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ALEX EALA MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH CAME WHEN SHE, SHE HER SUCCESS TIMELINE

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.

 

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.

 

 

 

Eala peaked in the junior rankings at No. 2, after reaching the semifinals at the 2020 French Open girls’ singles competition.

 

 

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

 

 

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.

Professional career
2020 Professional career 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 & WTA debut
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.

She received wildcard in the qualifying draw of 2021 Miami Open – Women’s singles where in she lost to Viktória Kužmová in a three set battle in the first round.

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]

In August, she made her WTA Tour main draw debut in 2021 Winners Open in Cluj-Napoca, Romania by receiving a wildcard. On her first match, she defeated Paula Ormaechea in straight sets 7-5, 6-2. On her next match, she lost to Mayar Sherif in straight sets.

2022 Masters 1000 debut
She received a wildcard for her Masters 1000 debut in 2022 Miami Open – Women’s singles. She lost to Madison Brengle in the first round in straight sets.

2023
Eala made her debut in qualifying draw of 2023 Australian Open where in her first match she lost to Misaki Doi in tight three setter.

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