Alex Eala

MANILA – Alexandra “Alex” Eala of the Philippines is the first Filipino to reach a junior grand slam singles final after posting a hard-fought semifinal ...

As for the Junior Girls’ Doubles event, No. 14 seed Russian Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinals, 6-4, 6-0. 7 seed Diana Shnaider, 6-4, 6-4. In her maiden junior slam singles final on Saturday, Eala will face Czech No. No. The battle for a place in the final escalated in the second set, where Mboko broke serve on her third chance to be at 3-1 after Eala hit a long forehand approach shot.

FILIPINO teen tennis sensation Alex Eala defeated Russian Mirra Andreeva, 6-4, 6-0, in the quarterfinals of the US Open girls singles tournament at the USTA ...

Eala will next face 16-year-old and ninth seed Canadian Victoria Mboko in the semifinals on Saturday morning (Philippine time). After a shaky start where Eala lost her serve in the opening game and trailed Andreeva at 2-4, the Filipino netter picked up the pace and won the next four games to claim the first set. FILIPINO teen tennis sensation Alex Eala defeated Russian Mirra Andreeva, 6-4, 6-0, in the quarterfinals of the US Open girls singles tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City early Friday (Philippine time).

The 10th-seeded Filipina netter did it after fashioning out a 6-4 6-0 beating of her doubles' partner, 14th seed Mirra Andreeva of Russia in their quarterfinal ...

Her hard-fought, 7-5, 2-6, 7-5 upset win over 4th seed Celine Naef of Switzerland in the quarterfinals put her up against Eala. For the 17-year-old Eala, the second set was not that hard after she took a 3-0 lead. She will have a tougher challenge in the semis, though, with 16-year-old Victoria Mboko of Canada as her next rival.

ALEXANDRA “ALEX” EALA breezed past Russia's Mirra Andreeva, 6-4, 6-0, on Thursday to advance to the girls singles semifinals at the US Open—a feat that ...

290 in the Women’s Tennis Association behind Diana Schnaider of Russia (No. 2 in the pro juniors circuit and No. They lost by walkover to Germany’s Carolina Kuhl and Ella Siedel.

The Filipina teen tennis sensation trounced Canadian Victoria Mboko, 6-1, 7(7)-6(5), in the semifinals round of the 2022 US Open Girls Singles on early Saturday ...

Eala, though, has more experience in the pros, and has a higher ranking at WTA no. Eala let up the brakes from there and took four consecutive games, including a perfect game 7, to seal the set at 6-1. Mboko, though, took control, winning the third game with another ace, and scoring the next to go up by two, 3-1. Havlickova is at WTA no. Havlickova, 17, recently won the 2022 French Open Girls Singles and Doubles Grand Slam titles last June, while Eala got her plates in the 2020 Australian Open and 2021 French Open. The victory puts Eala, a two-time Girls Doubles champ, into her first finals appearance in the singles play of the juniors circuit.

It was the first ever appearance of a Filipino campaigner in the prestigious tournament – one of the four Grand Slam events in tennis. Small wonder the 17-year- ...

2 seed Lucie Havlickova in the final. Like in her third round win over No. 14 seed Russian Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinals, 6-4, 6-0, will face Czech No. In the end, it was Eala who emerged victorious as the Canadian double-faulted in the critical moment of the match. But the proud winner of two girls doubles titles refused to be intimidated as she summoned her remaining strength to force a tiebreak and engaged her rival in another dogfight. It was the first ever appearance of a Filipino campaigner in the prestigious tournament – one of the four Grand Slam events in tennis.

Cheered on by a small Filipino crowd, Eala dug deep in the second set to post her best singles finish in the Grand Slams. Her previous best was a semifinal ...

9 (early Saturday in Manila) at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows. 3 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) juniors, Havlickova boasted of a 2022 French Open Girls Singles title, as well as a Girls Doubles crown. It was a historic feat for the 17-year-old, 10th-seeded teen sensation as it was the first ever appearance of a Filipino campaign in any of the four Grand Slam stages.

The Filipina teen tennis sensation trounced Canadian Victoria Mboko, 6-1, 7(7)-6(5), in the semifinals round of the 2022 US Open Girls Singles on early Saturday ...

