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The Wuhan Open, sponsored by Dongfeng Voyah, is a WTA 1000 tennis tournament held in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China and organized for female professional tennis players. It is one of the WTA 1000 tournaments on the WTA Tour and made its debut in the 2014 season.
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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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Shi Han is a female Chinese professional tennis player. Shi has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 200, set on 17 March 2025, and a highest doubles ranking of No. 213, achieved on 13 July 2026.
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Qualifier Shi Han rallied past Alex Eala 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the 2026 Wuhan Open's first round, scoring the biggest WTA upset of her career.
World No. 18 Alex Eala falls to qualifier Shi Han in three sets at the Wuhan Open, marking her third straight early exit of 2026. #AlexEala #WTA #tennis #Filipino
Alexandra Eala is expected to continue her campaign in the Asian Swing of the WTA Tour following a shock exit from the WTA1000 Wuhan Open at the hands of a rising star from China.