Alex Eala is eyeing a much-needed breakthrough on clay as she turns her focus to the upcoming WTA 1000 event in Rome slated on May 5 to 17. The 20-year-old Filipina standout has opted to skip this week’s WTA125 Catalonia Open, choosing instead to fine-tune her preparation for the higher-stakes...
Tennis ace Alex Eala returns to clay action when she guns for a better finish in the WTA 125 Catalonia Open slated April 27 to May 3. The 20-year-old Eala targets her second WTA 125 crown in the tournament that features 32 players headlined by world No. 25 Filipina-Canadian Leylah Fernandez and...
Alex Eala suffered another exit in clay after yielding in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open on Friday, April 24. The Filipina ace couldn’t muster her might in overcoming world No. 21 Elise Mertens, absorbing a 2-6, 1-6 loss in this Women’s Tennis Association (WTA1000) tournament....
Alex Eala and Zeynep Sonmez overpowered Chan Hao-ching and Fanny Stollar, 6-2, 6-2, to jumpstart their doubles campaign in the Mutua Madrid Open on Thursday, April 23 (Philippine time). The Filipina-Turkish pair, who are also off-court friends, displayed their chemistry as they dictated the pace...
Alex Eala is facing a familiar rival in the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open after a dominant 6-3, 6-3 victory over veteran qualifier Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Wednesday night, April 22 (Philippine time). The win, which saw the unseeded Filipina ace come out blazing against her seasoned yet...
Alex Eala dispatched veteran qualifier Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-3, 6-3, to kick off her Mutua Madrid Open in style on Wednesday, April 22. Looking to regain her rhythm after early exits in her previous two tournaments, the unseeded Filipina came out firing and overpowered her seasoned but...
Alex Eala opens her campaign at the Mutua Madrid Open with a first-round clash with qualifier Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Wednesday night, April 22 (Philippine time). Match time is set for no earlier than 7 p.m., with unseeded Eala aiming to come out strong and build momentum in her clay campaign...
Alex Eala attended the 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards on Monday, April 20, at Cibeles Palace in Madrid, Spain. In a social media post from Laureus Sport and Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), Eala graced the red carpet and captivated the crowd wearing a Filipiniana ensemble. Fellow athletes like...
Alex Eala hopes to pick up pace after a slow start in the clay court season when she competes in the Mutua Madrid Open this week in Spain. The unseeded Eala is drawing strength from a slight improvement of her career ranking, climbing a notch to No. 44 this week ahead of her first-round clash with...
Alex Eala ramps up her preparations for the 2026 French Open as she commits to another Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) event to fine-tune her clay court form. The 20-year-old Filipina ace is listed in the Parma Ladies Open in Italy set May 11 to 17, just two weeks before the clay court Grand...
Alex Eala’s early clay court campaign hit a rough stretch after back-to-back early setbacks, including a 6-1, 6-4 first-round loss to Leylah Fernandez at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany on Tuesday, April 14. Coming off a promising run on hard courts, Eala found herself...
Alex Eala saw her campaign at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix come to an abrupt end after absorbing a 1-6, 4-6, loss to Leylah Fernandez in the opening round on Wednesday, April 15, in Stuttgart, Germany. In a battle of two left-handers, the 25th-ranked Fernandez -- a Canadian of Filipino descent --...