Eala, though, has more experience in the pros, and has a higher ranking at WTA no. Eala let up the brakes from there and took four consecutive games, including a perfect game 7, to seal the set at 6-1. Mboko, though, took control, winning the third game with another ace, and scoring the next to go up by two, 3-1. Havlickova is at WTA no. Havlickova, 17, recently won the 2022 French Open Girls Singles and Doubles Grand Slam titles last June, while Eala got her plates in the 2020 Australian Open and 2021 French Open. The victory puts Eala, a two-time Girls Doubles champ, into her first finals appearance in the singles play of the juniors circuit.

MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala earned a shot at her first-ever girls' singles Grand Slam title as she staved off Canada's Victoria Mboko, 6-1, 7-6(5), ...

[Ever present but not disruptive, Alex Eala’s parents provide steady support system](https://sports.inquirer.net/451086/ever-present-but-not-disruptive-alex-ealas-parents-provide-steady-support-system) [Alex Eala rises to career-best world No. The Filipino prodigy faces the tournament’s second seed and Juniors World No. 3, Lucie Havlickova of Czech Republic for the US Open championship on Sunday at 12 a.m.

Alex Eala barged into her first-ever US Open finals appearance after edging Victoria Mboko of Canada, 6-1, 7-6 (5), in their semifinal encounter on Saturday ...

In the Round of 8, the 17-year-old Filipina dominated Mirra Andreeva of Russia to arrange a semis duel with Mboko. Eala will next face Lucie Havlickova of Czech Republic in the final round on Sunday, hoping to bag her third overall Grand Slam and first-ever in the singles play. Both Eala and Mboko committed six double faults while the Canada bet bested the Philippine representative in aces, five to two.

Alex Eala dispatches Canadian Victoria Mboko to reach the finals of the US Open girls' singles tournament for the first time.

Mboko led 3-1 and 6-5 in the second set before Eala fought back as she forced a tiebreaker after a shutout win in the 12th game. The 17-year-old Filipina overcame a slow start in the second set against a determined Mboko to advance to her first-ever junior singles finals in a Grand Slam. Eala clinched a 6-1, 7-6 (5) win over Victoria Mboko of Canada to reach the finals of the US Open girls’ singles tournament in New York on Friday, September 9 (Saturday, September 10, Manila time).

The Filipino tennis star is a step closer to her maiden singles grand slam title.

The Filipino tennis prodigy defeated Canada’s Victoria Mboko in straight sets, 6-1, 7-6 (5) in their semifinal match Saturday (Philippine time) to reach her first-ever girls' singles Grand Slam finals at the US Open Juniors in New York City. Alex Eala advances to US Open juniors singles final Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 10)— Alex Eala is a step closer to her maiden singles grand slam title.

Alex Eala has once again made history. On Friday (Saturday morning, Philippine time), the 17-year-old Filipina tennis prodigy defeated Victoria Mboko of ...

Eala will have a chance to make even further history when she guns for the US Open girls singles title on Saturday (Sunday morning, Philippine time). Eala won the girls’ doubles titles of the 2020 Australian Open and the 2021 French Open. She is one among just three Filipinos to have emerged champion in the doubles competition of a junior grand slam event.

ALEX Eala is now just two wins away from a Juniors Singles Grand Slam title. The 17-year-old Filipina asserted dominance over Russia's Mirra Andreeva, 6-4, ...

1 sees Sofia Costoulas in the third round. Andreeva, 15, is also Eala’s partner in the doubles play. She also recorded two service aces in set one.

Already the first Filipino to reach a grand slam junior finals event, tennis star Alex Eala guns for a historic title win at the US Open juniors singles ...

In June, Eala finished runner-up in the Open ITF Arcadis Brezo Osuna, a W60 event held in Madrid, Spain. Her best performance, however, has only been a quarterfinal finish in the W25 Roehampton held in Great Britain last August. She then proceeded with a 6-2, 7-6(9) conquest of Mia Kupres of Canada in the third round. Eala is the second highest ranked pro tour player in this year’s US Open girls singles competition. The 18-year-old Shnaider was eliminated in the semifinals in straight sets by her doubles partner, Havlickova. But the farthest that a Filipino has gone in singles is the semifinals.

Eala extended her magical run in the US Open Juniors on Saturday morning (Manila time), with a 6-1, 7-5 (5) nipping of Canadian ninth seed Victoria Mboko for a ...

