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Alexandra Maniego Eala (born May 23, 2005) is a Filipino professional tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 29, achieved on March 16, 2026, making her the highest-ranked Filipino in WTA Tour history. Eala is the first Filipino to break into the top 30, have multiple wins over top-10 players and major champions, and reach a tour-level final in the Open Era.
Eala reached an ITF junior combined ranking of world No. 2 on October 6, 2020, and became the first Filipino to win a major junior title by claiming the girls' singles title at the 2022 US Open.
Eala began playing tennis at age four, introduced to the sport by her maternal grandfather, Roberto Maniego, who was also her first coach during her childhood.
She attended the Immaculate Conception Academy in San Juan and Colegio San Agustin in Makati, before transferring to the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor, Spain. She graduated from the academy in 2023.
At the 2021 French Open girls' doubles tournament, Eala won her second junior Grand Slam doubles title with partner Oksana Selekhmeteva. In July, Eala won the singles and doubles events (partnered with Madison Sieg) at the Trofeo Bonfiglio tournament held in Milan. At Wimbledon, she reached the second round of the tournament. Eala then progressed to the quarterfinals of the 2021 US Open before winning her first junior Grand Slam title in the same competition the following year.
In January 2021, she captured her maiden ITF title at the W15 Manacor event in Spain, becoming the youngest and lowest-seeded junior reserve to do so. The victory earned her entry into the WTA rankings, where she initially broke into the top 1000. Later that year, she reached her first ITF doubles final at the W25 Platja d'Aro in Spain with partner Oksana Selekhmeteva, and made her WTA Tour debut at the Winners Open in Romania, where she became the first Filipino to win a tour-level match.
Eala continued to gain exposure in 2022, receiving a wildcard into the Miami Open main draw, though she exited in the opening round. That year, she also secured her second ITF singles crown at the W25 Chiang Rai in Thailand.
In 2023, she entered Grand Slam competition for the first time, appearing in the Australian Open qualifiers. Despite early-round exits at the Thailand Open, Miami Open, and Madrid Open, she achieved a breakthrough in the rankings, reaching a career-high of No. 191 in September. Her rise was supported by strong performances on the ITF circuit, including titles at the W25 Yecla in Spain and the W25 Roehampton in the United Kingdom.
The 2024 season marked further progress, highlighted by her victory at the W100 Open Araba en Femenino in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain—her biggest ITF singles title to date. She also collected three ITF doubles trophies, partnering with Darja Semeņistaja to win the W50 Pune in India, and with Estelle Cascino to claim the W75 Open de Seine-et-Marne in France and the W100 Open Araba en Femenino in Spain. On the WTA Tour, Eala reached the quarterfinals of the Veneto Open, her best result of the year, and advanced to the semifinals of the WTA 125 Canberra Tennis International doubles event with Laura Pigossi.
However, she was unable to progress beyond the qualifying rounds at all four Grand Slam tournaments—the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open. Her 2024 campaign included appearances across the WTA Tour: Miami, Madrid, Abu Dhabi, Guadalajara, and Wuhan, as well as several 250 (Nottingham, Ningbo, Guangzhou, Jiangxi) and 125-level (Canberra Tennis International, Oeiras Ladies Open, Makarska Open, Polish Open, Guadalajara 125) competitions.
By the end of 2024, Eala had accumulated a total of five ITF singles titles and three ITF doubles titles.
Eala reached the Italian Open doubles quarterfinals partnering with Coco Gauff, losing to Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani. She made her French Open debut, losing to Emiliana Arango in the first round, but made it to round two of doubles with Renata Zarazúa. Eala then advanced to the quarterfinals of the Ilkley Open. At the Eastbourne Open, she lost to Maya Joint in her first WTA 250 tour final. Eala's debut at Wimbledon resulted in two first-round losses: in singles to Barbora Krejcikova, and in doubles with Eva Lys to Ingrid Martins and Quinn Gleason.
