Alexandra “Alex” Maniego Eala is a Filipino professional tennis player born in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines to Michael Francis “Mike” Eala and Rosemarie “Rizza” Maniego Eala. Mike is Jose Emmanuel “Noli” Macasaet Eala‘s brother.
In 1985, Rizza won bronze in the 100-meter backstroke in the Southeast Asian Games. From August 30, 2022 to December 28, 2022, Noli was the Philippine Sports Commission chairperson.
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BIOGRAPHY
Alex is 5’9″ tall. Here are 10 more things about her:
- In 2017, she became a student of the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor, Mallorca, Spain.
- She is the 2019 Milo Junior Athlete of the Year.
- From 2020 to 2024, her brother Michael Francis “Miko” Eala II played tennis at The Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Pennsylvania, United States.
- On March 4, 2020, she made her professional tennis debut.
- She and Indonesia’s Priska Madelyn Nugroho won the 2020 Australian Open girls’ doubles.
- She finished in the semifinals of the 2020 French Open girls’ singles.
- She and Russia’s Oksana Selekhmeteva won the 2021 French Open girls’ doubles.
- She won the 2022 U.S. Open girls’ singles, making her the first Filipino to win a junior singles championship in a grand slam tennis tournament.
- On May 23, 2024, she turned 19.
- In 2025, she became the first Filipina to beat a Top 10 player since the introduction of the Women’s Tennis Association rankings in 1975.
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TIMELINE
2024
- In March 2024, she and Estelle Cascino of France won the 2024 Open de Seine-et-Marne doubles in Croissy-Beaubourg, France.
- In July 2024, she won the 2024 Open Araba en Femenino singles in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
2025
- In March 2025, she finished in the semifinals of the 2025 Miami Open women’s singles after losing to Jessica Pegula in Miami, Florida, USA.
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