She ranked 219th at the end of 2022.
When Alex Eala won the junior’s US Open title, big things were expected of her as she prepared to make the leap to the next level. Slowly but surely, she’s been fulfilling that promise. Earlier this month, Eala won her fourth International Tennis Federation title (ITF) in Roehampton, London. A week later, she found herself playing in another finals, at the W25 Aldershot.
On Monday, the Filipino tennis prodigy took to Instagram to share her latest achievement. With her recent success, she was able to reach the top 200 of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings.
One could just imagine how elated the Rafa Nadal Academy product must be. Eala wasn’t alone in celebrating her best WTA ranking yet. Of course, her supporters had to join in as well.
X (formerly Twitter) user Den Cruz congratulated her idol. She also used three exclamation points to express her excitement.
“Congrats, Alex Eala. New career high ranking at No. 195 in the world!!!”
Game, Set, Animo! meanwhile, had to give Eala props for the massive prize money she has collected this year.
“Alex Eala has officially broken into the WTA Top 200 in this week’s rankings, rising to a career-high #195! Congratulations Alex!!!! She’s also earned $78,128 so far this year, which is equivalent to about 4.4 million pesos.”
Marianne, another X user, had nothing but happy thoughts for the 18-year-old rising star.
“RANKINGS ARE UPDATED TODAY!!! It’s official! Happy top 200 debut, Alex Eala!
At the moment, it appears as if Eala is poised to keep climbing up the rankings. Before the end of the year, she might just breach the top 170.