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Alexandra Eala
Full nameAlexandra Maniego Eala
ITF nameAlexandra Eala
Country (sports) Philippines
Born (2005-05-23) May 23, 2005 (age 20)[Parameter df=no is invalid]
Quezon City, Philippines
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned proMarch 2020
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS $$1,358,545
Singles
Career record194/117
Career titles1 WTA125, 3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 50 (November 3, 2025)
Current rankingNo. 50 (November 3, 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2023, 2024, 2025)
French Open1R (2025)
Wimbledon1R (2025)
US Open2R (2025)
Doubles
Career record44–40
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 155 (June 30, 2025)
Current rankingNo. 165 (November 3 , 2025)
Last updated on: November 3 , 2025.

Alexandra Maniego Eala (born May 23, 2005) is a Filipino professional tennis player. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 50 on November 3, 2025,[1] making her the highest-ranked Filipino in WTA history. Eala is the first Filipino player to break into the top 100, defeat multiple major champions, reach a WTA tour final and win a WTA 125 Challenger title. Additionally, she attained an ITF junior ranking of No. 2 on October 6, 2020,[2] and won the girls' doubles at the 2020 Australian Open and 2021 French Open, as well as a singles title at the 2022 US Open, becoming the first Filipino to secure several junior major titles.

Personal life

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Alexandra Eala comes from a sports-oriented family. Her mother, Rizza Maniego-Eala, was a SEA Games swimming medalist and Globe Telecom CFO; her uncle, Noli Eala, held top sports leadership roles; and her brother Miko played collegiate tennis at Penn State. Eala studied in San Juan and Makati before training and graduating from the Rafa Nadal Academy in Spain in 2023.

Career

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2018-2022 Junior

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At age 12, Alex Eala won the prestigious 2018 Les Petit As tournament in France. She swept singles and doubles at both the ITF Trofeo David Ferrer (with Joelle Steur) and Trofeo Bonfiglio (with Madison Sieg).

Junior Grand Slam performance
Tournament 2019 2020 2021 2022
Australian Open 2R / – 3R / W A A
French Open A SF / – – / W A
Wimbledon A A 2R / 2R A
US Open A A QF / SF W / –


Eala made her junior Grand Slam debut at the 2019 US Open, reaching the second round. She continued to progress with a Round of 16 finish at the 2020 Australian Open, a semifinal appearance at the 2020 French Open, and another second-round showing at Wimbledon 2021. Her junior singles career peaked with a historic win at the 2022 US Open, becoming the first Filipino to capture a junior Grand Slam singles title.

In doubles, Eala won the 2020 Australian Open (with Priska Madelyn Nugroh) and the 2021 French Open (with Oksana Selekhmeteva).

2020-2024 Transition to professional career

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Eala debuted on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour in March 2020, earning her first pro win in Monastir. In January 2021, she won the W15 Manacor title as the youngest and lowest-seeded junior reserve, breaking into the WTA top 1000. That year, she reached her first ITF doubles final (with Oksana Selekhmeteva) and received a Miami Open qualifying wildcard. In 2021, she made her WTA Tour debut in Romania, becoming the first Filipino to win a tour-level match. Wildcards followed for the Miami and Madrid Opens, plus Grand Slam qualifying at the 2023 Australian Open and Thailand Open, though all ended in early exits. She entered the WTA top 200 on August 28, 2023, peaking at No. 191.

ITF Women's World Tennis Tour titles

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Year Title Type Partner (if applicable) Source
2021 W15 Manacor Singles - 2021 W15 Manacor Page
2022 W25 Chiang Rai Singles - 2022 ITF Chiang Rai Page
2023 W25 Yecla Singles - 2023 ITF W25 Yecla Page
2023 W25 Roehampton Singles - 2023 W25 Roehampton Page
2024 W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz Singles - 2024 W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz Page
2024 W50 Pune Doubles Darja Semeņistaja 2024 ITF W50 Pune Doubles Page
2024 W75 Croissy-Beaubourg Doubles Estelle Cascino 2024 ITF W75 Croissy-Beaubourg Doubles Page
2024 W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz Doubles Estelle Cascino 2024 W100 Vitoria - Gasteiz Doubles Page

Eala won five singles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour[3]: W15 Manacor[4] in 2021, W25 Chiang Rai[5] in 2022, W25 Yecla[6] and W25 Roehampton[7] in 2023, and W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz[8] in 2024; and three ITF Women's World Tennis Tour doubles titles[9]: W50 Pune[10] (with Darja Semeņistaja), W75 Croissy-Beaubourg[11], and W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz[12] (twice with Estelle Cascino), all in 2024.

