon injury from slipping during the previous weekend's Denmark Open final and remains unbeaten since losing to China's Wang Zhi Yi in the March All England Open final.
• France's Christo Popov defeated Indonesia's Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah 21-11, 14-21, 21-13 in the men's singles final, becoming the first French champion in the event since Henri Pellizza in 1946, ending an 80-year wait.
• Popov's victory earned 11,000 ranking points and is set to make him the new BWF world No. 1, overtaking Denmark's Anders Antonsen and Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the updated rankings.
• Popov's compatriot Alex Lanier won the 2026 BWF World Championships and Denmark Open titles, and both French players reached the French Open semifinals.