Alex Eala

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Alex Eala
Alex Eala (cropped).jpg
Eala in May 2022
Full nameAlexandra Maniego Eala
ITF nameAlexandra Eala
Country (sports)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Born (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 19)
Quezon City, Philippines
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned proMarch 2020
PlaysLeft (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 357,784
Singles
Career record142–82
Career titles5 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 143 (22 July 2024)
Current rankingNo. 148 (19 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q1 (2023, 2024)
French Open Q3 (2024)
Wimbledon Q3 (2024)
US Open Q3 (2024)
Doubles
Career record37–28
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 192 (12 August 2024)
Current rankingNo. 193 (19 August 2024)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing the Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Vietnam Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Vietnam Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Vietnam Team
Last updated on: 19 August 2024.

Alexandra Maniego Eala (born May 23, 2005) is a Filipina professional tennis player. [1] She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 143, achieved on 22 July 2024. She is the highest-ranked Filipino female singles player in WTA Tour history, surpassing Maricris Gentz, who peaked at No. 284 on 18 October 1999. [2]

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Eala was the No. 2 ranked ITF junior on 6 October 2020. [3] Eala won her first junior singles title at the 2022 US Open, making her the first Filipino player to win a junior Grand Slam singles title.

Personal life

Her mother Rosemarie "Rizza" Maniego-Eala is a 1985 Southeast Asian Games bronze medalist in the 100-meter backstroke and currently serves as the chief financial officer of Globe Telecom. She is the niece of Philippine Sports Commission chairperson and former Philippine Basketball Association commissioner Noli Eala. Her brother, Michael (Miko), plays tennis for the Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions. [4] She has been a student of the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor (Mallorca, Spain), since she was 12 years old. [5]

Career

Juniors

Grand Slam performance - singles:

Grand Slam performance - doubles:

2018

At the age of 12, Eala won the 2018 Les Petit As 14-and-under tournament, beating Linda Nosková in the finals. [6] She made her junior Grand Slam debut at the 2019 US Open. [7] She was named the 2019 Milo Junior Athlete of the Year. [8]

2020: First junior doubles title

Eala won the 2020 Australian girls' doubles event, partnering Priska Madelyn Nugroho. They defeated Živa Falkner and Matilda Mutavdzic in the final. [9]

Eala peaked in the junior rankings at No. 2, after reaching the semifinals at the 2020 French Open girls' singles competition. [10]

2021: Second junior doubles title

Eala paid tribute to her roots on Independence Day following another major triumph, this time on the clay court in Paris. Eala and her Russian partner Oksana Selekhmeteva captured the French Open girls' doubles title Saturday. They were the top seeds in the tournament, won after knocking out Maria Bondarenko of Russia and Amarissa Kiara Tóth of Hungary, 6–0, 7–5, in the final. [11]

2022: First junior Grand Slam singles title

On 11 September, Eala became the first Filipino to win a junior Grand Slam singles championship and the only Filipino with multiple junior Grand Slam titles. She defeated the No. 2 seed, Lucie Havlíčková of the Czech Republic, in the girls' singles final of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. [12]

Professional

2020-2021: First ITF title, top 1000 & WTA debuts

On 4 March 2020, Eala made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit, as she played in the $15k event at Monastir, Tunisia where she won her first professional match. [13]

In January 2021, she leaped to the top 1000 in the WTA rankings, after winning the title at the first leg of the $15k Manacor event in Spain. [14]

She received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the Miami Open where she lost to Viktória Kužmová in a three-set battle in the first round.

Eala made her first ITF doubles final at the $25k Platja d'Aro in Spain, playing with Oksana Selekhmeteva. They lost to Lithuania's Justina Mikulskytė and Romanian Oana Georgeta Simion, 3–6, 5–7. [15]

In August 2021, she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Winners Open in Cluj-Napoca, Romania after receiving a wildcard. In her first match, she defeated Paula Ormaechea in straight sets. In her next match she lost to Mayar Sherif, also in straight sets.

2022-2024: WTA 1000, major and top 200 debuts and first win

She received a wildcard making her WTA 1000 debut in 2022 Miami Open before losing to Madison Brengle in the first round.