National Team

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Eala has represented the Philippines internationally, winning multiple bronze medals at the 2021 SEA Games and 2022 Asian Games.[13][14] In 2024, she led Team Philippines to a 5–0 sweep in the Billie Jean King Cup Group II, going unbeaten and securing promotion to Group I.[15]

2024

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Tournament Tier Surface Round Opponent Score
Canberra International WTA 125 Hard Semifinal Céline Naef 4–6, 5–7
Australian Open Grand Slam Hard Qualifying R1 Rebecca Peterson 2–6, 5–7
Abu Dhabi Open WTA 500 Hard First Round Magda Linette 6–7(4), 1–6
Miami Open WTA 1000 Hard Qualifying R2 Emiliana Arango 2–6, 5–7, 1–6
Oeiras Ladies Open WTA 125 Hard Second Round Julia Avdeeva 6–2, 4–6, 4–6
Madrid Open WTA 1000 Clay Second Round Sorana Cîrstea 6–3, 6–7(6), 4–6
French Open Grand Slam Clay Qualifying R1 Julia Riera 6–4, 6–7(3), 4–6
Makarska Open WTA 125 Clay First Round Maria Timofeeva 6–1, 3–6, 2–6
Polish Open WTA 125 Hard First Round Isabella Shinikova 2–6, 4–6
Nottingham Open WTA 250 Grass Qualifying R1 Ena Shibahara 7–6(5), 0–6, 2–6
Veneto Open WTA 125 Grass Quarterfinal Sara Errani 6–?, 6–7(3)
Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass Qualifying R1 Lulu Sun 6–7(3), 5–7
Guadalajara 125 Open WTA 125 Hard Second Round Tatjana Maria 7–?, 2–6
Guadalajara Open Akron WTA 1000 Hard First Round Marie Bouzková 2–6, 2–6
Wuhan Open WTA 1000 Hard First Round Kateřina Siniaková 3–6, 1–6
Ningbo Open WTA 500 Hard Qualifying R1 Priscilla Hon 4–6, 3–6
Guangzhou Open WTA 250 Hard First Round Bernarda Pera 0–6, 3–6
Jiangxi Open WTA 250 Hard First Round Marie Bouzková 5–7, 6–7(4)
US Open Grand Slam Hard Qualifying R1 Nuria Párrizas Díaz 5–7, 5–7

In 2024, Eala (with Laura Pigossi) reached the semifinals of the WTA 125 Canberra Tennis International doubles event. She faced early exits in qualifiers for the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open, achieving her best result by reaching the quarterfinals of the WTA 125 Veneto Open, where she lost to Sara Errani. During the Hologic WTA tour, Eala also exited early from the Abu Dhabi Open, Miami Open, Madrid Open, Nottingham Open, Guadalajara 500 Open, Wuhan Open, Ningbo Open, Guangzhou Open, and Jiangxi Open. In the WTA 125 tour, she participated in the Canberra Tennis International, Oeiras Ladies Open, Makarska Open, Polish Open, and Guadalajara 125 Open.[16]

