Eala cracks Top 30 in world rankings for first timeAlexandra Eala of the Philippines plays Linda Noskova of Czechia on Day 7 of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2026 in Indian Wells, California. 29 in the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings following a Last 16 finish in the elite Indian Wells Open in California, considered as the “Fifth Grand Slam”. Eala, the crowd darling of world tennis today, gained 120 additional points to jack up her harvest to 1525 points. But her stay inside the Top 30 for the first time ever in her budding career now hangs in the balance in Miami. But those points will expire when the Miami Open officially rolls off Wednesday, March 16, prompting Eala to replicate her semifinal campaign or lose the said ranking points for a projected drastic drop in the world rankings.

Source: Philippine Star March 16, 2026 09:38 UTC