PARIS (AP) — Simona Halep will try to add a first Grand Slam title to her No. 1 ranking when she plays No. 10 Sloane Stephens in the French Open final.
The match Saturday is the 26-year-old Halep’s fourth major final. She has lost all three in the past, including two at Roland Garros in 2014 and last year. Halep also was the runner-up at the Australian Open this January.
She is trying to become the second Romanian woman to win a Grand Slam singles trophy. Her manager, Virginia Ruzici, won the French Open 40 years ago.
Stephens, a 25-year-old from Florida, has never lost a tournament final, going 6-0.
She won the U.S. Open last September for her first major title.
Halep beat Stephens the last four times they played each other.
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