2025 Breakout: Miami 1000 semifinal, Eastbourne 250 final, Top 50, Guadalajara 125 title.

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Tournament Tier Surface Round Opponent Score Notes
Canberra International WTA 125 Hard Semifinal Wei Sijia 5–7, 2–6 lost to finalist
Australian Open (Q) Grand Slam Hard Qualifying 1st Round Jana Fett 5–7, 2–6 lost to first rounder
Mumbai Open WTA 125 Hard 2nd Round Mai Hontama 6–7(5–7), 2–6 lost to quarterfinalist
Miami Open WTA 1000 Hard Semifinal Jessica Pegula 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 3–6 lost to finalist
Oeiras Ladies Open WTA 125 Hard 2nd Round Panna Udvardy 6–7(4–7), 4–6 lost to

quarterfinalist

Madrid Open WTA 1000 Clay 2nd Round Iga Świątek 6–4, 4–6, 2–6 lost to semifinalist
Italian Open WTA 1000 Clay 1st Round Marta Kostyuk 0–6, 1–6 lost to fourth rounder
French Open Grand Slam Clay 1st Round Emiliana Arango 0–6, 6–2, 3–6 lost to second rounder
Birmingham Open WTA 125 Grass 1st Round Linda Fruhvirtová 5–7, 7–6(7–5), 1–6 lost to finalist
Ilkley Open WTA 125 Grass Quarterfinal Rebecca Marino 6–1, 0–6, 6–7(4–7) lost to finalist
Nottingham Open WTA 250 Grass 1st Round Magda Linette 4–6, 3–6 lost to semifinalist
Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass 1st Round Barbora Krejčíková 6–3, 2–6, 1–6 lost to third rounder
Eastbourne Open WTA 250 Grass Final Maya Joint 4–6, 6–1, 6–7(10–12) lost to champion
Canadian Open WTA 1000 Hard 1st Round Markéta Vondroušová 6–3, 1–6, 2–6 lost to second rounder
Cincinnati Open WTA 1000 Hard Withdrew Injury withdrawal
Monterrey Open WTA 500 Hard Withdrew Injury withdrawal
Guadalajara 125 Open WTA 125 Hard Winner Panna Udvardy 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 First WTA 125 title
US Open Grand Slam Hard 2nd Round Cristina Bucșa 4–6, 3–6 lost to fourth rounder
São Paulo Open WTA 250 Hard Quarterfinal Janice Tjen 4–6, 1–6 lost to finalist
Jingshan Open WTA 125 Hard Semifinal Lulu Sun 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 lost to champion
Jingshan Open WTA 125 Hard Semifinal Lulu Sun 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 lost to champion
Suzhou Open WTA 125 Hard Quarterfinal Viktorija Golubic 6–2, 2–6, 6–7(0–7) lost to champion
Wuhan Open (Q) WTA 1000 Hard Qualifying 1st Round Moyuka Uchijima 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 lost to second rounder
Japan Open WTA 250 Hard 1st Round Tereza Valentová 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 lost to finalist
Guangzhou Open WTA 250 Hard 1st Round Claire Liu 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 lost to finalist
Hong Kong Open WTA 250 Hard 2nd Round Victoria Mboko 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 lost to champio

During the 2025 Hologic WTA Tour, Eala achieved several career milestones across all tiers of competition. She delivered a breakthrough performance at the WTA 1000 Miami Open, advancing to the semifinals with victories over Jeļena Ostapenko, Madison Keys, and world No. 2 Iga Świątek, before falling to Jessica Pegula. She later reached her first WTA Tour final at the WTA 250 Eastbourne Open, finishing runner-up to Maya Joint. Eala also secured her maiden WTA 125 title at the Guadalajara Open, defeating Panna Udvardy in the final.

Her season included two additional semifinal appearances at the WTA 125 Canberra Open, where she lost to Wei Sijia, and the WTA 125 Jingshan Open, where she was defeated by Lulu Sun. She reached the quarterfinals at three events: the WTA 250 São Paulo Open, where she fell to Janice Tjen; the WTA 125 Ilkley Open, where she lost to Rebecca Marino; and the WTA 125 Suzhou Open, where she was beaten by Viktorija Golubic.

In Grand Slam competition, Eala began the year with a first-round qualifying loss at the Australian Open to Jana Fett. She exited in the first round of the French Open after losing to Emiliana Arango, and at the Wimbledon following defeat to Barbora Krejčíková. At the US Open, she advanced to the second round with a win over Clara Tauson before being eliminated by Cristina Bucșa.

