The 21-year-old became first Filipina to win WTA Tour-level title at Washington Open to cap a breakout year

Alex Eala upsets Naomi Osaka and top seeds to reach DC Open final, securing a career-high WTA ranking of No 24 and eyeing a historic top-20 breakthrough.

More than 80% of inquiries that the DC Open’s ticketing team received in the lead up to the event were asking when Alex Eala would be playing.