Alexandra Eala, the first Filipino player to win a junior Grand Slam singles title in 2022, took another significant forward stride on the ITF World Tennis Tour this weekend after winning both the singles and doubles titles in the tournament held in Spain.
The 19-year-old from the Philippines previously won four professional titles. Although, her win were outside the entry level W25 tournament grade. Also. I am not aware there was a picture of emotion after completing a milestone week with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph over fellow rising star Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva.
“This win means the world to me, it even made me ugly cry,” she posted on Instagram. “I am so proud because this represents the culmination of so much hard work. Securing my biggest titles yet in both singles and doubles is a fairytale finish, and I’m overwhelmed with emotion.
Eala, the world No. 155, had also won her 3rd doubles, title of her career a day earlier – combining with Frenchwoman Estelle Cascino to beat Lia Karatancheva and Diana Marcinkevica.
Eala participating at the 2024 Open Araba en Femenino in Spain, an ITF W100 tournament, triumphed in both singles and doubles. She won the tournament in singles without dropping a set. For doubles tournament, Eala and her partner Estelle Cascino, won their second doubles crown. As of today, new career high ranking in both singles and doubles, at 143 and 208 respectively.
source: ITF Website
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