Alex Eala

In thisPhilippine name,themiddle nameor maternalfamily nameisManiegoand the surname or paternal family name isEala.

Alex Eala

Eala in May 2022
Full name	Alexandra Maniego Eala
ITF name	Alexandra Eala
Country (sports)	Philippines
Born	(2005-05-23)23 May 2005 Quezon City,Philippines
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro	March 2020
Plays	Left (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 331,979
Singles
Career record	133–79
Career titles	4ITF
Highest ranking	No. 155 (15 July 2024)
Current ranking	No. 155 (15 July 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q1 (2023,2024)
French Open	Q3 (2024)
Wimbledon	Q3 (2024)
Doubles
Career record	33–27
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 239 (06 May 2024)
Current ranking	No. 245 (15 July 2024)
Medal record Women'stennis RepresentingthePhilippines Asian Games 2022 Hangzhou Singles 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles Southeast Asian Games 2021 Vietnam Singles 2021 Vietnam Mixed doubles 2021 Vietnam Team
Last updated on: 20 July 2024.

Alexandra Maniego Eala(born May 23, 2005) is a Filipina professionaltennisplayer. She has a career-high singles ranking by theWTAof world No. 155, achieved on 15 July 2024. She is the highest-ranked Filipino female singles player inWTA Tourhistory, surpassingMaricris Gentz,who peaked at No. 284 on 18 October 1999.

Eala was the No. 2 rankedITF junioron October 6, 2020.Eala won her first junior singles title at the2022 US Open,making her the first Filipino player to win a juniorGrand Slamsingles title.

Personal life

Her mother Rosemarie "Rizza" Maniego-Eala is a1985 Southeast Asian Gamesbronze medalist in the100-meter backstrokeand currently serves as thechief financial officerofGlobe Telecom.She is the niece ofPhilippine Sports Commissionchairperson and formerPhilippine Basketball AssociationcommissionerNoli Eala.Her brother, Michael (Miko), plays tennis for thePennsylvania State UniversityNittany Lions. She has been a student of theRafa Nadal AcademyinManacor(Mallorca, Spain), since she was 12 years old.

Career

Juniors

Grand Slam performance - singles:

• Australian Open: 3R (2020)
• French Open: SF (2020)
• Wimbledon: 2R (2021)
• US Open:W(2022)

Grand Slam performance - doubles:

• Australian Open:W(2020)
• French Open:W(2021)
• Wimbledon: 2R (2021)
• US Open: SF (2021)

2018

At the age of 12, Eala won the 2018Les Petit As14-and-under tournament, beatingLinda Noskováin the finals.She made her juniorGrand Slamdebut at the2019 US Open.She was named the2019 Milo Junior Athlete of the Year.

2020: First junior doubles title

Eala won the2020 Australian girls' doublesevent, partneringPriska Madelyn Nugroho.They defeatedŽiva Falknerand Matilda Mutavdzic in the final.

Eala peaked in the junior rankings at No. 2, after reaching the semifinals at the 2020French Open girls' singlescompetition.

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 partnerOksana Selekhmetevacaptured the French Open girls' doubles title Saturday. They were the top seeds in the tournament, won after knocking outMaria Bondarenkoof Russia andAmarissa Kiara Tóthof Hungary, 6–0, 7–5, in the final.

2022: First junior Grand Slam singles title

On 11 September, Eala became the first Filipino to win ajuniorGrand Slam singles championship and the only Filipino with multiple junior Grand Slam titles. She defeated the No. 2 seed,Lucie Havlíčkováof the Czech Republic, in thegirls' singles finalof theUS Openat theUSTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centerin New York.

Professional

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

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

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

She received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of theMiami Openwhere she lost toViktória Kužmováin a three-set battle in the first round.

Eala made her first ITF doubles final at the $25kPlatja d'Aroin Spain, playing withOksana Selekhmeteva.They lost to Lithuania'sJustina Mikulskytėand RomanianOana Georgeta Simion,3–6, 5–7.

In August 2021, she made herWTA Tourmain-draw debut at the2021 Winners Openin Cluj-Napoca, Romania after receiving a wildcard. In her first match, she defeatedPaula Ormaecheain straight sets. In the next match, she lost toMayar 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 in2022 Miami Openbefore losing toMadison Brenglein the first round.

In 2023, Eala made her debut in the qualifying draw of theAustralian Openbut she lost her first qualifying match toMisaki Doiin a tight three-setter. Her next appearance was at theHua Hin Championshipwhere she beatHan XinyunandKristina Dmitrukin straight sets to reach the main draw. In her first-round match, she fell toTatjana Maria. She received wildcards for the main draw at the2023 Miami Openand at the2023 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. At theAsian Games,she won two bronze medals, one in the women's singles and the second in the mixed doubles withFrancis Alcantara.

She received wildcards for the qualifying draw at the2024 Miami Open,and for the main draw at theMadrid Open.During the 2024 Miami Open, she stunned former world No. 5, Sara Errani, during the first round of qualifying winning in straight sets.However, in the second round of qualifying, she suffered cramps and lost toEmiliana Arango.At the2024 Mutua Madrid Open,she recorded her first WTA 1000 win overLesia Tsurenko.She then lost in a tight three-set match against 27th seedSorana Cirstea.

