Alex Eala begins Strasbourg Open campaign vs. Oleksandra Oliynykova

Alexandra "Alex" Eala will begin her Strasbourg Open campaign against Ukrainian Oleksandra Oliynykova in France on Monday.

The 25-year-old Oliynykova is currently ranked No. 68 in the Women’s Tennis Association rankings and made her Grand Slam debut at the Australian Open earlier this year.

Last year, she won three WTA 125 clay-court titles: the Tolentino Open in Italy, the Tucuman Open in Argentina, and the LP Open in Chile.

Before heading to France, Oliynykova bowed to Simona Waltert in the Round of 128 of the Madrid Open.

Eala, meanwhile, is coming off a third-round exit at the Italian Open, where she lost to Elena Rybakina, 6-4, 6-3.

The Strasbourg Open marks Eala’s fifth tournament on clay this season after campaigns in Linz, Stuttgart, Madrid, and Rome.

Check out her season recap here:

Season recap

Clay-court swing

• 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