Alexandra Eala


Alexandra "Alex" Maniego Eala is a Filipino tennis player.
Eala has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of 4 achieved on 3 February 2020. Eala is from a sporting family. Her mother Rizza is a 1985 Southeast Asian Games bronze medalist in the 100-meter backstroke and also the current Chief financial officer of Globe Telecom. Her brother Michael Francis II is also among the young rising stars in tennis.
Alexandra Eala was named the 2019 Milo Junior Athlete of the Year in the San Miguel Corp.-Philippine Sportswriters Association Annual Awards Night.

Junior career

Eala is currently 4th ranking junior. She entered the prestigious Les Petit As 14-and-under tournament in 2018 at the age of 12 and won the finals against Linda Nosková. Eala made her junior Grand Slam debut at the 2019 US Open. She has an impressive run that qualified from qualifying competition, eventually losing to second round match with Mai Napatt Nirundorn.
Eala made history with her maiden juniors Grand Slam title with Indonesian partner Priska Madelyn Nugroho in the 2020 Australian Open juniors doubles tournament on Friday, January 31 in Melbourne Park. Eala and Nugroho swept the European duo of Slovenia's Ziva Falkner and Britain's Matilda Mutavdzic, 6–1, 6–2, to win the championship. Both Eala and Nugroho redeemed themselves from their singles exit in the 3rd round.

Professional career

Eala made her debut on the ITF Women's Circuit in 04 March 2020 as a junior reserved in the $15K event at Monastir, where she won her first professional match.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 titles)

ITF Junior Finals

Grand Slam
Category GA
Category G1
Category G2
Category G3
Category G4
Category G5

Singles (3–5)

Doubles (3–2)