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Eala is the highest-ranked Filipino female singles player in WTA Tour history, surpassing Maricris Gentz, who peaked at No. 284 on October 18, 1999.[2] Eala won her first junior singles title at the 2022 US Open, making her the first Filipino player to win a junior Grand Slam singles title.Table of ContentsPersonal life[edit]Junior career[edit]2018[edit]2020: First junior doubles title[edit]2021: Second junior doubles title[edit]2022: First junior Grand Slam singles title[edit]Professional career[edit]2020: Professional career debut[edit]2021: First ITF senior title, top 1000 & WTA debut[edit]2022: Masters 1000 debut[edit]2023: Grand Slam debut[edit]Performance timeline[edit]Singles[edit]ITF Circuit finals[edit]Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[edit]Doubles: 1 (runner\u2013up)[edit]Junior Grand Slam finals[edit]Singles: 1 (title)[edit]Doubles: 2 (2 titles)[edit]ITF Junior finals[edit]Singles 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)[edit]Doubles 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Personal life[edit]Her mother Rosemarie “Rizza” Maniego-Eala is a 1985 Southeast Asian Games bronze medalist in the 100-meter backstroke and currently serves as the chief financial officer of Globe Telecom. She is the niece of Philippine Sports Commission chairperson and former Philippine Basketball Association commissioner Noli Eala. Her brother, Michael (Miko), plays tennis for the Pennsylvania State University.[3]She has been a student of the Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar in Manacor (Mallorca, Spain), since she was 12 years old.[4]Junior career[edit] Grand Slam performance – singles:Australian Open: 3R (2020)French Open: SF (2020)Wimbledon: 2R (2021)US Open: W (2022) Grand Slam performance – doubles:Australian Open: W (2020)French Open: W (2021)Wimbledon: 2R (2021)US Open: SF (2021)2018[edit]At the age of 12, Eala won the 2018 Les Petit As 14-and-under tournament, beating Linda Noskov\u00e1 in the finals.[5] She made her junior Grand Slam debut at the 2019 US Open.[6] She was named the 2019 Milo Junior Athlete of the Year. [7]2020: First junior doubles title[edit]Eala won the 2020 Australian girls’ doubles event, partnering Priska Madelyn Nugroho. They defeated \u017diva Falkner and Matilda Mutavdzic in the final.[8]Eala peaked in the junior rankings at No. 2, after reaching the semifinals at the 2020 French Open girls’ singles competition.[9]2021: Second junior doubles title[edit]Eala paid tribute to her roots on Independence Day following another major triumph, this time on the clay court in Paris. Eala and her Russian partner Oksana Selekhmeteva captured the French Open girls’ doubles title Saturday. They were the top seeds in the tournament, won after knocking out Maria Bondarenko of Russia and Amarissa Kiara T\u00f3th of Hungary, 6\u20130, 7\u20135, in the final.[10]2022: First junior Grand Slam singles title[edit]On September 11, 2022, Eala became the first Filipino to win a junior Grand Slam singles championship and the only Filipino with multiple junior Grand Slam titles. She defeated the No. 2 seed, Lucie Havlickova of the Czech Republic, in the girls’ singles final of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York.[11]Professional career[edit]2020: Professional career debut[edit]Eala made her debut on the ITF Women’s Circuit on March 4, 2020, as she played in the $15k event at Monastir, Tunisia where she won her first professional match.[12]2021: First ITF senior title, top 1000 & WTA debut[edit]She leaped to the top 1000 in the WTA rankings, after winning the title at the first leg of the $15k Manacor event in Spain in January 2021.[13]She received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the Miami Open where she lost to Vikt\u00f3ria Ku\u017emov\u00e1 in a three-set battle in the first round.Eala made her first ITF doubles final at the $25k Platja d\u2019Aro in Spain, playing with Oksana Selekhmeteva. They lost to Lithuania\u2019s Justina Mikulskyte and Romanian Oana Georgeta Simion, 3-6, 5-7.[14]In August, she made her WTA Tour main-draw debut in 2021 Winners Open in Cluj-Napoca, Romania by receiving a wildcard. On her first match, she defeated Paula Ormaechea in straight sets. On her next match, she lost to Mayar Sherif, in straight sets.2022: Masters 1000 debut[edit]She received a wildcard for her Masters 1000 debut in Miami. She lost to Madison Brengle in the first round in straight sets.2023: Grand Slam debut[edit]Eala made her debut in the qualifying draw of the Australian Open; she lost her first match to Misaki Doi in a tight three-setter. Her next appearance was at the Hua Hin Championship, where she beat Han Xinyun and Kristina Dmitruk in straight sets to reach the main draw. In her first-round match, she fell to Tatjana Maria.Performance timeline[edit]KeyW\u00a0F\u00a0SFQF#RRRQ#P#DNQAZ#POGSBNMSNTIPNH(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis\/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic\/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won \/ competed); (W\u2013L) win\u2013loss record.To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player’s participation has ended.Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup\/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win\u2013loss records.Singles[edit]Current after the 2023 Thailand Open.ITF Circuit finals[edit]Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[edit]Legend$100,000 tournaments$80,000 tournaments$60,000 tournaments (0\u20131)$25,000 tournaments (1\u20130)$15,000 tournaments (1\u20130)Finals by surfaceHard (2\u20131)Clay (0\u20130)Grass (0\u20130)Carpet (0\u20130)ResultW\u2013L\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Date\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1\u20130Jan 2021ITF Manacor, Spain15,000Hard Yvonne Cavall\u00e9 Reimers5\u20137, 6\u20131, 6\u20132Win2\u20130Apr 2022ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand25,000Hard Luksika Kumkhum6\u20134, 6\u20132Loss2\u20131Jun 2022ITF Madrid Open, Spain60,000Hard Marina Bassols Ribera4\u20136, 5\u20137Doubles: 1 (runner\u2013up)[edit]Legend$100,000 tournaments$80,000 tournaments$60,000 tournaments$25,000 tournaments$15,000 tournamentsFinals by surfaceHard (0\u20130)Clay (0\u20131)Grass (0\u20130)Carpet (0\u20130)Junior Grand Slam finals[edit]Singles: 1 (title)[edit]Doubles: 2 (2 titles)[edit]ITF Junior finals[edit]LegendGrade AGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Singles 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)[edit]ResultW\u2013L\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Date\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0\u20131Jul 2018ITF Jakarta, IndonesiaG4Hard Priska Madelyn Nugroho2\u20136, 6\u20134, 1\u20136Win1\u20131Oct 2018ITF Alicante, SpainG5Clay J\u00e9ssica Bouzas Maneiro6\u20132, 6\u20133Win2\u20131Nov 2018ITF Makati City, PhilippinesG4Clay Dasha Plekhanova6\u20134, 6\u20132Loss2\u20132Nov 2018ITF Manila, PhilippinesG4Clay Janice Tjen3\u20136, 6\u20132, 5\u20137Loss2\u20133Jan 2019ITF New Delhi, IndiaG2Hard Federica Sacco5\u20137, 3\u20136Loss2\u20134Jan 2019ITF Kolkata, IndiaG2Clay Mai Napatt Nirundorn6\u20132, 3\u20136, 2\u20136Win3\u20134Sep 2019ITF Cape Town, South AfricaGAHard Linda Fruhvirtov\u00e16\u20133, 6\u20133Loss3\u20135Oct 2019ITF Osaka, JapanGAHard Diane Parry2\u20136, 4\u20136Win4\u20135Jul 2021ITF Milan, ItalyGAClay Nikola Bart\u016f\u0148kov\u00e16\u20133, 6\u20133Doubles 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)[edit]ResultW\u2013L\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Date\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1\u20130Oct 2018ITF Alicante, SpainG5Clay Joelle Lilly Sophie Steur Maria Dzemeshkevich  Lily Hutchings6\u20132, 6\u20132Loss1\u20131Jun 2019ITF Offenbach, GermanyG1Clay Annerly Poulos Selena Janicijevic  Carole Monnet4\u20136, 2\u20136Loss1\u20132Sep 2019ITF Cape Town, South AfricaG2Hard Elvina Kalieva Weronika Baszak  Matilda Mutavdzic3\u20136, 6\u20134, [3\u201310]Win2\u20132Dec 2019ITF Plantation, United StatesGAClay Evialina Laskevich Jada Bui  Melodie Collard6\u20133, 6\u20137(3), [10\u20135]Win3\u20132Jul 2021ITF Milan, ItalyGAClay Madison Sieg Lucija Ciric Bagaric  Sofia Costoulas6\u20134, 4\u20136, [13\u201311]^ The first Premier 5 event of the year has switched back and forth between the Dubai Tennis Championships and the Qatar Open since 2009. Dubai was classified as a Premier 5 event from 2009\u20132011 before being succeeded by Doha for the 2012\u20132014 period. In 2015, Dubai regained its Premier 5 status while Doha was demoted to Premier status. The Premier 5 tournaments were reclassified as WTA 1000 tournaments in 2021.References[edit]^ “Alexandra Eala”. October 12, 2020 \u2013 via www.itftennis.com.^ Mina, Rosy (September 11, 2022). “Alex Eala reigns at US Open for first major junior girls’ singles title”. ABS-CBN News. Retrieved September 11, 2022.^ “Michael Francis Eala Overview”.^ “Alex Eala”. April 11, 2022.^ “Lilov & Eala win at Les Petits As”. tenniseurope. Retrieved January 8, 2020.^ “Filipina Alex Eala makes US Open juniors debut vs tough Aussie”. Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 1, 2019.^ “Top Juniors Honored”. Business Mirror. February 22, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2020.^ “Alex Eala wins first juniors Grand Slam title in 2020 Australian Open”. Rappler. Retrieved October 12, 2020.^ “Alex Eala clinches juniors world No. 2 after French Open romp”. Rappler. October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.^ “Alex Eala wins Grand Slam on Independence Day: ‘I hope I made my contribution to the country’“. Inquirer.net. June 12, 2021. Retrieved June 13, 2021.^ “Alex Eala reigns at US Open for first major junior girls’ singles title”. abs-cbn.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.^ “Alex Eala to make pro debut in Tunisian tourney”. Philstar. Retrieved March 5, 2020.^ “Alex Eala enters top 1000 in Women’s Tennis Association World Ranking”. msm news. Retrieved February 4, 2021.^ “Alex Eala, partner finish second place at W25 Spain”. sports.inquirer.net. May 22, 2021. 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