Where Alex Eala will be playing next after the US Open amid threats of a WTA punishment

Alex Eala's Grand Slam season came to an end earlier this month at the US Open.

After recording a fourth-round finish at Wimbledon, her best major campaign to date, Eala reached round three at Flushing Meadows.

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The Filipina was knocked out by 18-year-old American Iva Jovic, who emerged victorious in a thrilling three-set clash inside Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Following her US Open exit, it was revealed that Eala will be skipping the China Open, a WTA 1000 tournament, to represent the Philippines at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.

By not featuring at the China Open, Eala is risking ranking and financial penalties and could receive a fine of $10,000.

Alex Eala's next tournament on the WTA Tour after US Open

But before her appearance at the Asian Games, Eala is set to appear at the Singapore Open, a WTA 500 tournament.

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The Singapore Open, which starts on the 21st of September, was set to be headlined by world number three Jessica Pegula.

But Pegula withdrew from the competition, explaining on social media that she did not feel ready to return to tour-level competition after reaching the semifinals of the US Open.

Pegula joins a long list of withdrawals in Singapore, including Diana Shnaider, Sorana Cirstea, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Anastasia Potapova, Ann Li, and Clara Tauson.

With the top seed pulling out, an opportunity has presented itself for world number 18 Eala to capture her second tour-level title.

Eala won her first WTA crown at the Washington Open at the start of the North American hard-court swing.

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There, the 21-year-old overcame Naomi Osaka, Elina Svitolina and Pegula en route to hoisting the title.

How Alex Eala finished the season after the US Open last year

Following her second-round exit at the US Open last year, Eala entered a WTA 125 tournament in Guadalajara, which she won.

Eala then reached the quarterfinals of the Sao Paolo Open before making the semifinals of the Jingshan Tennis Open.

After appearing at another WTA 125 event in Suzhou, Eala tried to qualify for the WTA 1000 Wuhan Open, but lost her opening match.

She capped off the 2025 season with three consecutive WTA 250 tournaments: the Japan Open, the Guangzhou Open and the Hong Kong Tennis Open.

Having risen in the rankings since then, Eala no longer needs to qualify for WTA 1000 events such as the Wuhan Open.

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