Alex Eala's 2026 grass-court run: WTA 125 title, Wimbledon history, and more

Alexandra "Alex" Eala enjoyed an impressive grass-court campaign this season, achieving several career milestones along the way.

Here's a recap of Eala's grass-court swing.

WTA 125 Birmingham Open (Champion)

Eala started her grass-court campaign early, competing in Birmingham during the second week of the French Open.

The Filipina ace captured her second WTA 125 title after defeating Nikola Bartunkova, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5, in the final.

HSBC Queen's Championships (Round of 16)

Fresh off her Birmingham triumph, Eala advanced to the second round of the WTA 500 tournament in London before falling to good friend Iva Jovic, 6-2, 6-2.

Berlin Tennis Open (Semifinals)

Eala bounced back in Germany by reaching the semifinals of the Berlin Tennis Open.

She defeated HSBC Championships winner Donna Vekic (7-5, 6-4), world No. 2 Elena Rybakina (7-5, 6-4), and world No. 8 Elina Svitolina (6-3, 6-4) before bowing out to Linda Noskova, 6-2, 6-4, in the semifinals.

Bad Homburg Open (Round of 32)

Eala suffered an early exit in Bad Homburg, losing to Elise Mertens, 6-3, 6-3.

However, she enjoyed a strong doubles campaign with Venus Williams, as the pair reached the quarterfinals before falling to Olivia Nicholls and Tereza Mihalikova, 6-3, 6-2.

Wimbledon (Round of 16)

At the year's grass-court Grand Slam, Eala made history by becoming the first Filipina to reach the fourth round of Wimbledon.

She opened her campaign with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Renata Zarazua, followed by a 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 win against Maya Joint. Eala then stunned defending champion Iga Swiatek, 7-6(9), 6-2, to book a place in the Round of 16, where she eventually fell to Jasmine Paolini, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Eala will now return to the Philippines before beginning her hard-court campaign.

Alex Eala's Season recap (singles)

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

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