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MANILA, Philippines–As she continues to succeed in higher heights, Alex Eala brings her spectacular run to the US Open, hoping to avoid wasting one of the best for final in her remaining Grand Slam marketing campaign of the season.
From a breakthrough win final 12 months, the Filipino tennis ace carries the momentum of her historic Grand Slam run at Wimbledon, the place she reached the spherical of 16.
The 21-year-old Eala not too long ago gained her first Ladies’s Tennis Affiliation title in Washington and broke into the highest 20 with a brand new career-high rating of No. 18.
Schedule: Alex Eala on the US Open
September 2, Wednesday – Louis Armstrong Stadium
- 8:40am (schedule to vary) – Alex Eala vs Mary Stoiana – first spherical
Alex Eala’s path within the US Open
Alexandra Eala of the Philippines speaks throughout Media Day forward of the US Open at USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Heart on August 28, 2026 in New York Metropolis. Caleb Bowlin/Getty Photos/AFP
Eala was seeded No. 17 at Flushing Meadows and can face Mary Stoiana within the first spherical of the principle draw, which begins on August 30.
Stoiana is making her US Open main-draw debut after surviving the qualifiers.
Ought to Eala advance to the second spherical, she is going to face the winner of the match between Oleksandra Oliynykova and wild card Reese Brantmeier.
Additionally in Eala’s part of the draw are No. 14 seed Iva Jovic, who opens in opposition to Magdalena Frech, and Magda Linette, who additionally faces a qualifier.
Eala would want to win three straight matches to doubtlessly arrange a showdown with fourth-seeded Coco Gauff.
Alex Eala’s US Open historical past
Alexandra Eala of the Philippines hits a return to Cristina Bucsa of Spain throughout their girls’s singles second spherical tennis match on day 4 of the US Open tennis match on the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Heart in New York Metropolis, on August 27, 2025. (Picture by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)
Flushing Meadows is a particular place in Eala’s profession, as she earned her first Grand Slam main-draw win on her US Open debut final 12 months.
The Filipino tennis ace outlasted Danish participant Clara Tauson, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(11), to e book her first US Open win as an expert.
Within the second spherical, she fell to Spain’s Cristina Bucsa, 6-4, 6-3.
In 2024, Eala narrowly missed the principle draw after shedding the ultimate spherical of the qualifiers to Elena-Gabriela Ruse in three units. She beat Maddison Inglis and Nuria Parrizas Diaz to maneuver to the brink of the US Open foremost draw.
Eala captured her first Junior Grand Slam title on the 2022 US Open after beating Lucie Havlickova, 6-2, 6-4, making historical past for the Philippines.
Alex Eala’s hardcourt construct as much as the US Open
Alex Eala of the Philippines kisses the championship trophy after profitable the ladies’s singles match in opposition to Jessica Pegula of america on the ultimate day of the Mubadala DC Open 2026 at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Heart on August 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. Scott Taetsch/Getty Photos/AFP
Eala had a stable North American hard-court marketing campaign, capturing her first WTA Tour title on the Mubadala DC Open after beating World No. 3 Jessica Pegula in a rain-delayed remaining, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0.
On her strategy to the historic run, Eala additionally took down 2024 Paris Olympics gold medalist Qinwen Zheng, defending champion Leylah Fernandez, No. 2 seed Elina Svitolina and tennis famous person Naomi Osaka of their first-ever assembly within the semifinal.
The Rafa Nadal Academy graduate continued her buildup on the Canadian Open in Toronto, beating Alycia Parks and shrugging off a proper ankle sprain in opposition to Caty McNally.
The weary Eala bowed out to Belinda Bencic within the spherical of 16, 6-4, 6-0.
Alexandra Eala of the Philippines celebrates her win in opposition to Alycia Parks of america throughout day 4 of the Nationwide Financial institution Open Offered by Rogers at Sobeys Stadium on August 05, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario. Matthew Stockman/Getty Photos/AFP
Eala reached the spherical of 32 on the Cincinnati Open after getting again at Ruse two years after their US Open qualifying duel. However she was eradicated by Amanda Anisimova in three units.
She additionally appeared within the Stars of the Open, yielding to shut good friend Jovic, 6-3, however loved a memorable exhibition match after the 2 introduced their fathers onto the court docket and shared a quick mixed-doubles sport.
The Filipino additionally made her Grand Slam mixed-doubles debut with Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, shedding to Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils, 4-1, 4-1, on the US Open.
