FILIPINO tennis sensation Alex Eala will vie in the main draw of the Bellinzona in Switzerland from April 5 to 15.
The Swiss tournament is the first $60,000 tournament for Globe ambassador Eala.
Eala’s impressive run in the professional circuit in the first three months of 2021 catapulted her to a personal best No. 736 in the Women’s Tennis Association singles ranking released last week. She moved 27 places up.
The 15-year-old Rafa Nadal Academy scholar reached the round-of-32 and round-of-16 in her last two tournaments before losing her opening match in the Miami Open qualifiers in Florida.
Eala managed to take the opening set against world No. 104 Viktoria Kuzmova before yielding a tough 6-4, 4-6, 2-6 loss last Monday at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida.
Eala racked up a 12-5 win-loss record in the WTA while holding a 17-9 overall record, including her matches in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) this year.
Eala earned her first-ever singles title since turning pro in the opening leg of the Rafa Nadal Academy ITF World Tour in Mallorca, Spain, in January. She also recorded three consecutive quarterfinal appearances in her next three tournaments.