Alex Eala set to achieve career first despite losing the Hong Kong Open final
At the 2025 Hong Kong Open, Eala advanced to the second round following Katie Boulter’s retirement at 6-4, 2-1 during their first-round contest.
Key points
- Claire Liu has brought the curtain down on Alexandra Eala’s Hong Kong Open campaign.
- Alex Eala is set to make her top 15 debut Eala can now take greater pride from what has been a breakout campaign on the WTA circuit.
13 Iva Jovic 2941 14 Elise Mertens 2540 15 Alexandra Eala 2392 16 Sorana Cîrstea 2386 17 Naomi Osaka 2315 The new WTA rankings following the Hong Kong Open Eala has now entered the top 16, boosting her hopes of a deep run at the 2027 Australian Open.
The 20-year-old, who won her first WTA Tour event in Washington in August, will gain 103 ranking points following her run to the final in Hong Kong.
Additional details
- The American player, from Thousand Oaks, California, rattled off nine consecutive games en route to a 6-3, 6-0 victory at the Victoria Park Centre Court in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
- Eala is now set to add another accomplishment to her collection, despite suffering defeat in Sunday’s spectacle.
- Eala will achieve a career-high ranking of world number 15 following the rankings update on Monday.
- Consequently, Eala will rise two places in the WTA rankings and overtake Sorana Cirstea – who has now retired from her playing career – and Naomi Osaka.
- Eala struggled on her serve during the contest, landing only 47 per cent of her first serves and winning only 40 per cent of her second-serve points.
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