Alexandra Maniego Eala (born 23 May 2005) is a Filipino tennis player.

Alex Eala

Eala in 2022
Full name	Alexandra Maniego Eala
ITF name	Alexandra Eala
Country (sports)	Philippines
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 Women's Tennis Representing  Philippines Southeast Asian Games 2021 Vietnam Singles 2021 Vietnam Mixed doubles 2021 Vietnam Team
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.

Personal life

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

Junior Grand Slam performance - singles:

• Australian Open: 3R (2020)
• French Open: SF (2020)
• Wimbledon: 2R (2021)
• US Open: W (2022)

Junior Grand Slam performance - doubles:

• Australian Open: W (2020)
• French Open: W (2021)
• Wimbledon: 2R (2021)
• US Open: SF (2021)

2018

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]

2020: First junior doubles title

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]

2021: Second junior doubles title

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]

2022: First junior Grand Slam singles title

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]

Professional career

2020: Debut

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]

2021: First ITF senior title & top 1000

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]

Performance timeline

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.

Singles

Current through the 2022 Cincinnati Open.

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 2021	ITF Manacor, Spain	15,000	Hard	Yvonne Cavallé Reimers	5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win	2–0	Apr 2022	ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand	25,000	Hard	Luksika Kumkhum	6–4, 6–2
Loss	2–1	Jun 2022	ITF Madrid, Spain	60,000	Hard	Marina Bassols Ribera	4–6, 5–7

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	May 2021	ITF Platja d'Aro, Spain	25,000	Clay	Oksana Selekhmeteva	Oana Georgeta Simion Justina Mikulskytė	3–6, 5–7

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 title

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	2022	US Open	Hard	Lucie Havlíčková	6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 2 titles

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	2020	Australian Open	Hard	Priska Madelyn Nugroho	Živa Falkner Matilda Mutavdzic	6–1, 6–2
Win	2021	French Open	Clay	Oksana Selekhmeteva	Maria Bondarenko Amarissa Kiara Tóth	6–0, 7–5

ITF Junior finals

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2018	ITF Jakarta, Indonesia	G4	Hard	Priska Madelyn Nugroho	2–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win	1–1	Oct 2018	ITF Alicante, Spain	G5	Clay	Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro	6–2, 6–3
Win	2–1	Nov 2018	ITF Makati City, Philippines	G4	Clay	Dasha Plekhanova	6–4, 6–2
Loss	2–2	Nov 2018	ITF Manila, Philippines	G4	Clay	Janice Tjen	3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss	2–3	Jan 2019	ITF New Delhi, India	G2	Hard	Federica Sacco	5–7, 3–6
Loss	2–4	Jan 2019	ITF Kolkata, India	G2	Clay	Mai Napatt Nirundorn	6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Win	3–4	Sep 2019	ITF Cape Town, South Africa	GA	Hard	Linda Fruhvirtová	6–3, 6–3
Loss	3–5	Oct 2019	ITF Osaka, Japan	GA	Hard	Diane Parry	2–6, 4–6
Win	4–5	Jul 2021	ITF Milan, Italy	GA	Clay	Nikola Bartůňková	6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2018	ITF Alicante, Spain	G5	Clay	Joelle Lilly Sophie Steur	Maria Dzemeshkevich Lily Hutchings	6–2, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Jun 2019	ITF Offenbach, Germany	G1	Clay	Annerly Poulos	Selena Janicijevic Carole Monnet	4–6, 2–6
Loss	1–2	Sep 2019	ITF Cape Town, South Africa	G2	Hard	Elvina Kalieva	Weronika Baszak Matilda Mutavdzic	3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Win	2–2	Dec 2019	ITF Plantation, United States	GA	Clay	Evialina Laskevich	Jada Bui Melodie Collard	6–3, 6–7(3), [10–5]
Win	3–2	Jul 2021	ITF Milan, Italy	GA	Clay	Madison Sieg	Lucija Ciric Bagaric Sofia Costoulas	6–4, 4–6, [13–11]

Notes

References

External links

• Alexandra Eala at the Women's Tennis Association
• Alexandra Eala at the International Tennis Federation

Sporting positions
Preceded by Adrienn Nagy / Park So-hyun	Orange Bowl Girls' Doubles Champion 2019 With: Evialina Laskevich	Succeeded by Reese Brantmeier / Kimmi Hance

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