Alex Eala reaches new career-high No. 15 in WTA rankings

Alexandra “Alex” Eala has achieved a new career-high ranking of No. 15 as her WTA season concluded on Sunday.

Eala climbed two spots from her previous ranking of No. 17 in the latest rankings released by the WTA on Monday.

The Filipina tennis star enjoyed a remarkable year, rising from world No. 50 to break into the top 20 and eventually reach a new career-best ranking of No. 15.

Eala capped off her season with a runner-up finish at the Hong Kong Tennis Open, where she earned 163 ranking points.

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Alex Eala's Season recap (singles)

Asian swing

• Hong Kong Tennis Open — Runner-up
• Pan Pacific Open — Quarterfinals
• Ningbo Open — Round of 16
• Wuhan Open — Round of 64
• Singapore Tennis Open — Round of 16

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