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Alex Eala's 2026 grass-court run: WTA 125 title, Wimbledon history, and more
Alexandra "Alex" Eala enjoyed an impressive grass-court campaign this season, achieving several career milestones along the way.
Here's a recap of Eala's grass-court swing.
WTA 125 Birmingham Open (Champion)
Eala started her grass-court campaign early, competing in Birmingham during the second week of the French Open.
The Filipina ace captured her second WTA 125 title after defeating Nikola Bartunkova, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, in the final.
HSBC Queen's Championships (Round of 16)
Fresh off her Birmingham triumph, Eala advanced to the second round of the WTA 500 tournament in London before falling to good friend Iva Jovic, 6-2, 6-2.
Berlin Tennis Open (Semifinals)
Eala bounced back in Germany by reaching the semifinals of the Berlin Tennis Open.
She defeated HSBC Championships winner Donna Vekic (7-5, 6-4), world No. 2 Elena Rybakina (7-5, 6-4), and world No. 8 Elina Svitolina (6-3, 6-4) before bowing out to Linda Noskova, 6-2, 6-4, in the semifinals.
Bad Homburg Open (Round of 32)
Eala suffered an early exit in Bad Homburg, losing to Elise Mertens, 6-3, 6-3.
However, she enjoyed a strong doubles campaign with Venus Williams, as the pair reached the quarterfinals before falling to Olivia Nicholls and Tereza Mihalikova, 6-3, 6-2.
At the year's grass-court Grand Slam, Eala made history by becoming the first Filipina to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon.
She opened her campaign with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Renata Zarazua, followed by a 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 win against Maya Joint. Eala then stunned defending champion Iga Swiatek, 7-6(9), 6-2, to book a place in the Round of 16, where she eventually fell to Jasmine Paolini, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.
Eala will now return to the Philippines before beginning her hard-court campaign.
Alex Eala's Season recap (singles)
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