Her WTA 250 campaign featured a second-round appearance at the Hong Kong Open, where she was defeated by Victoria Mboko. She also recorded first-round exits at the Birmingham Open to Linda Fruhvirtová, the Nottingham Open to Magda Linette, the Osaka Open to Tereza Valentová, and the Guangzhou Open to Claire Liu.

At the WTA 1000 level, Eala suffered first-round defeats at the Madrid Open to Iga Świątek, the Italian Open to Marta Kostyuk, and the Canadian Open (Montreal) to Markéta Vondroušová. She also lost in the qualifying rounds of the China Open (Wuhan) to Moyuka Uchijima.

Her WTA 125 results included first-round losses to Mai Hontama at the Mumbai Open and to Panna Udvardy at the Oeiras Open.

Doubles

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Tournament Tier Surface Partner Round Opponents Score
Guangzhou Open WTA 250 Hard Nadiia Kichenok Semifinal Katarzyna Piter / Janice Tjen 7–6(4), 3–6, 5–10
Italian Open WTA 1000 Clay Coco Gauff Quarterfinal Jasmine Paolini / Sara Errani 5–7, 6–3, 7–10
French Open Grand Slam Clay Renata Zarazúa Round 2 Olga Danilović / Anastasia Potapova 1–6, 3–6
Hong Kong Open WTA 250 Hard Chan Hao-ching Round 1 Kamilla Rakhimova / Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6–3, 1–6, 7–10
Wimbledon Grand Slam Grass Eva Lys Round 1 Ingrid Gamarra Martins / Quinn Gleason 4–6, 2–6
Birmingham Open WTA 250 Grass Rebeka Masarova Round 1 Storm Hunter / Ellen Perez 4–6, 4–6
Mumbai Open WTA 125 Hard Tsao Chia-yi Round 1 Amina Anshba / Elena Pridankina 4–6, 4–6
Oeiras Ladies Open WTA 125 Clay Katie Volynets Round 1 Carmen Corley / Olivia Gadecki 3–6, 4–6

In 2025, Alex Eala competed in doubles across all tiers of the WTA Tour, partnering with a range of players and recording varied results.

She reached the semifinals of the WTA 250 Guangzhou Open with Nadiia Kichenok, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 Italian Open alongside Coco Gauff.

Her Grand Slam appearances included a second-round finish at the French Open with Renata Zarazúa, and first-round exits at Wimbledon with Eva Lys and the WTA 250 Birmingham Open with Rebeka Masarova.

She also played the WTA 250 Hong Kong Open with Chan Hao-ching, and entered two WTA 125 events: the Mumbai Open with Tsao Chia-yi and the Oeiras Ladies Open with Katie Volynets, all ending in first-round exits.[17]

Tournaments with deep runs

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At the Canberra International in January, Eala won five consecutive matches against Catherine Aulia, Alana Subasic, Sinja Kraus, Tamara Preston, and Marina Stakusic. She lost in the quarterfinals to Wei Sijia.

In March at the Miami Open, she defeated Katie Volynets, Ashlyn Krueger, Jeļena Ostapenko, Iga Świątek, and Madison Keys. She lost in the semifinals to Jessica Pegula.

At the Ilkley Open in June, she won against Lizette Cabrera, Sakura Saito, and Eden Appleton. She lost in the quarterfinals to Rebecca Marino.

That same month at the Eastbourne International, she defeated Zeynep Sönmez, Hailey Baptiste, Greet Minnen, Dayana Yastremska, Jeļena Ostapenko, and Varvara Gracheva. She lost in the final to Maya Joint.

In August at the Guadalajara Open, she won against Amandine Hesse, Katarzyna Kawa, Kayla Day, Maria Kozyreva, and Panna Udvardy. She claimed the championship.

In September at the Jingshan Open, she defeated Anastasia Zakharova, Moyuka Uchijima, and Arianne Hartono. She lost in the semifinals to Lulu Sun.

That same month at the Suzhou Open, she won against Shi Han and Kristina Kawa. She lost in the quarterfinals to Viktorija Golubic.