During her US Open debut, she defeated Clara Tauson in the first round, becoming the first Filipino player to achieve a match victory in a major tournament in the Open Era, but was subsequently defeated by Cristina Bucșa in the second round. Seeded second, she won her first WTA 125 title by defeating Panna Udvardy at the Guadalajara 125 Open final, becoming the first Filipino to achieve this milestone. Eala then lost to Janice Tjen during the quarterfinals of the SP Open. She competed at the Jingshan Open, where eventual champion Lulu Sun defeated her during the semifinals. At the Suzhou Open, she reached the quarterfinals, where she lost to champion Viktorija Golubic. She later teamed up with Nadiia Kichenok to reach the doubles semifinals at the WTA 250 Guangzhou Open, falling to eventual champions Katarzyna Piter and Janice Tjen.
In 2025, Eala recorded early-round exits in singles at the following tournaments: Mumbai Open, Oeiras Ladies Open, Madrid Open, Italian Open, Birmingham Open, and Nottingham Open. In the second half of the season, she also exited early at the Canadian Open, Wuhan Open, Japan Open, Guangzhou Open, and Hong Kong Tennis Open. In doubles, she suffered first-round losses at the Mumbai Open, Oeiras Ladies Open, Birmingham Open, and Hong Kong Tennis Open.
Eala finished the season ranked No. 50.
At the Abu Dhabi Open, Eala reached the singles quarterfinals, losing to Ekaterina Alexandrova; in doubles, Eala, alongside partner Janice Tjen, advanced to the doubles semifinals before falling to Tereza Mihalíková and Olivia Nicholls. Her campaign at the Qatar Open ended in the first round. She then reached the quarterfinals of the Dubai Championships, where she was defeated by Coco Gauff.
At the Indian Wells Open, Eala reached the fourth round of singles before losing to Linda Noskova. She was eliminated in the opening doubles round with Jovic. This result contributed to her rise to a career-high World No. 29 in singles on March 16, 2026. Afterwards, Eala advanced to the fourth round of the Miami Open, where she was defeated by Karolína Muchová.
Eala was eliminated in the second round of the Linz Open by Jelena Ostapenko. Leylah Fernandez ousted her in the opening round of the Stuttgart Open.
In 2024, she led Team Philippines to a 5–0 sweep in the Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Group II, going undefeated and helping secure promotion to Group I with Marian Capadocia, Khim Iglupas, and Shaira Hope Rivera.
At the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, she captured gold in women's singles and bronzes in mixed doubles and women's team events.
Former pros Greg Rusedski, Andrea Petkovic, and Martina Navratilova all highlight the need for more power, reliability, and variation in her serve, alongside greater conditioning.
In July 2025, for her Wimbledon debut, Nike gifted Eala with a hair tie designed in the form of a sampaguita blossom, the national flower of the Philippines. During the same month, Eala was announced as a brand ambassador for Filipino juice brand NutriAsia. In August, Nike released an Eala-inspired limited edition shirt designed by Filipino artist Georgina Camus, featuring the "national flower of the Philippines overlaid on the All England Lawn Tennis Club's grass courts". In February 2026, she became a brand ambassador for Milo.
Eala has cited Maria Sharapova as an influence on her playing style, and she has trained with Rafael Nadal as well as her brother Miko.
Eala's breakthrough at the 2025 Miami Open established her as one of the Philippines' most prominent athletes, with commentators likening her influence to boxer Manny Pacquiao. Sports journalist and former tennis player Dyan Castillejo observed that fans already treated her "as if she had won a Grand Slam." She has strengthened her connection with supporters by addressing crowds in Tagalog, and her rise has sparked new interest in tennis both in the Philippines and among Filipino communities abroad. Fans attend her matches in large numbers, while many others follow from home and worldwide despite time-zone differences. Analysts have compared her impact on expanding tennis to figures such as Li Na and Ons Jabeur.
