Overview
- Eala officially rose from No. 51 to No. 50 in the Nov. 3 WTA rankings after a second-round showing in Hong Kong, where a single match win secured the jump.
- She fell in the Hong Kong round of 16 to close friend Victoria Mboko after leading 4-1 in the third set; Mboko went on to win the title and earn a Top 20 debut.
- Her spring Miami surge delivered the first WTA 1000 semifinal by a Filipina and included victories over Top-5 opponents Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek, marking multiple first-ever Top-30 wins for the Philippines.
- She reached her first WTA final at Eastbourne, losing to Maya Joint in a third-set tiebreak after holding four match points.
- At the US Open she posted the Philippines’ first women’s main-draw Grand Slam win in the Open Era by defeating Clara Tauson, contributing to a 40–26 season after starting the year ranked No. 130.