3 and tournament second seed Lucie Havlickova of the Czech Republic. [Alex Eala wins Grand Slam on Independence Day](https://sports.inquirer.net/425785/alex-eala-wins-grand-slam-win-on-independence-day-i-hope-i-made-my-contribution-to-the-country) [Alex Eala gets ITF help to fund Grand Slam dreams](https://sports.inquirer.net/449628/eala-gets-itf-help-to-fund-slam-dreams) Eala extended her magical run in the US Open Juniors on Saturday morning (Manila time), with a 6-1, 7-5 (5) nipping of Canadian ninth seed Victoria Mboko for a spot in the final and a

MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala became the first Filipino to win a tennis Grand Slam singles title after beating Lucie Havlickova of Czech Republic, 6-2, ...

280 last August 1, added her recent crown to her two pro championships, including the Havlickova managed to steal the momentum and took a 4-3 lead. [W25 Chiang Rai](https://sports.inquirer.net/458181/alex-eala-claims-itf-w25-title-in-thailand) last April, [three bronze medals](https://sports.inquirer.net/463548/alex-eala-wins-3rd-tennis-bronze-in-sea-games) from the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi last May, and two [Grand Slam titles](https://sports.inquirer.net/425776/alex-eala-russian-partner-win-french-open-girls-doubles-crown) in doubles. [Victoria Mboko](https://sports.inquirer.net/476499/alex-eala-enters-us-open-juniors-final-for-first-time/amp), 6-1, 7-6(5), in the semifinals to become the [first Filipino to get a crack at a Grand Slam](https://sports.inquirer.net/476637/alex-eala-now-takes-crack-at-grand-slam-immortality), surpassing the country’s best finish achieved by Felix Barrientos in the semifinals of the 1985 version of Wimbledon. [Annabelle Xu](https://sports.inquirer.net/476006/us-open-alex-eala-cruises-into-second-round), Slovakian [Nina Vargova](https://sports.inquirer.net/476068/us-open-alex-eala-enters-next-round-after-another-quick-win), and Aussie Taylah Preston in the first three rounds before eliminating her Russian doubles partner [Mirra Andreeva](https://sports.inquirer.net/476402/alex-eala-barges-into-us-open-girls-singles-semifinals/amp). MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala became the first Filipino to win a tennis Grand Slam singles title after beating World No.3 Lucie Havlickova of Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-4, in the final to rule the 2022 US Open girls singles competition in Flushing Meadows, New York.

Sana makatulong din ako sa kinabukasan ng Philippine tennis. Hindi lang to panalo ko. Panalo natin tong lahat.” Alex Eala.

Eala made sure there was not going to be a tiebreak as she closed out on her serve in the 10th game. Eala, however, managed to keep in step and keep the score tied at 4-4. The 10th seeded Eala and the 2nd seeded Havlickova battled toe-to-toe early in the opening set which was tied at 2-2 after the fourth game.

The Philippines now has a new world juniors tennis champion in Alex Eala. Actually it was a record-setting win as Eala became the first Filipino to raise a ...

Yes, fiesta in September. The 17-year-old Eala, whose grandparents met and fell in love in New York, started in business-like manner, breaking her rival’s serves in the fifth and seventh game of the first set to take full control of the match. Fittingly, it happened in the city that holds a special place in her heart – New York.

Alex Eala trounces World No. 3 to win first-ever Singles Grand Slam in US Open Juniors.

This is by far the best finish by any Filipino netter in a singles Grand Slam. She’s won everytime she stepped on the title match. The 17-year-old Filipino ace thrashed Juniors World No.

MANILA, Philippines — Filipina tennis sensation Alex Eala copped her first-ever singles Grand Slam title as she bested Czech Republic's Lucie Havlickova, ...

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Prior to her historic win, the 17-year old Eala defeated Canadian Victoria Mboko in the semis and Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinals. The Filipina tennis ace ...

Alex Eala becomes the first Filipino to win a junior Grand Slam singles title as she beats Lucie Havlickova of Czech Republic in the final of the US Open.

But Eala regained her bearings as she tied the set at 4-4, broke Havlickova again in the ninth for a 5-4 edge, and sealed the win in the 10th to wrap up the match in 1 hour and 8 minutes. Eala then broke Havlickova in the fifth and seventh as she took the next four games to claim the set and gain control of the match. “I think this is a huge step for me personally.