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q3 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q3 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| US Open | A | A | A | Q3 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | |
| National representation | |||||||||
| Summer Olympics | DNQ | NH | DNQ | NH | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Billie Jean King Cup | A | GIII | A | 0 / 4 | 4–0 | ||||
| Win–loss | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 9–2 | ||
| WTA 1000 tournaments | |||||||||
| Qatar Open | NTI | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |
| Dubai Championships | A | NTI | A | A | A | QF | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | |
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | 4R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | |
| Miami Open | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q2 | SF | 4R | 0 / 3 | 6–4 | |
| Madrid Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–2 | ||
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| China Open | NH | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Wuhan Open | NH | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | ||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | Total: 25 | ||
| Overall win–loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–6 | 1–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 0 / 25 | 16–25 | |
| Year-end ranking | 529 | 219 | 205 | 158 | 50 | $1,655,677 | |||
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| Grand Slam (–) |
| WTA 1000 (–) |
| WTA 500 (–) |
| WTA 250 (0–1) |
| Hard (–) |
| Clay (–) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Outdoor (0–1) |
| Indoor (–) |
| Loss | 0–1 | Eastbourne Open, United Kingdom | WTA 250 | Grass | Maya Joint | 4–6, 6–1, 6–7(10–12) |
| Win | 1–0 | Guadalajara 125 Open, Mexico | Hard | Panna Udvardy | 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
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| W100 tournaments (1–0) |
| W60 tournaments (0–1) |
| W40 tournaments (0–1) |
| W25 tournaments (3–1) |
| W15 tournaments (1–0) |
| Hard (5–3) |
| Clay (–) |
| Win | 1–0 | ITF Manacor, Spain | W15 | Hard | Yvonne Cavallé Reimers | 5–7, 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | 2–0 | ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand | W25 | Hard | Luksika Kumkhum | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 2–1 | ITF Madrid Open, Spain | W60 | Hard | Marina Bassols Ribera | 4–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 3–1 | ITF Yecla, Spain | W25 | Hard | Valentina Ryser | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Win | 4–1 | ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom | W25 | Hard | Arina Rodionova | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 4–2 | ITF Aldershot, United Kingdom | W25 | Hard | Destanee Aiava | 6–3, 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 4–3 | ITF Pétange, Luxembourg | W40 | Hard (i) | Océane Dodin | 1–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 5–3 | Open Araba en Femenino, Spain | W100 | Hard | Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva | 6–4, 6–4 |
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| W100 tournaments (1–0) |
| W60/75 tournaments (1–0) |
| W50 tournaments (1–0) |
| W25 tournaments (0–1) |
| Hard (3–0) |
| Clay (0–1) |
| Loss | 0–1 | ITF Platja d'Aro, Spain | W25 | Clay | Oksana Selekhmeteva | Oana Georgeta Simion Justina Mikulskytė | 3–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | 1–1 | ITF Pune Open, India | W50 | Hard | Darja Semeņistaja | Naiktha Bains Fanny Stollár | 7–6(8), 6–3 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Open de Seine-et-Marne, France | W75 | Hard (i) | Estelle Cascino | Maia Lumsden Jessika Ponchet | 7–5, 7–6(4) | |
| Win | 3–1 | Open Araba en Femenino, Spain | W100 | Hard | Estelle Cascino | Lia Karatancheva Diāna Marcinkēviča | 6–3, 2–6, 10–4 |
| Win | 2022 | US Open | Hard | Lucie Havlíčková | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 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 |
| Grade A (4–1) |
| Grade 1 (0–1) |
| Grade 2 (0–3) |
| Grade 4 (1–2) |
| Grade 5 (2–0) |
| 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 |
| 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 Georgopoulos | 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 Mélodie Collard | 6–3, 6–7(3), 10–5 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jul 2021 | ITF Milan, Italy | GA | Clay | Madison Sieg | Lucija Ćirić Bagarić Sofia Costoulas | 6–4, 4–6, 13–11 |
| 2025 | ||||||||
| 1. | Madison Keys | 5 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–4, 6–2 | 140 | |
| 2. | Iga Świątek | 2 | Miami Open, United States | Hard | QF | 6–2, 7–5 | 140 | |
| 2026 | ||||||||
| 3. | Jasmine Paolini | 8 | Dubai Championships, UAE | Hard | 2R | 6–1, 7–6(7–5) | 47 | |
| 4. | Coco Gauff | 4 | Indian Wells Open, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–2, 2–0 ret. | 32 | |
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