The Philippines’ Alexandra Eala celebrates successful her girls’s singles closing match towards Nikola Bartunkova on day 9 of the Lexus Birmingham Open Championships at Edgbaston Priory Membership, Birmingham, England, Sunday June 7, 2026. (Mike Egerton/PA by way of AP)
MANILA, Philippines–Alex Eala jumped 4 locations to World No. 33 within the newest Girls’s Tennis Affiliation (WTA) rankings forward of her marketing campaign on the HSBC Championships, previously often known as the Queen’s Membership Championships in London.
After successful the title within the WTA 125 Birmingham Open on Sunday evening, Eala wastes no time and will get again into motion on Tuesday within the predominant draw of the Queen’s Membership Championships in London.
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The 21-year-old Eala battles China’s Zhang Shuai, who’s ranked sixty fourth, within the round-of-32.
Eala survived Czech Nikola Bartunkova, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, within the Birmingham closing for her first victory towards a Czech in 14 tries since turning professional in 2020.
Polish rising star Maja Chwalinska, who made a shock run to the French Open closing, was the most important mover within the rankings, hovering to twenty first from 114th.
Russian ace and newly minted French Open champion Mirra Andreeva improved two spots to No. 6.
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka stays the top-ranked WTA participant for the 89th consecutive week.