In 2023, Eala made her debut in the qualifying draw of the Australian Open but she lost her first qualifying match to Misaki Doi in a tight three-setter. Her next appearance was at the Hua Hin Championship where she beat Han Xinyun and Kristina Dmitruk in straight sets to reach the main draw. In her first-round match, she fell to Tatjana Maria. She received wildcards for the main draw at the 2023 Miami Open [16] and at the 2023 Madrid Open. She entered the top 200 on 28 August 2023 and reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 191 on 18 September 2023. [17] At the Asian Games, she won two bronze medals, one in the women's singles and the second in the mixed doubles with Francis Alcantara. [18]

She received wildcards for the qualifying draw at the 2024 Miami Open, and for the main draw at the Madrid Open. [19] During the 2024 Miami Open, she stunned former world No. 5, Sara Errani, during the first round of qualifying winning in straight sets. [20] However, in the second round of qualifying, she suffered cramps and lost to Emiliana Arango. [21] At the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open, she recorded her first WTA 1000 win over Lesia Tsurenko. She then lost in a tight three-set match against 27th seed Sorana Cirstea.

Eala entered the qualifying rounds of the 2024 French Open where she managed to beat Ma Yexin of China and Taylah Preston of Australia to reach the qualifying competition. During the final round to qualify in the main draw, coincidentally on her 19th birthday, she lost in another tight three-set match to Julia Riera of Argentina. Nonetheless, her run during the 2024 French Open resulted to a new career high ranking in singles, on 27 May 2024, she reached No. 157 in the world.

For the 2024 Wimbledon Championships, she entered the qualifying rounds and reached the final qualifying match where she lost to eventual quarterfinalist Lulu Sun. Her run marked her second final qualifying match for the year after her French Open performance a month earlier.

After the Wimbledon, Eala entered the Open Araba en Femenino, a W100 tournament, where she triumphed in both singles and doubles. She won the title in singles without dropping a set. Indoubles, she and her partner Estelle Cascino, won their second doubles crown. She reached a new career-high ranking in both singles and doubles, at 143 and 208 respectively.

Eala entered the 2024 US Open qualifying rounds where she again reached the final qualifying round, losing to 20th seed Elena-Gabriela Ruse. After her US Open run, she got into the main draw of the 2024 Guadalajara Open Akron, a WTA500 event. To enter the main draw, she had to qualify by winning 2 qualifying matches.

Sponsorships

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AA Q1 Q1 0 / 00–0
French Open AAA Q3 0 / 00–0
Wimbledon AAA Q3 0 / 00–0
US Open AAA0 / 00–0
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00 / 00–0
WTA 1000
Dubai / Qatar Open [lower-alpha 1] AAAA0 / 00–0
Indian Wells Open AAAA0 / 00–0
Miami Open Q1 1R 1R Q2 0 / 20–2
Madrid Open A Q1 1R 2R 1 / 21–2
Italian Open AAAA0 / 00–0
Canadian Open AAA0 / 00–0
Cincinnati Open AAA0 / 00–0
Wuhan Open NHA0 / 00–0
China Open NHA0 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments1131Career total: 5
Overall win–loss1–10–10–30 / 51–5
Year-end ranking529219205$64,590

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
W100 tournaments (1-0)
W60 tournaments (0–1)
W40 tournaments (0–1)
W25 tournaments (3–1)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jan 2021ITF Manacor, SpainW15Hard Flag of Spain.svg Yvonne Cavallé Reimers 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win2–0Apr 2022ITF Chiang Rai, ThailandW25Hard Flag of Thailand.svg Luksika Kumkhum 6–4, 6–2
Loss2–1 Jun 2022 ITF Madrid Open, SpainW60Hard Flag of Spain.svg Marina Bassols Ribera 4–6, 5–7
Win3–1Jun 2023ITF Yecla, SpainW25Hard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Valentina Ryser6–3, 7–5
Win4–1Aug 2023ITF Roehampton, United KingdomW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Arina Rodionova 6–2, 6–3
Loss4–2Aug 2023ITF Aldershot, United KingdomW25Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Destanee Aiava 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Loss4–3 Nov 2023 ITF Pétange, LuxembourgW40Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Océane Dodin 1–6, 5–7
Win5–3 July 2024 Open Araba en Femenino, SpainW100Hard Flag of Andorra.svg Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner–up)

