Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Alexandra Eala

How Alexandra Eala built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.

Alexandra Eala is a Filipino professional tennis player. Achieving a career-high singles ranking of No. 56 by the WTA, she is the highest-ranked Filipino player in WTA Tour history and the first from the Philippines to break into the top 100 in the WTA Rankings. Additionally, Eala is the first Filipino player to defeat multiple top-5 players and Grand Slam champions, also the first to reach a tour-level final in the Open Era.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements Success & Recognition

2018: Les Petit As Tournament Win

In 2018, at the age of 12, Alexandra Eala won the Les Petit As 14-and-under tournament, defeating Linda Nosková in the finals.

2019: Nike Sponsorship

In 2019, Alexandra Eala signed a sponsorship deal to represent Nike.

March 2020: ITF Women's Circuit Debut

In March 2020, Alexandra Eala made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit at the $15k event in Monastir, Tunisia, winning her first professional match.

October 6, 2020: ITF junior ranking

On October 6, 2020, Eala achieved an ITF junior combined ranking of No. 2.

2020: Australian Open Girls' Doubles Win

In 2020, Alexandra Eala, partnering with Priska Madelyn Nugroho, won the Australian Open girls' doubles event, defeating Živa Falkner and Matilda Mutavdzic in the final.

January 2021: WTA Top 1000 Ranking and Miami Open Qualifying

In January 2021, Alexandra Eala entered the top 1,000 in the WTA rankings after winning the title at the $15k Manacor event in Spain. She also received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the Miami Open.

August 2021: WTA Tour Main-Draw Debut

In August 2021, Alexandra Eala made her WTA Tour main-draw debut at the 2021 Winners Open in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, where she defeated Paula Ormaechea in the first round before losing to Mayar Sherif in the second round.

2021: French Open Girls' Doubles Title

In 2021, Alexandra Eala and Oksana Selekhmeteva won the girls' doubles title at the French Open, defeating Maria Bondarenko and Amarissa Kiara Tóth in the final.

2021: Eala represents Philippines at the SEA Games

In 2021, Alexandra Eala represented the Philippines at the SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, which was postponed to May 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 2022: SEA Games Bronze Medals

In May 2022, representing the Philippines at the SEA Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, Alexandra Eala earned three bronze medals in the women's team, mixed doubles (with Treat Huey), and women's singles events.

September 2022: US Open Junior Grand Slam Singles Championship

In September 2022, Alexandra Eala won the US Open girls' singles final against Lucie Havlíčková, becoming the first Filipino player to win a junior Grand Slam singles championship and the only Filipino with multiple junior major titles.

2022: US Open girls' singles title

In 2022, Eala won the girls' singles title at the US Open, becoming the first Filipino player to win a junior major title.

August 2023: Enters Top 200

In August 2023, Alexandra Eala entered the top 200 in the WTA rankings.

September 18, 2023: Career-High Ranking

On September 18, 2023, Alexandra Eala reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 191.

July 22, 2024: Career-High Ranking in Singles and Doubles

On July 22, 2024, Alexandra Eala reached a new career-high ranking in both singles and doubles, at world No. 143 and No. 208 respectively.

2024: 2024 Season Highlights

In 2024, Alexandra Eala reached the semifinals in doubles at the Canberra Tennis International with Laura Pigossi. She received wildcards for the qualifying draw at the Miami Open and the main draw at the Madrid Open. She defeated Sara Errani at the Miami Open and recorded her first WTA 1000 win over Lesia Tsurenko at the Madrid Open.

2024: Billie Jean King Cup debut

In late 2024, Alexandra Eala made her Billie Jean King Cup debut for the Philippines at Asia Oceania Group III and helped the team secure promotion to Division II.

March 31, 2025: Top 100 Debut and Miami Open Success

On March 31, 2025, Alexandra Eala made her debut in the top 100 of the WTA rankings at world No. 75. She also reached her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal and semifinal at the Miami Open, defeating Madison Keys and Iga Świątek. She became the first Filipino in WTA Tour history to reach the semifinal stage.

April 2025: Premios Tanglaw Trophy

In April 2025, Alexandra Eala was awarded the Premios Tanglaw trophy by the Philippine embassy in Madrid for her contributions to strengthening Philippines–Spain relations.

June 30, 2025: Career-high WTA singles ranking

On June 30, 2025, Alexandra Eala achieved a career-high singles ranking of No. 56 by the WTA, becoming the highest-ranked Filipino player in WTA Tour history and the first Filipino player to reach the top 100 in the WTA Rankings.

2025: 2025 Grass Season

In 2025, Alexandra Eala competed in the WTA 125 Birmingham Open and Ilkley Open. She reached the finals of the Eastbourne Open, becoming the first Filipino to reach the finals of a WTA Tour event, and competed in the Wimbledon Championships.