TENNIS prodigy and Globe Ambassador Alex Eala climbed to No. 763 in the latest world rankings released by the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA).
Eala’s quarterfinals finish in her last three tournaments allowed her to jump 179 places from her previous ranking of 942nd.
The 15-year-old Eala is also ranked No. 3 in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) junior rankings.
Eala won her professional singles debut at the expense of Spain’s Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers in the first leg of the Rafael Nadal Academy International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Tennis Tour in Mallorca, Spain, last month.
She followed her historic win with quarterfinals finishes in the second and third legs of the Manacor W15 tournaments before flying to Grenoble, France.
Eala, a Globe Ambassador since 2013, stood toe to toe against older and higher-ranked opponents in Mallorca, posting several upsets against No. 2 seed Mirjam Bjorlund of Sweden, Alba Carrillo Marin of Spain, Ana Antigua De La Nunez and Silvia Ambrosio to reach the quarterfinals in last two legs of the Manacor tour.
In Grenoble, Eala went deep in the W25 tournament beating Laura Iona-Paar and seventh seed Cristina Bucsa before bowing to Maja Chwalinska of Poland in the battle for a spot in the semifinals.