Legend
W100 tournaments (1–0)
W60/75 tournaments (1–0)
W50 tournaments (1–0)
W25 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 2021ITF Platja d'Aro, SpainW25Clay Flag of Russia.svg Oksana Selekhmeteva Flag of Romania.svg Oana Georgeta Simion
Flag of Lithuania.svg Justina Mikulskytė
3–6, 5–7
Win1–1Jan 2024ITF Pune Open, IndiaW50Hard Flag of Latvia.svg Darja Semeņistaja Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Naiktha Bains
Flag of Hungary.svg Fanny Stollár
7–6(8), 6–3
Win2–1 Mar 2024 Open de Seine-et-Marne, FranceW75Hard (i) Flag of France.svg Estelle Cascino Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Maia Lumsden
Flag of France.svg Jessika Ponchet
7–5, 7–6(4)
Win3–1 Jul 2024 Open Araba en Femenino, SpainW100Hard Flag of France.svg Estelle Cascino Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lia Karatancheva
Flag of Latvia.svg Diāna Marcinkēviča
6–3, 2–6, [10–4]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (title)

ResultDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win 2022 US Open Hard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Havlíčková 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win 2020 Australian Open Hard Flag of Indonesia.svg Priska Madelyn Nugroho Flag of Slovenia.svg Živa Falkner
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matilda Mutavdzic
6–1, 6–2
Win 2021 French Open Clay Flag of Russia.svg Oksana Selekhmeteva Flag of Russia.svg Maria Bondarenko
Flag of Hungary.svg Amarissa Kiara Tóth
6–0, 7–5

ITF Junior finals

Legend
Grade A
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5

Singles (4–5)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 2018ITF Jakarta, IndonesiaG4Hard Flag of Indonesia.svg Priska Madelyn Nugroho 2–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win1–1Oct 2018ITF Alicante, SpainG5Clay Flag of Spain.svg Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro 6–2, 6–3
Win2–1Nov 2018ITF Makati City, PhilippinesG4Clay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dasha Plekhanova6–4, 6–2
Loss2–2Nov 2018ITF Manila, PhilippinesG4Clay Flag of Indonesia.svg Janice Tjen3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss2–3Jan 2019ITF New Delhi, IndiaG2Hard Flag of Italy.svg Federica Sacco5–7, 3–6
Loss2–4Jan 2019ITF Kolkata, IndiaG2Clay Flag of Thailand.svg Mai Napatt Nirundorn6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Win3–4Sep 2019ITF Cape Town, South AfricaGAHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Linda Fruhvirtová 6–3, 6–3
Loss3–5Oct 2019ITF Osaka, JapanGAHard Flag of France.svg Diane Parry 2–6, 4–6
Win4–5Jul 2021ITF Milan, ItalyGAClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Nikola Bartůňková 6–3, 6–3

Doubles (3–2)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Oct 2018ITF Alicante, SpainG5Clay Flag of Germany.svg Joelle Lilly Sophie Steur Flag of Russia.svg Maria Dzemeshkevich
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lily Hutchings
6–2, 6–2
Loss1–1Jun 2019ITF Offenbach, GermanyG1Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Annerly Poulos Flag of France.svg Selena Janicijevic
Flag of France.svg Carole Monnet
4–6, 2–6
Loss1–2Sep 2019ITF Cape Town, South AfricaG2Hard Flag of the United States.svg Elvina Kalieva Flag of Poland.svg Weronika Baszak
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matilda Mutavdzic
3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Win2–2Dec 2019ITF Plantation, United StatesGAClay Flag of Belarus.svg Evialina Laskevich Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jada Bui
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Melodie Collard
6–3, 6–7(3), [10–5]
Win3–2Jul 2021ITF Milan, ItalyGAClay Flag of the United States.svg Madison Sieg Flag of Croatia.svg Lucija Ciric Bagaric
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sofia Costoulas
6–4, 4–6, [13–11]

Notes

  1. The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Ladies Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009 to 2011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012–2014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Orange Bowl Girls' Doubles Champion
2019
With: Flag of Belarus.svg Evialina Laskevich
Succeeded by