Alex Eala

2023 - 1 - 29

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Alex Eala nears WTA Thailand Open main draw after beating ... (INQUIRER.net)

MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala inched closer to the main draw of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Thailand Open after beating Han Xinyun of China, 6-1, ...

But the US Open girls’ champion displayed composure, scoring two straight points to end the match after one hour and 53 minutes. Eala is eyeing her third appearance in the main draw of the WTA tournament after reaching the second round of the 2021 WTA 250 Romania and in the Miami Open last year. MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala inched closer to the main draw of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) Thailand Open after beating Han Xinyun of China, 6-1, 7-6 (6), in the first round of qualifiers on Saturday at True Arena in Hua Hin.

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Alex Eala inches closer to WTA Thailand Open main draw with win ... (Rappler)

Alex Eala scores a victory over an opponent almost twice her age as she overcomes China's Han Xinyun.

The WTA No. Eala will face the winner between Ekaterina Yashina of Russia and Kristina Dmitruk of Belarus next for a spot in the main draw. After cruising in the opening set, Eala fell behind 0-2 and 5-6 in the second salvo before she regained her bearings in the 12th game to forge a tiebreaker.

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WTA: Alex Eala outlasts Chinese vet, moves a win away from main ... (Tiebreaker Times)

Alex Eala's quest to make the main draw of the WTA pro circuit got off to a solid start.

Now at a career-high 214th in the world, Eala is aiming to further climb up the women’s rankings so she could become a fixture in the WTA and grand slam events. Eala had another sluggish start in the second set as she saw herself trailing Han at 0-2. Han fought back in the 5th game where she had multiple breakpoints, but Eala would not allow her to convert as the Filipina pocketed the remaining games to easily close out the first set.

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Tennis: Alex Eala makes progress in Thailand Open qualifying (ABS-CBN News)

HUA HIN, Thailand – No. 4 seed Alexandra “Alex” Eala of the Philippines marched into the qualifying second round of the WTA Thailand Open in Hua Hin on ...

So I'm super happy with how I composed myself out there mentally," Eala told ABS-CBN News in an exclusive interview. 214 Eala moved past fellow left-hander World No. WTA World No.

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Eala beats Chinese foe, moves forward in Thailand Open qualifiers (Philstar.com)

Eala, seeded fourth in the qualifiers, swept Han, 6-1, 7-6, to near the spot in the main draw. She needs only one more to get to the tournament proper.

She needs only one more to get to the tournament proper. Eala is coming off of an early exit in the qualifying rounds of the Australian Open where she failed to hurdle her opening match and ended her bid for a maiden appearance in the main draw of a women's Grand Slam for now. In the opening set, Eala jumped the gun to claim the dominant win in the opener and dictate the pace.

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H2H, PREDICTION Alexandra Eala vs Kristina Dmitruk | Hua Hin ... (Tennis Tonic)

PREVIEW. Hua Hin. Eala and Dmitruk will square off in the qualifications of the Thailand Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their ...

0-0 2/4 5/7 7/16 16/27 28/39 27/47 39/55 47/74 In the qualifications, Dmitruk had a good straight sets win against Yashina (6-3 6-2). In the qualifications, Eala had a good straight sets win against Han (6-1 7-66). [Alexandra Eala](https://tennistonic.com/stats-players/wta/67792/Alexandra-Eala/) and [Kristina Dmitruk](https://tennistonic.com/stats-players/wta/56488/Kristina-Dmitruk/) will face off in the qualifications of the [Thailand Open](https://tennistonic.com/tournament/wta/14508/Thailand-Open---Hua-Hin/) for the 1st time in their career.

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Alex Eala reaches main draw in Thailand Open (Philstar.com)

Eala beat 9-seed Kristina Dmitruk, 6-2, 7-5, in the second round of the qualifying tournament to barge into the tournament proper where Canada's Bianca ...

Last year, she competed in the main draw in Miami and the qualifiers in the Madrid Open, also as a wild card entry. In 2021, she had wild card stints at the Winners Open main draw, and in the Miami Open qualifiers. MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala is through to the main draw of the Thailand Open in Hua Hin as she plowed through the qualifiers on Sunday.

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Alex Eala reaches Thailand Open main draw (INQUIRER.net)

MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala marched to the main draw of the Thailand Open as she swept Kristina Dmitruk of Belarus, 6-2, 7-5, in the second round of ...

Eala, who recently rose to her career-best ranking in the Women’s Tennis Association as the World No. It will be her third main draw appearance in the WTA tournament as the reigning US Open girls singles champion reached the second round of the WTA Winners Open in Romania and the Miami Open last year. MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala marched to the main draw of the Thailand Open as she swept Kristina Dmitruk of Belarus, 6-2, 7-5, in the second round of qualifiers on Sunday at True Arena in Hua Hin.

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Alex Eala barges into WTA Thailand Open main draw (Rappler)

Alex Eala once again arrests a meltdown as she sends home Belarus' Kristina Dmitruk to reach the main draw of the WTA Thailand Open.

But Eala displayed poise and resolve against an opponent who is two years older as she knotted the score at 5-5, broke Dmitruk for a 6-5 lead, and blanked the Belarusian in the final game for the win. The 17-year-old Filipina blew a 4-2 advantage in the second set and saw Dmitruk seize the upper hand at 5-4 after winning the next three games. [first round](https://www.rappler.com/sports/tennis-match-results-alex-eala-han-xinyun-wta-thailand-open-january-28-2023/) of the qualifiers, Eala breezed in the opening set against Dmitruk before she arrested a meltdown in the second frame to advance in the $250,000 event.

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WTA: Alex Eala books spot in Thailand Open main draw (Tiebreaker Times)

Alex Eala will be taking a huge step forward in her young career after earning her third appearance in the main draw of the WTA pro circuit.

Among the favorites in the event are top seed and 2019 US Open champion Bianca Andreescu of Canada, 2019 Thailand Open champion and former world no. The Russian broke the Filipina for the first time in the 7th game and captured the next three games to take the lead at 4-5. When the Russian inched herself back at 2-3, Eala pulled away and broke Dmitruk anew in the 7th game to bag the set at 6-2.

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Tennis: Alex Eala fights way into Thailand Open main draw (ABS-CBN News)

Alex Eala has qualified for a WTA event for the first time via an impressive win at the Thailand Open qualifying second round, Sunday in Hua Hin.

2 aces at a career-best WTA ranking of World No. The teenagers, both two-time ITF women's singles winners, are former ITF Juniors World No. 4 seed Anna Kalinskaya of Russia. She claimed victory, 7-5, after her opponent let out a long forehand. The 17-year-old Filipino No. 4 seed ousted 19-year-old Belarusian No.

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Alex Eala downs Belarusian foe, enters main draw of Thailand Open (Manila Bulletin)

Alex Eala outlasted Kristine Dmitruk of Belarus, 6-2, 7-5, to barge into the main draw of the Thailand Open on Sunday, Jan. 29, at the True Arena in Hua Hin.

29, at the True Arena in Hua Hin. However, the ninth-seeded Dmitruk got over her scrappy start and eased into the second set after surging into a 5-4 lead and even looked poised to force the decider. Alex Eala outlasted Kristine Dmitruk of Belarus, 6-2, 7-5, to barge into the main draw of the Thailand Open on Sunday, Jan.

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Eala enters main draw of WTA Thailand Open (The Manila Times)

Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala entered the main draw of the WTA Thailand Open in Hua Hin after beating Belarusian Kristina Dmitruk, 6-2, 7-5, in the second ...

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