Alexandra Eala

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STARS, STRIPES, AND SVITOLINA: GAUFF BEATS EALA TO JOIN PEGULA, ANISIMOVA, AND TWO-TIME DUBAI CHAMP IN SEMIS

News Desk 20/02/2026

World No4 Coco Gauff cruised into the semi-finals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Thursday night, comfortably overcoming both a passionate partisan crowd and the object of its affection, Filipina sensation Alexandra Eala. She will meet Elina Svitolina, the two-time Dubai champion

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EALA ‘ON FIRE’ AS FILIPINA SENSATION BEATS WORLD NO8 JASMINE PAOLINI TO PROGRESS TO LAST 16 IN DUBAI

News Desk 18/02/2026

Roared on by a rapturous Kabayan-majority crowd, Filipino sensation Alexandra Eala overpowered World No8 Jasmine Paolini 6-1, 7-6(5) at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday night to secure her first career win against a top-10 player and set up a last-16 clash with Romanian veteran Sorana Cirstea. With John Lennon’s Imagine playing quietly […]

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FILIPINO COMMUNITY RALLIES AS ‘HOME’ FAVOURITES ADVANCE AT DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

News Desk 16/02/2026

After weeks of city-wide hype and dramatic build-up, women’s week at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship burst into life on opening day as two ‘home’ favourites progressed to the second-round of the WTA 1000 event despite wildly contrasting experiences on Centre Court inside the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium.   With two players much-loved […]

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RISING PINOY STAR ALEXANDRA EALA TO DEBUT AT NEXT WEEK’S DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

News Desk 11/02/2026

Alexandra Eala, one of the fastest-rising talents on the WTA Tour, will debut at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships next week, organisers have confirmed. The 20-year-old Filipina entered the World’s Top 40 on Monday morning and will compete in Dubai among a star-studded field that features 18 of the world’s top 20, including World […]