Eala was the first to win the Les Petits As, the premier international tournament for kids aged between 12 and 14. She was the first to win a junior Grand Slam, at the 2022 U.S. Open. She’s the first to get to the cusp of the top 100.

And with that, she becomes the first woman from the Philippines ever to break into the Top 100, since WTA rankings began in 1975. At 19, she’s the second-highest-ranked teenager on the current WTA rankings, trailing only 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva, who’s No. 7.

Alexandra Eala stunned World No 2 Iga Swiatek to reach the Miami Open semi-finals and make history for tennis in the Philippines. The teenage wildcard defeated an out-of-sorts Swiatek 6-2 7-5 and will now play either fourth seed Jessica Pegula or Britain's Emma Raducanu for a place in the final.