Alexandra Maniego Eala (born 23 May 2005) is a Filipino tennis player.
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Full name | Alexandra Maniego Eala | |||||||||||||||||||
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ITF name | Alexandra Eala | |||||||||||||||||||
Country (sports) | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | (2005-05-23) 23 May 2005 (age 17) Quezon City, Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Turned pro | March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) | |||||||||||||||||||
Prize money | US$ 59,968 | |||||||||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 66–36 (64.7%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 2 ITF | |||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 214 (31 October 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 214 (31 October 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 10–12 (45.5%) | |||||||||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 597 (31 October 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 597 (31 October 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Last updated on: 31 October 2022. |
Eala was the No. 2-ranked ITF junior on 6 October 2020.[1] She has a career-high singles ranking by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) of 214, achieved on 31 October 2022. Eala is the highest-ranked Filipino female singles player in WTA Tour history, surpassing Maricris Gentz, who peaked at No. 284 on 18 October 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.
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 Grand Slam performance - singles:
Junior Grand Slam performance - doubles:
At the age of 12, Eala won the 2018 Les Petit As 14-and-under tournament, beating Linda Nosková 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]
Eala won the 2020 Australian girls' doubles event, partnering Priska Madelyn Nugroho. They defeated Živa 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]
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 Tóth of Hungary, 6–0, 7–5, in the final.[10]
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, 6–2, 6–4, at the girls' singles final of the 2022 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City.[11]
Eala made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit on 4 March 2020, as she played in the $15k event at Monastir, where she won her first professional match.[12]
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]
Eala made her first ITF doubles final at the $25k Platja d’Aro in Spain, playing with Oksana Selekhmeteva. They lost to Lithuania’s Justina Mikulskyte and Romanian Oana Georgeta Simion, 3-6, 5-7.[14]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.
Current through the 2022 Cincinnati Open.
Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||
Australian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
French Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wimbledon | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
US Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
WTA 1000 | |||||
Dubai / Qatar Open[lower-alpha 1] | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Indian Wells Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Miami Open | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
Madrid Open | A | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Italian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Canadian Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Cincinnati Open | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
Wuhan Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
China Open | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
Career statistics | |||||
Tournaments | 1 | 1 | Career total: 2 | ||
Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
Win % | 50% | 0% | Career total: 33% | ||
Year-end ranking | 529 | $59,968 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 2021 | ITF Manacor, Spain | 15,000 | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Apr 2022 | ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand | 25,000 | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–1 | Jun 2022 | ITF Madrid, Spain | 60,000 | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 5–7 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2021 | ITF Platja d'Aro, Spain | 25,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 2022 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 2020 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 2021 | French Open | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–0, 7–5 |
Legend |
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Grade 5 |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2018 | ITF Jakarta, Indonesia | G4 | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 2018 | ITF Alicante, Spain | G5 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 2–1 | Nov 2018 | ITF Makati City, Philippines | G4 | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2018 | ITF Manila, Philippines | G4 | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 6–2, 5–7 |
Loss | 2–3 | Jan 2019 | ITF New Delhi, India | G2 | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Jan 2019 | ITF Kolkata, India | G2 | Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–4 | Sep 2019 | ITF Cape Town, South Africa | GA | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–5 | Oct 2019 | ITF Osaka, Japan | GA | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–5 | Jul 2021 | ITF Milan, Italy | GA | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2018 | ITF Alicante, Spain | G5 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2019 | ITF Offenbach, Germany | G1 | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2019 | ITF Cape Town, South Africa | G2 | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [3–10] |
Win | 2–2 | Dec 2019 | ITF Plantation, United States | GA | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7(3), [10–5] |
Win | 3–2 | Jul 2021 | ITF Milan, Italy | GA | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [13–11] |
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Preceded by | Orange Bowl Girls' Doubles Champion 2019 With: ![]() |
Succeeded by |