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Alex Eala barges into the world high 40 following her run to the quarterfinals of the Abu Dhabi Open and forward of her essential draw debut within the Qatar Open
MANILA, Philippines – Alex Eala reached new heights as she cracked the world high 40 for the primary time in her profession.
The Filipina tennis ace rose to No. 40 within the newest WTA rankings launched on Monday, February 9, following her run to the quarterfinals of the Abu Dhabi Open within the United Arab Emirates.
Incomes 108 factors, Eala climbed 5 spots from her earlier profession excessive of No. 45 as she continued her ascent after ending 2025 at No. 50.
In Abu Dhabi, Eala made fast work of fine good friend Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey within the spherical of 32, 6-4, 6-3, then accomplished a dramatic 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) comeback win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus within the spherical of 16.
Eala trailed 0-4 within the deciding set in opposition to Sasnovich earlier than she pulled herself collectively to advance to the quarterfinals of the WTA 500 occasion, the place she finally misplaced to Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova, 6-3, 6-3.
That final eight look made Eala $35,000 (over P2 million) in prize cash.
Eala additionally breached the highest 100 in doubles at a career-high No. 99 as she partnered with Indonesia’s Janice Tjen on the best way to the semifinals.
Fondly known as the “SEAsters” for his or her Southeast Asian connection, Eala and Tjen noticed their marketing campaign come to a halt by the hands of Slovakia’s Tereza Mihalikova and Nice Britain’s Olivia Nicholls, 4-6, 2-6.
Eala stays within the Center East as she earned a essential draw spot within the star-studded Qatar Open — a WTA 1000 occasion — as a alternative for Russia’s world No. 6 Veronika Kudermetova, who withdrew as a result of an damage.
Having misplaced her opening matches in her final three WTA 1000 stints within the Wuhan Open, Canadian Open, and Italian Open, Eala hopes to advance this time as she battles No. 918 Tereza Valentova of Czech Republic on Monday.
The Qatar Open subject consists of Grand Slam champions Iga Swiatek of Poland, Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, and Coco Gauff of america. – Rappler.com
