Alex Eala Alex Eala fell short in the crunch and yielded to third seed Simona Waltert, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5, in the opening round of the W15 Manacor tournament in Spain Wednesdya night, March 10. Eala, who earned a main draw berth as a junior reserve, squandered a 4-1 lead in the third set to make an...
Alex Eala Philippines’ top junior player Alex Eala takes on a familiar Swiss foe when she competes in the W15 Manacor tournament in Spain on Wednesday. Eala, who earned a main draw berth as a junior reserve, will clash with third seed Simona Waltert in the opening round of the 32-player field....
Alex Eala lost steam in the critical moments of the deciding third set and yielded to Croatian third seed Jana Fett, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, in the second round of the W25 Manacor tournament in Spain Thursday night, March 4. Eala rallied from a 5-3 third-set deficit to 5-all but failed to sustain her charge...
Alex Eala pounded Swiss opponent Simona Waltert, 6-1, 6-4, to jumpstart her title bid in the ITF Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar World Tennis Tour in Manacor, Spain Wednesday, March 3. The 15-year-old Eala, who is only in her third appearance at a $25,000 event, waxed hot in the opening set before...
Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook account Teen wonder Alex Eala hopes her meeting with her tennis idol would give her more motivation when she competes in the opening round of the $25,000 ITF Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar World Tennis Tour in Manacor, Spain Wednesday afternoon in Manila, March 3. In...
Teen sensation Alex Eala gets another shot at a $25,000 tournament when she competes in the ITF Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar World Tennis Tour in Manacor, Spain on Wednesday. The 15-year-old Eala, who earned a main draw berth as a junior exempt, will be facing Switzerland’s Simona Waltert in...
Alex Eala Teen star Alex Eala continues to rise in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Tour singles rankings with a new career-high placing. In Monday’s rankings release, the 15-year-old PH bet jumped 140 notches to No. 763 due to her impressive quarterfinals finishes in the third leg of the...
Miko Eala (From Rafa Nadal Academy) Miko Eala debuted in the US NCAA with a hard-earned singles victory for Pennsylvania State men’s tennis team Friday (Saturday in Manila). Miko, the 18-year-old older brother of junior rising star Alex Eala, squeaked past University of Illinois’ Kweisi...
Photo from ITF Filipino tennis sensation Alex Eala suffered another heartbreaking quarterfinal defeat after falling to unseeded Polish opponent Maja Chwalinska, 0-6, 4-6, in W25 Grenoble in France Friday, Feb. 12 (Friday night, Manila time). Tied at 4-4 in the second set, Chwalinska showed who's...
Filipino tennis prodigy Alex Eala eyes to continue her winning ways when she faces unseeded Maja Chwalinska of Poland in the quarterfinals of the W25 Grenoble event in France Friday, Feb. 12 (Friday night, Manila time). It will be a battle of the young guns anew as Eala, 15, meets Chwalinska, 19,...
Alex Eala Rising teen star Alex Eala gets a shot at a $25,0000 pro tournament when she competes in the W25 Grenoble event in France this week. This would only be Eala’s second appearance at a $25,000 tournament where she will be facing higher-ranked players compared to her previous $15,000...
Alex Eala got a financial boost in her young tennis career after receiving a $25,000 (P1.2 million) grant from the International Tennis Federation’s (ITF) junior grant program of 2021. This year, the initiative benefitted 15 junior players including Eala, as it enables eligible players to receive...
