Coming off from her successful 2025 season.
Filipina tennis sensation Alex Eala is set to return to the hard court this week as she heads to the ASB Classic tournament in Auckland, New Zealand.
In which, she is scheduled to compete in the first round match against Donna Venkic, with the schedule yet to be announced as the tournament will run from Monday, January 5 until Sunday, January 11.
Alex is fourth-seeded in this competition.
This event happens weeks after Alex made history after clinching the Philippines’ first gold medal in the women’s singles event at the 2025 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, which was held in Thailand.
She broke the country’s 26-year drought, as the last time that a representative won gold was in 1999 by Maricris Fernandez-Gentz.
These events also closed a monumental year for Eala, who made strides in the sport this year. She was the first Filipina athlete to make it to the Miami Open finals, which later led her to the Eastbourne Open semifinals and the main draw of the Wimbledon.
Later on, she would achieve her first WTA 125 trophy after winning the Guadalajara Open in Mexico back in September.