Alex Eala earns first round bye as No. 3 seed at Singapore Tennis Open

Alexandra “Alex” Eala received a first-round bye after earning the No. 3 seed in the Singapore Tennis Open.

The Singapore Tennis Open is scheduled for September 21 to 27 and will kick off Eala’s Asian swing.

Eala will await the winner of the match between world No. 165 Tatiana Prozorova and world No. 150 Sofia Costoulas to determine her second round opponent.

The Filipina ace last played at the US Open, where she reached the Round of 32 before falling to Iva Jovic, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, earlier this month.

After Singapore, Eala is expected to represent the Philippines at the Asian Games.

Alex Eala's Season recap (singles)

North American swing

• US Open — Round of 32
• Cincinnati Open — Round of 32
• Canadian Open — Round of 16
• DC Open — Champion

Grass-court swing

• Wimbledon (Grand Slam) — Round of 16
• Bad Homburg Open (WTA 500) — Round of 32
• Berlin Tennis Open (WTA 500) — Semifinals
• HSBC Championships (WTA 500) — Round of 16
• Birmingham Open (WTA 125) — Champion

Clay-court swing

• French Open (Grand Slam) — Round of 128
• Italian Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 32
• Madrid Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 64
• Stuttgart Open (WTA 500) — Round of 32
• Linz Open (WTA 500) — Round of 16

Sunshine Swing

• Miami Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 16
• Indian Wells Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 16

Middle East Swing

• Dubai Tennis Championships (WTA 1000) — Quarterfinals
• Qatar Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 64
• Abu Dhabi Open (WTA 500) — Quarterfinals

Philippine Women’s Open (WTA 125) — Quarterfinals

Australian Swing

• Australian Open (Grand Slam) — Round of 128
• ASB Classic (WTA 250) — Semifinals

—JKC, GMA News