Alex Eala's 7-match winning streak: A look at her run from DC Open to Canadian Open

Alexandra “Alex” Eala defeated Caty McNally, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, in the Canadian Open Round of 32 on Friday (Saturday, Philippine time) to advance to the fourth round of the WTA 1000 event.

The victory extended Eala’s winning streak to seven matches, dating back to her opening-round win at the DC Open, where she went on to capture her first WTA title.

Eala will face Belinda Bencic in the Round of 16.

Here’s a recap of Eala’s seven straight victories and highlights from WTA:

Canadian Open

Round of 32: Alex Eala def. Caty McNally, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4

Round of 64: Alex Eala def. Alycia Parks, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2

Round of 128: Alex Eala has bye

DC Open

Final: Alex Eala def. Jessica Pegula, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0

Semifinal: Alex Eala def. Naomi Osaka, 6-4, 6-2

Quarterfinal: Alex Eala def. Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-4

Round of 16: Alex Eala def. Leylah Fernandez, 7-2, 7-6(1)

Round of 32: Alex Eala def. Zheng Qinwen, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1

Alex Eala's Season recap (singles)

North American swing

• 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