Alex Eala improves to 17th in singles live race for WTA Finals

MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala improved to 17th place with 711 points in the singles live race for the WTA Finals.

The Filipino tennis ace was running 19th before the Miami Open but jumped to her latest live ranking after reaching the fourth round Sunday.

Eala, who faces Karolina Muchova in the round of 16, is ranked 24th in the official WTA Finals race with 591 points.

It will be updated once the Miami Open finishes next week.

The top eight in the singles race qualify for the season-ending WTA Finals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia slated from November 1 to 8.

The singles race is not the same as the singles rankings, where Eala is ranked 29th and 45th in the live rankings.

The singles race only accumulates players' points from the current season (2026 in this case) and resets afterward, while the singles rankings accumulate players' points over the last 12 months.

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