Alex Eala and Ukrainian Nadiia Kichenok used much of their strength to dispatch Russia’s Polina Kudermetova and Kamilla Rakhimova, 6-3, 7-5, and advance to the semifinal round of the Guangzhou Open in China Friday, Oct. 24. After a spectacular first-set display, the 20-year-old Eala and Kichenok...
Alex Eala finally ended her string of early exits as she and Ukrainian Nadiia Kichenok dominated Tang Qianhui and Emily Appleton, 6-4, 6-2, to book their quarterfinal ticket in the Guangzhou Open in China Thursday, Oct. 23. Vying in the 16-pair field of the WTA 250 doubles event on Chinese soil,...
Alex Eala suffered another early elimination after succumbing to Czech Tereza Valentova, 1-6, 2-6, in the opening round of the WTA 250 Kinoshita Group Japan Open in Osaka Tuesday, Oct. 14. Playing unseeded in the competition where hometown bet Naomi Osaka is the No. 1 seed, Eala was completely...
Tennis sensation Alex Eala captured her breakthrough WTA singles title and served as anchor as Philippine athletes made it a ‘September to remember.’ On a high from her milestone first-round victory at the US Open main draw in August, Eala followed up with her maiden championship run at the...
The supposed match between Filipina ace Alex Eala and Polish player Katarzyna Kawa was suspended due to heavy rain in the Suzhou WTA 125 tournament in China on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Battling for the second time in their careers, the 20-year-old Eala was tied 2-2 with Kawa in the first set with the...
Alex Eala resumed her dominance and crushed Mei Yamaguchi, 6-0, 6-3, to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Jingshan Tennis Open in China on Thursday, Sept. 25. The top-seeded Filipina hardly broke a sweat in outclassing her Japanese rival to strengthen her campaign for another Women 's...
Alex Eala made a sweet recollection of her first WTA crown in Mexico as she prepares for her next tournament in the Jingshan Tennis Open in China slated Sept. 22 to 28. The 20-year-old shared some photos of her victory in Guadalajara where she captured her first-ever WTA 125 title which also...
Alex Eala couldn’t maintain her early surge and succumbed to Indonesia’s Janice Tjen, 4-6, 1-6, in their quarterfinal match at the WTA 250 São Paulo Open early Saturday, Sept. 13 (Philippine time). Riding a seven-match win streak, the 20-year-old Eala looked poised for another victory after...
Alex Eala extended her string of victories after cruising past France’s Yasmine Mansouri, 6-0, 6-2, to advance to the second round of the São Paulo Open in Brazil Wednesday morning, Sept. 10 (Philippine time). Following a title win in the WTA 125 Guadalajara Open in Mexico, the world No. 61 Eala...
Alex Eala received one of the biggest cheers from none other than tennis legend Rafa Nadal following her historic Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) victory at the Guadalajara 125 Open in Mexico over the weekend. In a social media post on Sunday, Sept. 7, the retired former No. 1 Spanish player...
President Marcos hailed Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala for winning her first WTA singles title at the Guadalajara 125 Open and for being the first Filipino to reach the feat. Marcos said in his congratulatory message on Sunday, Sept. 7 that Eala 's victory is a win for the entire Philippines....
Alex Eala shrugged off a lethargic start before demolishing American Kayla Day, 6-2, 6-3, to barge into the finals of the Guadalajara 125 Open early Saturday, Sept. 6 (Philippine time). In a battle of two former US Open girls singles champions, the 20-year-old Eala emerged as the winner after...
