MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala achieved a season-best No. 17 in the WTA Finals Race, where the top eight advance to the Finals in Indian Wells in November.
Ranked No. 25 last week, Eala climbed 8 spots to No. 17 in the live race with 1,712 points after making the 500 Mubadala D.C. Open final courtesy of her semifinal win over Naomi Osaka on Sunday.
The official WTA Finals singles race leaderboard has not yet reflected Eala's rise as of writing.
If Eala beats Jessica Pegula in the final, she will raise her season's total to 1,878 points which will put her in another season-best at No. 14.
Eala's final match against Pegula was suspended due to rain on Monday and was set to resume Tuesday midnight.
World No. 28 Eala trailed No. 3 Pegula, 4-6, 2-1, when play was halted due to persistent rains.
