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title: "Sensation in Washington: 19-year-old Filipino Alexandra Eala wins WTA 500, crushing world No. 3"
description: "🇵🇭 Sensation in Washington! 19-year-old Filipino Alexandra Eala won the WTA 500 tournament, crushing world No. 3 Jessica Pegula in the final. This is the first WTA victory for a Filipina in history! 🎾🏆"
date: 2026-08-04T08:02:00.000Z
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# Sensation in Washington: 19-year-old Filipino Alexandra Eala wins WTA 500, crushing world No. 3

![Alexandra Eala from the Philippines celebrates her victory at the WTA 500 tournament in Washington, defeating the world's third-ranked player](https://xab.info/media/2026/08/04/aleksandra-eala-sensatsionnaya-pobeda-na-wta-500-vashington/aleksandra-eala-sensatsionnaya-pobeda-na-wta-500-vashington-1.webp)

The world of tennis has witnessed an event that can truly be called historic. At the WTA 500 tournament in Washington, a real sensation unfolded: 19-year-old Alexandra Eala from the Philippines secured victory in the final by defeating world No. 3 Jessica Pegula. This triumph was not just a personal victory for the young athlete but a landmark moment for tennis in the Philippines.

### Final drama: from rain to triumph

The road to victory was thorny and stretched over two days. On Sunday, the final match had to be suspended due to rain. At that time, American Jessica Pegula, the top seed at the tournament, was comfortably leading with a score of 4-6, 2-1. It seemed the title was already in her pocket.

However, the resumption of play on Monday radically changed the balance of power. Eala managed to seize the initiative, rallying to win the second set 6-4. In the deciding set, the Filipina demonstrated absolute dominance, not giving her opponent a single game and finishing the match with a crushing score of 6-0.

Final match score: **Alexandra Eala (Philippines) — Jessica Pegula (USA) – 4-6, 6-4, 6-0.**

### Historic breakthrough and new heights

This victory holds colossal significance for Alexandra Eala and tennis in her country. She became the first representative of the Philippines in history to win a WTA series trophy. Until this moment, Filipino tennis players had not lifted trophies at tournaments of this level.

Furthermore, as a result of this tournament, Eala will enter the world top-20 ranking for the first time in her career and in her country's history. This achievement confirms that the 19-year-old athlete has moved to a new level of mastery.

### Victory over top tennis players

The success in Washington is no accident. For Eala, this is already her ninth career victory over tennis players from the world top-10, five of which were won consecutively. Notably, this is the sixth time in her career she has defeated a top-5 player.

On her way to the final, the Filipina underwent a true test, overcoming the resistance of top opponents. Among them was Ukraine's world No. 1 Elina Svitolina, whom Eala defeated for the second time in their head-to-head meetings.

For Alexandra, this was only her second final at the WTA tour level. Last year, she lost to Maya Joint in the trophy match at the WTA 250 tournament in Eastbourne. Now, a year later, she managed to go all the way and lift her first title in the WTA 500 series.