Eala seeks to improve no. 133 world rank

FILIPINA tennis star Alex Eala seeks to move further up in the world rankings and she could do this with her coming campaign this week in the W100 Bengaluru main draw in India.

Eala, who reached her highest ranking at no. 133 last week, clashes with Arianne Hartono of The Netherlands in the tournament, which is part of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Women’s World Tour.

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The 19-year Eala was previously at no. 136 last week, and quickly went higher following her short stint in the Australian Open.

That was when Eala took a 7-5, 6-2 loss against Croatia’s Jana Fett in the Australian Open Qualifiers.

But Eala did not go home empty handed, as she picked up $21,989 for her effort.

Two weeks ago, Eala got a paycheck of $9,995 when she lost to China’s Wei Sijia, 5-7, 2-6, in their showdown for a finals’ berth in the Work Day Canberra International netfest.

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