Photo from Rafa Nadal Academy A second pro title remained elusive for Alex Eala as the Filipino teen star bowed out in the third leg of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) W15 Manacor after losing to Oksana Selekhmeteva of Russia, 6-2, 6-3, in the quarterfinals on Friday night (Philippine...
Photo From Rafa Nadal Academy Alex Eala dug deep in surviving German qualifier Silvia Ambrosio, 7-6 (3), 1-6, 6-3, to barge into the quarterfinals of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) W15 Manacor in Spain early Friday. The 15-year-old PH junior bet endured a close opening-frame duel and...
Photo from Rafa Nadal Academy Alex Eala returned to court with a dominating first-round victory in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women’s World Tennis Tour W15 Manacor event in Spain Wednesday night. Eala blasted unseeded Spaniard Ana Lantigua de la Nuez, 6-0, 6-2, to jumpstart her...
Alex Eala Alex Eala gets another crack at a pro title when she competes in the third leg of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women’s World Tennis Tour competition in Manacor, Spain this week. The 15-year-old PH rising star made it to the 32-player main draw as a junior reserve in the...
Teen sensation Alex Eala broke into the top 1000 of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings following a string of impressive finishes including winning her first pro title two weeks back. Eala, 15, jumped from No. 1190 to 942 this week, owing to her title victory in the first leg of the...
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Alex Eala’s fairytale run at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women’s World Tennis Tour ended Friday night after yielding to a more experienced player in the quarterfinals of the W15 Manacor in Spain. The 15-year-old PH junior player succumbed to seventh seed Ylena In-Albon of...
Photo from Rafa Nadal Academy Teen wonder Alex Eala continued her rampage in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women’s World Tennis Tour after cruising into the quarterfinals of the W15 Manacor event in Spain Thursday night. Still in cloud nine from her three-set upset victory over second...
Photo from Rafa Nadal Academy Rising junior player Alex Eala continued to make heads turn in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour after stunning her seeded rival in the second leg of the W15 Manacor event in Spain late Wednesday. Three days after capturing her first pro title...
Rising tennis player Alex Eala guns for a second pro title this week when she competes in the second leg of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Rafa Nadal Academy World Tennis Tour in Manacor, Spain. Eala is entered as a junior reserve in the $15,000 event where she is bracketed in the lower...
Photo from Rafa Nadal Academy Tennis superstar Rafael Nadal congratulated Filipino junior sensation Alex Eala for winning her first women’s professional title over the weekend. The 20-time Grand Slam singles champion posted a picture of the 15-year-old rising star on his Instagram account,...
Photo from Rafa Nadal Academy Junior teen sensation Alex Eala overcame an opening-set hiccup and bested Spain’s Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, for her first women’s pro title at the International Tennis Federation (ITF) W15 Manacor in Spain Sunday. The victory came more than two hours...
