{"id":57459,"date":"2026-11-09T09:41:47","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T09:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rafanadalacademy.com\/sin-categorizar\/alex-eala-caps-another-outstanding-year-with-a-hong-kong-final-and-a-rise-to-world-no-15\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T10:15:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T10:15:42","slug":"alex-eala-caps-another-outstanding-year-with-a-hong-kong-final-and-a-rise-to-world-no-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rafanadalacademy.com\/en\/news\/alex-eala-caps-another-outstanding-year-with-a-hong-kong-final-and-a-rise-to-world-no-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Eala caps another outstanding year with a Hong Kong final and a rise to World No. 15"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The player trained at the Rafa Nadal Academy closes a season highlighted by titles in Washington and Birmingham, a fourth-round appearance at Wimbledon and a climb to a career-high No. 15 in the WTA rankings.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rafanadalacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2265509282-scaled-e1794217269634.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rafanadalacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2265509282-scaled-e1794217269634.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.rafanadalacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2265509282-scaled-e1794217269634-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rafanadalacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2265509282-scaled-e1794217269634-1024x452.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rafanadalacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2265509282-scaled-e1794217269634-768x339.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rafanadalacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2265509282-scaled-e1794217269634-1536x678.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rafanadalacademy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2265509282-scaled-e1794217269634-2048x904.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alex Eala at the 2026 BNP Paribas Open (Photo by Clive Brunskill\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br\/>Alex Eala has rounded off another impressive season at the highest level by reaching the final of the WTA 250 tournament in Hong Kong and climbing to No. 15 in the WTA rankings, the highest position of her career.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At 21, <strong>the Rafa Nadal Academy player<\/strong> continues to make steady progress in world tennis. After defeating Maria Sakkari 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in the semifinals, the Filipina finished runner-up to American Claire Liu, who won the final 6-3, 6-0. Her run in Hong Kong took her to her second WTA final of the season.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The highlight of her year came in <strong>Washington<\/strong>, where she claimed her first WTA Tour title. Eala came from a set down to defeat Jessica Pegula 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-1 in the final, becoming the first Filipina to win a WTA Tour singles title. That WTA 500 triumph also propelled her into the world\u2019s Top 20 for the first time.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The grass-court season brought further notable results. Alex lifted the WTA 125 trophy in Birmingham, reached the <strong>semifinals in Berlin<\/strong> and advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon. At the US Open, she reached the third round, completing her strongest Grand Slam performances of the year.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AlexEala05?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AlexEala05<\/a>! <br><br>What an incredible week in Washington! A well-deserved \ud83c\udfc6 for all the hard work. \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb<br><br>Congratulations to \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udded and to the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rnadalacademy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rnadalacademy<\/a> team!  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ddp8eAN00y\">pic.twitter.com\/Ddp8eAN00y<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RafaelNadal\/status\/2084352673181020286?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Tour&#8217;s biggest events, she also showed her competitiveness with a <strong>quarterfinal run in Dubai<\/strong> and <strong>fourth-round appearances in Indian Wells, Miami and Toronto<\/strong>. These results were complemented by semifinals in Auckland, quarterfinals in Abu Dhabi and Tokyo, and a <strong>bronze medal at the Asian Games<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A record that strengthens her confidence and her drive to keep growing: &#8220;I&#8217;m looking forward to continuing this journey with my team. I&#8217;m very grateful to them: everything we do, we do together,&#8221; said the 21-year-old after the Hong Kong final.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since arriving in <strong>Manacor in 2018<\/strong>, Eala has grown both as a tennis player and as a person at the <strong>Rafa Nadal Academy<\/strong>, where she balanced training with her studies. 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