IT’S official: Alex Eala has crashed the Women’s Tennis Association Top 100, moving up to No. 75 in the latest updated rankings released on Monday.
This is the highest a Filipino has ever reached in world tennis.
The achievement came after a series of upsets over Top Five players, including No. 2 Iga Światek and No. 5 Madison Keys, in the round of 16 and quarterfinals, respectively, of the WTA 1000 Miami Open in Florida.
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By getting inside the Top 100, Eala will now be seeded into the main draws of WTA 250, 600, and 1000 tournaments, as well as the Grand Slams like the French Open in May.
Eala, who entered the tournament as a wild card, was ranked No. 140 at the time and exited with her career-best ranking.
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Her dream run ended in the semifinals, losing to No. 4 Jessica Pegula, who went on to claim the silver, following a loss to No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final.
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