MANILA, Philippines — Alexandra "Alex" Eala is set to become the highest seeded Filipino singles player in a major at the US Open.
After her third-round finish at the WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open, Eala is on pace to hit a new career-high No. 18 as the live rankings showed on Wednesday.
The official rankings update on August 24 will determine the top and only 32 seeds in the US Open.
Even if Eala stays at her official rank No. 20 or drop a few notches next week, she will still become the highest seeded Philippine singles player in a Grand Slam tournament
Her previous best was the No. 29 seed at Wimbledon last July, when she made history as the first Filipino seeded singles player in a Grand Slam tournament.
Eala went on to become the first Filipino singles player to reach the London grass major fourth round as well.
As of writing, six players behind Eala in the live rankings have already been eliminated in Cincinnati where she claimed her highest seeding at No. 17 in a 1000-tier tourney.
Since she's also not defending any points there, a significant drop in the rankings next week is not in play.
