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#20
Alexandra Eala
Alexandra Eala plays on the WTA tour from Philippines, currently ranked #20. View Alexandra's player profile — the latest news and daily updates, 2026 season stats, recent match results, win-loss record, and head-to-head history on The Drop Shot.
2,216WTA Pts
28-18Record
61%Win %
Form
WTA#20
Summary
Eala is 6-2 against the top 8 — and 2-7 against the tier below
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The trend line still points up: 31-19 on the season, a Washington title, and a No. 53 start turned into a career-high WTA No. 20.
The tier just under the elite is another matter, as she sits 6-2 against the top 8 this year and , the latest entry Tuesday's to 10th-ranked Amanda Anisimova at the Cincinnati Open.
She took the opener 6-4 and then lost it on serve, holding nine of 14 games against 13 break points faced. A lefty counterpuncher who absorbs pace rather than makes it needs return games; won three of 14.
2026 Season
2026 Tournaments
19| Tournament | Level | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Open | Masters | R32 |
| Canadian Open | Masters | R16 |
| Washington Open | 500 | W |
| Wimbledon | Slam | R16 |
| Bad Homburg Open | 500 | R32 |
| Berlin Tennis Open | 500 | SF |
| Queen's Club Championships | 500 | R16 |
| French Open | Slam | R128 |
Ranking · Last 6 Months
Currently ranked No. 20 — a high of No. 20 and a low of No. 267 across the last 297 ranking points on record.
About Alexandra Eala
The lefty from Quezon City who made the top 30 the Philippines' own
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is the highest-ranked Filipino in WTA history, and she got there as a left-hander who counterpunches in an era of bludgeoners. Born in Quezon City on May 23, 2005, she won the Australian Open junior doubles title at 14 in 2020, captured the Roland Garros junior title a year later, and in 2022 became the first Filipina to claim a Grand Slam junior singles crown at the US Open. A scholarship product of the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca, she turned pro on the ITF circuit at 14 and climbed methodically — top 200 in 2023, the W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz title in 2024 — before the breakthrough.
The game isn't built on power, and Eala knows it. After her longest career match — three hours, 20 minutes against in Miami — she said everything she does is to prepare for bigger, stronger players, leaning on layers beyond pace. She takes the ball early, redirects with the lefty serve, and absorbs hitters rather than trading blows. Pegula called her tricky as a lefty who goes for her shots, takes the ball early, and competes hard.
The career-defining week came at the 2025 Miami Open as a wildcard ranked 140th. Eala scored straight-set wins over reigning Australian Open champion and former No. 1 on her run to the semifinals — the first Filipino to beat a Grand Slam champion and the first to reach a Masters 1000 semifinal, before edged her 7-6, 5-7, 6-3.
This season she's already banked top-tier scalps: a third-round win over No. 8 at the Dubai Championships, 6-1, 7-6. She reached a career-high No. 29 on March 16, 2026, won her maiden tour title in Birmingham, and at No. 33 now carries the weight of a tennis nation built around her.
Attributes
Recent Matches
- R32Lvs Amanda Anisimova6-4 4-6 2-6
- R64Wvs Elena Gabriela Ruse6-1 3-0
- R16Lvs Belinda Bencic4-6 0-6
- R32Wvs Caty McNally3-6 7-5 4-6
- R64Wvs Alycia Parks1-6 6-4 2-6
- FWvs Jessica Pegula6-4 4-6 0-6
- SFWvs Naomi Osaka4-6 2-6
- QFWvs Elina Svitolina6-3 6-4
- R16Wvs Leylah Fernandez2-6 6(1)-7(7)
- R32Wvs Qinwen Zheng4-6 6-4 6-1
Top Rivals
Player Info
- Country
- PHI
- Born
- 2005-05-23
- Height
- 5'9" (1.75 m)
- Plays
- left-handed
- Birthplace
- Quezon City, Philippines
2026#20 Peak#20 Latest
