Alex Eala's 2026 grass-court swing: A recap ahead of Wimbledon

Alexandra "Alex" Eala heads into Wimbledon, the final Grand Slam of the grass-court season, after an impressive grass-court swing.

Eala opened the swing by capturing the WTA 125 Birmingham Open title, claiming her second WTA 125 crown.

She then competed in the WTA 500 HSBC Championships at Queen's Club, where she reached the second round before falling to good friend Iva Jovic, 6-2, 6-2.

Eala bounced back at the Berlin Tennis Open, where she notched victories over two top-10 players.

She opened her campaign with a 6-5, 6-4 win over Queen's Club champion Donna Vekic before upsetting world No. 2 Elena Rybakina, 7-5, 6-4, and world No. 6 Elina Svitolina, 6-3, 6-4, to reach the semifinals.

Her run ended in the last four with a 6-2, 6-4 loss to world No. 8 Linda Noskova.

Eala then competed at the Bad Homburg Open, where she suffered a first-round loss to Elise Mertens, 6-3, 6-3. In doubles, however, she and Venus Williams advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to Olivia Nicholls and Tereza Mihalikova, 6-3, 6-2.

At Wimbledon, Eala will open her campaign against Mexico's Renata Zarazua.

Alex Eala's Season recap (singles)

Grass-court swing

• 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