In late September at the SP Open, she defeated Yasmine Mansouri and Julia Riera. She did not advance to the semifinals after losing to Janice Tjen.

Archived Stuff

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Head-to-Head against WTA Parquee layers
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Tournament Tier Surface Round Opponent Rank Result Score
Miami Open WTA 1000 Hard R32 Madison Keys 5 Win 6–4, 6–2
Miami Open WTA 1000 Hard QF Iga Świątek 2 Win 6–2, 7–5
Miami Open WTA 1000 Hard SF Jessica Pegula 4 Loss 6–7(3), 7–5, 3–6
Madrid Open WTA 1000 Clay R64 Iga Świątek 2 Loss 6–4, 4–6, 2–6

She delivered standout performances against Top 10 WTA players, especially at the Miami Open. There, she defeated Madison Keys and Iga Świątek on hard court before falling to Jessica Pegula in a close semifinal. At the Madrid Open on clay, she faced Świątek again, winning the first set but ultimately losing in three. Overall, she posted two wins and two losses, showing strong potential on hard courts and room for growth on clay.[18]

Endorsements and Sponsors

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Eala signed her first endorsement at age eight with Globe, later partnering with Babolat, Nike (2019), Bank of the Philippine Islands (2022), and Locally (2025). She appeared in Vogue Philippines (Nov 2022) and Tatler Philippines (Jan 2025). For Wimbledon 2025, Nike gifted her a sampaguita-themed hair tie[19] and launched a limited-edition shirt featuring the national flower on the Wimbledon grass court, designed by Georgina Camus.[20]

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Nike Alex Eala Collection by Georgina Camus

Accolades

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Eala is a seven-time PSA Annual Awards honoree (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026) for her outstanding achievements in tennis.[21] In 2021, Tatler Asia included Eala in its annual list of Asia's most influential people.[22]

References

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  1. ^ Morales, Luisa (November 3, 2025). "Alex Eala enters WTA Top 50 to culminate 2025 season". One Sports Ph
  2. ^ Beatrice Go "Alex Eala clinches juniors world No. 2 after French Open romp" Rappler (October 12, 2020)
  3. ^ "Alexandra Eala ITF Women's World Tennis Tour singles". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  4. ^ "2021 W15 Manacor". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  5. ^ "2022 ITF Chiang Rai". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  6. ^ "2023 ITF W25 Yecla". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  7. ^ "2023 W25 Roehampton". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  8. ^ "2024 W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  9. ^ "Alex Eala ITF Women's World Tennis Tour Doubles Titles". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  10. ^ "2024 ITF W50 Pune Doubles". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  11. ^ "2024 ITF W75 Croissy-Beaubourg Doubles". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  12. ^ "2024 W100 Vitoria - Gasteiz doubles". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  13. ^ Carandang, Justin Kenneth (May 20, 2022). "Tennis ace Alex Eala settles for bronze in women's singles". GMA News. Archived from the original on June 1, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2025
  14. ^ Payo, Jasmine (September 29, 2023). "Alex Eala bags 2nd Asian Games bronze with Alcantara in doubles". Rappler. Archived from the original on September 10, 2025. Retrieved September 10, 2025.
  15. ^ Morales, Luisa (December 2, 2024). "Alex Eala relishes leading Team Philippines to BJK Cup promotion in Bahrain". Onesports. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  16. ^ Alexandra Eala 2024 WTA Singles Matches
  17. ^ Alexandra Eala 2025 WTA Doubles Matches
  18. ^ "Tennis Abstract: Alexandra Eala's head to head against top 10 players of the WTA". Tennis Abstract.
  19. ^ Morales, Luisa (July 1, 2025). "Alex Eala gifted nod to Filipino roots with sampaguita hair tie ahead of Wimbledon debut". One Sports. One Sports. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  20. ^ Burrack, Emily (August 18, 2025). "Introducing Alex Eala". Town & Country. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  21. ^ Citations for Eala's PSA Annual Awards
  22. ^ Tatler Asia. "Asia's Most Influential Philippines 2021: social power worth knowing". Tatler Asia. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
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