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Russian tennis player (born 2003)
Tatiana Prozorova, Russian: Татьяна Прозорова; born 10 October 2003) is a Russian tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking of No. 123 by the WTA and a best doubles ranking of world No. 375. Prozorova has won eight singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour.
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Filipino tennis player (born 2005)
Alexandra Maniego Eala is a Filipino professional tennis player. She reached a career-high ranking of world No. 18 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) in August 2026, making her the highest ranking Filipino and Southeast Asian in WTA Tour history. She is the first Filipino to reach top 20, defeat top 10 opponents, reach the fourth round of a major, reach the semifinals of a WTA 1000 event, and win a WTA Tour title.
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Alexandra Eala’s decision to represent the Philippines at the Asian Games rather than fulfill her mandatory commitment at the China Open has sparked fresh criticism of the WTA. This time coming from the Tennis Weekly Podcast, where host Chris Kneebone did not hold back on how the situation looks for the tour.