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Alex Eala
Filipino tennis player
Alex Eala is a Filipino professional tennis player who also represents the Philippine team in international events. She is the highest ranked Filipina tennis player in history, reaching No. 20 in the 2026 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) world rankings.
A graduate of the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor, Spain, she became the first Filipino to clinch a junior Grand Slam singles championship when she won the 2022 US Open girls juniors at 17 years old. She’s also the first Filipino to win multiple junior Grand Slam doubles titles, winning the 2020 Australian Open girls doubles and the 2021 French Open girls doubles.
In 2025, Eala made history again in a WTA 1000 event when she became the first Filipino to reach the quarterfinals of the Miami Open, stunning elite players in the top 25. In 2026, she pulled off a historic triumph by capturing the Washington Open crown for her maiden WTA Tour title.
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