Local Star Alexandra Eala, Donna Vekic & Others Make It to Historic First WTA Event at Philippines Amid Australian Open

Alex Eala opens PH Women's Open campaign on Monday night

MANILA – Alex Eala will take it one match at a time when she debuts in the Philippine Women’s Open at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 26, in the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center in Manila. Seeded No. 2, she will kick off her campaign in the first round against Individual Neutral Athlete (INA) Alina Charaeva (No. 169). These athletes hold Russian or Belarusian passports and since December 2023 have been barred from representing their nations in international …

Local star Alexandra Eala, Donna Vekic & others make it to historic first WTA event at Philippines amid Australian Open

Alexandra Eala, Donna Vekic and several other WTA stars have made it to Manila, Philippines for the 2026 Philippine Women's Open, the maiden WTA event to be held in the Southeast Asian country.

Alex Eala raring to compete in WTA 125 Philippine Women's Open

Filipina tennis star Alex Eala is all pumped up to fight for the crown and compete in the WTA 125 Philippine Women's Open.

Alex Eala relishes first-ever Philippine Women's Open: ‘I’m home’

MANILA, Philippines – “Wow.” That was Alex Eala’s first word as she steps into the newly renovated Rizal Memorial Tennis Center. The last time she stood there, she was 12, a promising kid still far from the global star she would become. Eight years and countless breakthroughs later, Eala returns to her old stomping ground, now transformed with new courts, a fresh facade, and murals of world champions, her own face now among them. The revamped ve…

Alex Eala still grasping what she means to Filipinos

TENNIS was seen as a niche sport in the Philippines—but then Alex Eala happened.If there’s one thing that Filipinos love, it's to have one of their own do well in sports while representing the country on the world stage.For years, Manny Pacquiao, with 12 major world titles, was a sports hero and boxing icon to millions of Filipinos worldwide. Now, Eala is capturing the hearts and minds of an admiring public with her dramatic rise in tennis, whic…

Alexandra Eala to face world No 160 Alina Charaeva at the Philippine Women’s Open – who is she?

Alexandra Eala attracted much attention during her short Australian Open appearance, with crowds lining Melbourne Park to get a glimpse of the young superstar. Ultimately, she fell 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 to Alycia Parks in the first round on her debut at the Grand Slam event. Eala will next play the Philippine Women’s Open, which takes place from January 26 – 31, and will be seeded second after having received a wildcard. Other players include top seed T…