EALA Alexa

Philippines
Tennis
23 May 2005
18
Female
1.73/5'8''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
TEN Tennis Women's Singles  
Mixed Doubles
PHI
Philippines1
  

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Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
WTA Race
Last 16Women's Singles2021Winners Open
1/16 FinalWomen's Singles2023Thailand Open
Round 1Women's Singles2023Mutua Madrid Open
Round 1Women's Singles2023Miami Open
Round 1Women's Singles2022Miami Open
South East Asian Games
SemifinalWomen's Singles2021Bac Ninh, VIE
SemifinalMixed Doubles2021Bac Ninh, VIE
SemifinalWomen's Team2021Bac Ninh, VIE
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Alex (Facebook page, 03 Apr 2023)
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Listening to music, watching movies. (Instagram profile, 23 Mar 2023)
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Athlete
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English
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Rafa Nadal Academy [Manacor, ESP]
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Daniel Gomez [club]; Adrien Vaseux [club], FRA
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Left (wtatennis.com, 01 Apr 2023)
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Her older brother Michael [Miko] has played tennis for Pennsylvania State University in the United States of America. Her uncle Noli Eala has served as chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission and as commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association. (olympics.com, 05 Oct 2022)
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She took up the sport at age four. (wtatennis.com, 01 Apr 2023)
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Her brother Michael [Miko] played the sport and she followed suit. Their grandfather was a coach at a local tennis club. "Tennis has always been such a huge part of my life, and that's all I could ever see myself doing." (olympics.com, 05 Oct 2022; babolat.com, 27 Sep 2022)
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To win a senior Grand Slam title, to win a medal at the Olympic Games, and to be ranked No.1 in the world. (rappler.com, 12 Feb 2023)
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She trains at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor, Spain. (wtatennis.com, 01 Apr 2023)
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Winning the girls' singles title at the 2022 US Open. (Instagram profile, 10 Sep 2022; olympics.com, 05 Oct 2022)
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Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova, Chinese tennis player Li Na, Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal. (olympics.com, 05 Oct 2022; modernparenting.onemega.com, 14 Sep 2022)
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Her family. (olympics.com, 05 Oct 2022; modernparenting.onemega.com, 14 Sep 2022)
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She received the President's Award at the 2022 Philippine Sportswriters Association Awards. (Facebook page, 06 Mar 2023; tiebreakertimes.com.ph, 12 Feb 2023)

General Interest

General
MOVE TO SPAIN
After she won the girls' title at the 2018 Les Petits As in Tarbes, France, as a wildcard, she was spotted by talent scouts from the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor, Spain. She then moved to train at the academy at age 13. "A huge step was when I moved to Spain to train in the academy. I had to get out of the country. I was happy at home, but the Philippines tennis scene is not very developed, so I needed the chance to play matches and tournaments against better players in order to get better. It's a really good environment [at the Rafa Nadal Academy], everyone works hard, you really have to push yourself but you get the rewards. And Rafa himself is there a lot. He hits with the boys more than the girls, but he always says hello to all the players, and he has been very nice to me." (olympics.com, 05 Oct 2022; babolat.com, 27 Sep 2022)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event