Alexandra Maniego Eala[a] (born May 23, 2005) is a Filipino professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 50 on 3 November 2025, making her the highest-ranked Filipino in tour history. She is also the first Filipino to break into the top 50, defeat multiple top-5 players and major champions, and reach a tour-level final in the Open Era.
Eala reached an ITF junior ranking of No. 2 on 6 October 2020 and became the first Filipino to win a junior Grand Slam title by claiming the girls' singles crown at the 2022 US Open.
At age 12, Eala won the 2018 Les Petits As tournament.[10] In October, she claimed her first under-18 title at the ITF Trofeo David Ferrer tournament in Alicante, Spain, winning both singles and doubles (with Joelle Lilly Sophie Steur).[11]
In 2021, Eala captured her second junior major doubles title at the French Open, teaming up with Oksana Selekhmeteva.[16] The following July, she dominated the 61st Trofeo Bonfiglio in Milan, clinching both the singles and doubles crowns alongside Madison Sieg.[17] At Wimbledon, Eala advanced to the second round,[18] and later that year, she reached the quarterfinals of the US Open.[19] Her breakthrough came in 2022, when she claimed her first junior Grand Slam singles title.[20]
2020–2024: Professional debut
In March 2020, Eala made her ITF debut at the W15 Monastir series of tournaments in Tunisia, winning her first professional match.[21] In January 2021, Eala, as the youngest and lowest-seeded junior reserve, won the W15 Manacor final in Spain and subsequently entered the WTA top 1000 rankings.[22] She received a wildcard to the 2021 Miami Open qualifiers in March but lost in the tournament's first round.[23] At the W25 Platja d'Aro event, she reached her first ITF doubles final (with Oksana Selekhmeteva).[24]
Eala made her WTA Tour debut as a wildcard at the 2021 Romanian Open, becoming the first Filipino to win a tour-level match, before losing in the second round.[25] She received another wildcard into the main draw of the 2022 Miami Open, where she was eliminated at the first round.[26] In 2023, she participated in her first professional Grand Slam, losing in the qualifying round of the Australian Open.[27] She received wildcards to the Miami Open and Madrid Open and qualified for the Thailand Open, exiting in the first round of all three tournaments.[28][29][30] Despite earlier setbacks, she broke into the WTA top 200 on August 28 and climbed to a career-high No. 191 on September 18, following a second-round finish at the ITF W100 Tokyo[31] and a first-round appearance at the WTA 250 Japan Open in Osaka.[32][33]
Eala began 2025 by reaching the semifinals of the Canberra International. Ranked No. 140, Eala was awarded a wildcard for the Miami Open, where she defeated Jeļena Ostapenko, Madison Keys, and Iga Świątek before losing to Jessica Pegula in the semifinals.[36] Eala became the first Filipino to reach a WTA 1000 semifinal, defeat a major champion at tour level, and beat three major champions in straight sets as a wildcard at a single event.[37] On March 31, 2025, she entered the WTA's top 100, ranking at No. 75.[38]
On clay, she exited in the second round of the Oeiras Ladies Open, then fell in the same round at the Madrid Open. While Eala exited in the first round of the Italian Open, she reached the doubles quarterfinals with Coco Gauff. Eala debuted at the French Open with a first-round singles loss but reached the second round in doubles.[39][40]
During the North American hard court swing, Eala lost in the first round of the Canadian Open.[42] At the US Open, she defeated Clara Tauson to become the first Filipino to win a Grand Slam main draw match,[43] before falling to Cristina Bucșa in the second round.[44]
Seeded second, Eala won her first WTA 125 title at the Guadalajara Open, defeating Panna Udvardy in the final and becoming the first Filipino to win a WTA singles title.[45] She later reached the quarterfinals of the Sao Paolo Open, where she lost to Janice Tjen.[46]
In Asia, Eala reached the semifinals of the Jingshan Open, where she lost to eventual champion Lulu Sun.[47] She followed with a quarterfinal run at the Suzhou Open, falling to Viktorija Golubic.[48] She exited in Wuhan qualifying and suffered first-round losses in Osaka and Guangzhou.[39] In doubles, she reached the Guangzhou semifinals with Lyudmyla Kichenok and advanced to the second round in Hong Kong.[40]
Eala finished the season ranked No. 50 in the world, the highest singles ranking ever achieved by a player from the Philippines.[49]
Eala has played for the Philippines in international events. She competed at the 2021 SEA Games (postponed to 2022), winning bronze medals in the women's singles, women's team, and mixed doubles.[50] At the 2022 Asian Games (postponed to 2023), Eala earned bronze medals in the women's singles and mixed doubles.[51]
Eala signed her first endorsement deal at eight years old, becoming an ambassador for Filipino telecommunications company Globe.[53] Starting from her junior career, she has been sponsored by French tennis brand Babolat.[54][55] In 2019, she signed a sponsorship deal to represent Nike.[56] In 2022, Eala was announced as an endorser for Filipino bank BPI.[57][58] She has appeared on fashion spreads and magazine covers, including those of the November 2022 issue of Vogue Philippines and the January 2025 issue of Tatler Philippines.[59][60]
In July 2025, for her Wimbledon debut, Nike gifted Eala with a hair tie designed in the form of a sampaguita blossom, the national flower of the Philippines.[61][62] During the same month, Eala was announced as a brand ambassador for Filipino juice brand Locally.[63] In August, Nike released an Eala-inspired limited edition shirt designed by Filipino artist Georgina Camus, featuring the "national flower of the Philippines overlaid on the All England Lawn Tennis Club's grass courts".[64][65]
Accolades
Eala with Philippine Ambassador to Spain Philippe Lhuillier in April 2025
Awarded by the Philippine Sportswriters Association, Eala has been recognized as a seven-time honoree (2019–2024, 2026) for her "outstanding" achievements in tennis at the PSA Annual Awards.[66] In 2021, Tatler Asia included Eala in its annual list of Asia's most influential people.[67] In April 2025, she was awarded the Premios Tanglaw trophy by the Philippine embassy in Madrid for her contributions to strengthening Philippines–Spain relations.[68]
Performance timeline
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(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.[69]
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