Eala entered the qualifying rounds of the 2024 French Open where she managed to beat YeXin Ma 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 number 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.

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.

Singles

Current after the 2024 Wimbledon Championships.

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	Q1	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	A	A	Q3	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	A	A	A	Q3	0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 0	0–0	–
WTA 1000
Dubai/Qatar Open	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Indian Wells Open	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Miami Open	Q1	1R	1R	Q2	0 / 2	0–2	0%
Madrid Open	A	Q1	1R	2R	1 / 2	1–2	33%
Italian Open	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Canadian Open	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Cincinnati Open	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Wuhan Open	NH		A		0 / 0	0–0	–
China Open	NH		A		0 / 0	0–0	–
Career statistics
Tournaments	1	1	3	1	Career total: 5
Overall win–loss	1–1	0–1	0–3		0 / 5	1–5	33%
Win %	50%	0%	0%		Career total: 33%
Year-end ranking	529	219	205		$64,590

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend W100 tournaments (0-0) W60 tournaments (0–1) W40 tournaments (0–1) W25 tournaments (3–1) W15 tournaments (1–0)

Finals by surface Hard (4–3)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 2021	ITF Manacor, Spain	W15	Hard	Yvonne Cavallé Reimers	5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win	2–0	Apr 2022	ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand	W25	Hard	Luksika Kumkhum	6–4, 6–2
Loss	2–1	Jun 2022	ITF Madrid Open,Spain	W60	Hard	Marina Bassols Ribera	4–6, 5–7
Win	3–1	Jun 2023	ITF Yecla, Spain	W25	Hard	Valentina Ryser	6–3, 7–5
Win	4–1	Aug 2023	ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom	W25	Hard	Arina Rodionova	6–2, 6–3
Loss	4–2	Aug 2023	ITF Aldershot, United Kingdom	W25	Hard	Destanee Aiava	6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Loss	4–3	Nov 2023	ITF Pétange, Luxembourg	W40	Hard (i)	Océane Dodin	1–6, 5–7

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)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2021	ITF Platja d'Aro, Spain	W25	Clay	Oksana Selekhmeteva	Oana Georgeta Simion Justina Mikulskytė	3–6, 5–7
Win	1–1	Jan 2024	ITF Pune Open, India	W50	Hard	Darja Semeņistaja	Naiktha Bains Fanny Stollár	7–6(8),6–3
Win	2–1	Mar 2024	Open de Seine-et-Marne,France	W75	Hard (i)	Estelle Cascino	Maia Lumsden Jessika Ponchet	7–5, 7–6(4)
Win	3–1	Jul 2024	Open Araba en Femenino,Spain	W100	Hard		Lia Karatancheva Darja Semeņistaja	6–3, 2–6, [10–4]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (title)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	2022	US Open	Hard	Lucie Havlíčková	6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2020	Australian Open	Hard	Priska Madelyn Nugroho	Živa Falkner Matilda Mutavdzic	6–1, 6–2
Win	2021	French Open	Clay	Oksana Selekhmeteva	Maria Bondarenko 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)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2018	ITF Jakarta, Indonesia	G4	Hard	Priska Madelyn Nugroho	2–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win	1–1	Oct 2018	ITF Alicante, Spain	G5	Clay	Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro	6–2, 6–3
Win	2–1	Nov 2018	ITF Makati City, Philippines	G4	Clay	Dasha Plekhanova	6–4, 6–2
Loss	2–2	Nov 2018	ITF Manila, Philippines	G4	Clay	Janice Tjen	3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss	2–3	Jan 2019	ITF New Delhi, India	G2	Hard	Federica Sacco	5–7, 3–6
Loss	2–4	Jan 2019	ITF Kolkata, India	G2	Clay	Mai Napatt Nirundorn	6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Win	3–4	Sep 2019	ITF Cape Town, South Africa	GA	Hard	Linda Fruhvirtová	6–3, 6–3
Loss	3–5	Oct 2019	ITF Osaka, Japan	GA	Hard	Diane Parry	2–6, 4–6
Win	4–5	Jul 2021	ITF Milan, Italy	GA	Clay	Nikola Bartůňková	6–3, 6–3

Doubles (3–2)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2018	ITF Alicante, Spain	G5	Clay	Joelle Lilly Sophie Steur	Maria Dzemeshkevich Lily Hutchings	6–2, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Jun 2019	ITF Offenbach, Germany	G1	Clay	Annerly Poulos	Selena Janicijevic Carole Monnet	4–6, 2–6
Loss	1–2	Sep 2019	ITF Cape Town, South Africa	G2	Hard	Elvina Kalieva	Weronika Baszak Matilda Mutavdzic	3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Win	2–2	Dec 2019	ITF Plantation, United States	GA	Clay	Evialina Laskevich	Jada Bui Melodie Collard	6–3, 6–7(3),[10–5]
Win	3–2	Jul 2021	ITF Milan, Italy	GA	Clay	Madison Sieg	Lucija Ciric Bagaric Sofia Costoulas	6–4, 4–6, [13–11]

External links

• Alexandra Ealaat theWomen's Tennis Association
• Alexandra Ealaat theInternational Tennis Federation