Sabalenka and Gauff overcame two very different challenges in their respective semi-finals.
Underlining her position as title favourite, Sabalenka ended four-time champion Iga Swiatek’s 26-match run with an impressive three-set victory.
Gauff, meanwhile, was up against a partisan crowd but efficiently ended French wildcard Lois Boisson’s fairytale run in straight sets.
Sabalenka continues to show remarkable consistency at the sport’s highest level, with this her third successive major singles final.
The 27-year-old is the first woman to achieve that feat since the great Serena Williams nine years ago.
Sabalenka has competed in 10 tournaments this year, reaching seven finals, and she leads the WTA Tour with 40 wins in 46 matches.
Gauff, meanwhile, continues to emerge as a force to be reckoned with on clay.
The 21-year-old, bidding for her first title of the season, is the youngest woman to reach the finals at Madrid, Rome and the French Open in the same year.
With her run to the Roland Garros final, she has also become the youngest player to amass 70 wins at Grand Slam tournaments since Maria Sharapova in 2007.