Alex Eala draws British teenager in Tokyo Open first round

Filipina Alex Eala will face British teenager Mika Stojsavljevic in the first round of her Tokyo Open debut.

Eala is the eighth seed, while Stojsavljevic is a wildcard ranked outside the world’s top 280.

The WTA 500 tournament is played in Tokyo on outdoor hard courts, with the main draw running from October 26 to November 1.

Eala’s first match is the opening step in her final two tournaments of 2026, after a season in which she won her first WTA title in Washington and reached the top 20.

If she wins, she will meet Australian Talia Gibson or a qualifier in the second round.

A possible quarter-final against Diana Shnaider would give Eala a chance to face the player who beat her in Ningbo this week.

Eala could also meet second seed Maja Chwalinska in the semi-finals, while world No.

1 Elena Rybakina is a possible opponent in the final.