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Alex Eala Has a Losing Record Against Most Top-100 Left-Handers
Alex Eala has struggled against top-100 left-handed players in 2026, losing to three of the four she has faced.
The 21-year-old Filipino tennis player has lost to Maja Chwalinska, Diana Shnaider and Wang Xiyu, while her matches with Leylah Fernandez are tied at one win each.
Her latest loss was to Shnaider in Ningbo, during a difficult Asian swing.
Eala had reached the third round of the US Open, her best result there, and was expected to build on that run.
Instead, she had two first-round exits, won bronze at the Asian Games and lost early in Ningbo.
The pattern points to a challenge against left-handed opponents as she looks to continue rising on tour.
Eala will look to address that record in 2027.
Alexandra Eala has a losing record against three of four left-handed players in the WTA Tour top 100 listed by Tennis Head.
She is 0-1 against Maja Chwalinska, Diana Shnaider and Wang Xiyu, and 1-1 against Leylah Fernandez.
Eala’s loss to Shnaider in Ningbo was her first meeting with the Russian.
The article says Eala’s recent Asian swing included two first-round exits, an Asian Games bronze medal and an early loss in Ningbo.
Eala beat Fernandez on her way to her first WTA Tour-level title in Washington this summer.
- Who
- Alexandra Eala and left-handed players in the WTA Tour top 100.
- What
- Eala has a losing record against three of the four listed players.
- When
- The record is reported for 2026; the article was published on October 24, 2026.
- Where
- Ningbo is where Eala lost to Diana Shnaider; the article also refers to the Asian swing and Washington.
- Why
- Not stated
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Eala reached the third round, her best-ever run at the tournament.
Eala beat Leylah Fernandez en route to her first WTA Tour-level title in Washington.
Eala had two first-round exits and won bronze at the Asian Games before losing early in Ningbo.
Shnaider beat Eala in their first meeting in Ningbo.
- Maja Chwalinska
- Eala record: 0-1
- Diana Shnaider
- Eala record: 0-1
- Leylah Fernandez
- Eala record: 1-1
- Wang Xiyu
- Eala record: 0-1
- US Open
- Eala reached the third round in 2026
- Washington
- Eala won her maiden WTA Tour-level title this summer
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