Alexandra Eala was born on May 23,2005 and is a Filipino tennis player.
22 Facts About Alex Eala
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Alex Eala has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association of 214, achieved on October 31,2022.
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Alex Eala is the highest-ranked Filipino female singles player in WTA Tour history, surpassing Maricris Gentz, who peaked at No 284 on October 18,1999.
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Alex 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.
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Alex Eala's 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.
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Alex Eala is the niece of Philippine Sports Commission chairperson and former Philippine Basketball Association commissioner Noli Eala.
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Alex Eala has been a student of the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar in Manacor, since she was 12 years old.
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At the age of 12, Alex Eala won the 2018 Les Petit As 14-and-under tournament, beating Linda Noskova in the finals.
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Alex Eala made her junior Grand Slam debut at the 2019 US Open.
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Alex Eala was named the 2019 Milo Junior Athlete of the Year.
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Alex Eala won the 2020 Australian girls' doubles event, partnering Priska Madelyn Nugroho.
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Alex Eala peaked in the junior rankings at No 2, after reaching the semifinals at the 2020 French Open girls' singles competition.
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Alex Eala paid tribute to her roots on Independence Day following another major triumph, this time on the clay court in Paris.
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On September 11,2022, Alex Eala became the first Filipino to win a junior Grand Slam singles championship and the only Filipino with multiple junior Grand Slam titles.
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Alex Eala defeated the No 2 seed, Lucie Havlickova 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.
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Alex Eala made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit on March 4,2020, as she played in the $15k event at Monastir, Tunisia where she won her first professional match.
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Alex Eala leaped to the top 1000 in the WTA rankings, after winning the title at the first leg of the $15k Manacor event in Spain in January 2021.
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Alex Eala received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the Miami Open where she lost to Viktoria Kuzmova in a three-set battle in the first round.
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Alex Eala made her first ITF doubles final at the $25k Platja d'Aro in Spain, playing with Oksana Selekhmeteva.
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Alex Eala received a wildcard for her Masters 1000 debut in Miami.
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Alex Eala lost to Madison Brengle in the first round in straight sets.
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Alex Eala made her debut in the qualifying draw of the Australian Open; she lost her first match to Misaki Doi in a tight three-setter.