After any tournament as big as Indian Wells there are going to be movers and shakers on the rankings, and today is no exception—and one player in particular just keeps making more history.
Alexandra Eala, who became the first player from the Philippines ever to reach the Top 100 on the WTA rankings almost a year ago after her breakthrough run to the semifinals in Miami, has continued her rise ever since, breaking into the Top 50 late last year and the Top 40 earlier this year, and reaching No. 31 a few weeks ago.
And today she breaks more new ground, rising from No. 32 to No. 29—her Top 30 debut—after a run to the fourth round in Indian Wells.
She’s made the quarterfinals or better at WTA events for the first six times in the last year—one final (Eastbourne last year), two semifinals (Miami last year and Auckland this year) and three quarterfinals (Sao Paulo last year and Abu Dhabi and Dubai this year).
She’s also collected her first seven wins over Top 30 players in the last year, which includes her first four Top 10 wins.
And now, the 20-year-old joins the Top 30 herself.
She was ranked No. 140 in the world on this day a year ago.
