The latest edition of the PIF WTA Rankings features a mix of breakthroughs and resurgences following the Miami Open — the fourth WTA 1000 event of 2025 — along with results from two busy weeks of WTA 125 and ITF action.
Miami champion Aryna Sabalenka
and runner-up Jessica Pegula
both remain at No. 1 and No. 4, respectively. But the biggest move in the Top 200 comes from the tournament’s breakout star, Alexandra Eala
. The 19-year-old Filipina took down a series of Grand Slam champions — Jelena Ostapenko
, Madison Keys
and Iga Swiatek
— to reach her first career semifinal.
Eala, the 2022 US Open junior champion, had never won back-to-back tour-level matches until now. Her reward: a 65-spot jump from No. 140 to a career-high No. 75, marking her Top 100 debut.
Eala’s milestone isn’t just a personal one but a national one. She’s the first player from the Philippines ever to reach the Top 100. By now, she’s used to making history for her country. She became the first Filipina to compete in a WTA main draw (and win a match at that level) back in 2021 in Cluj-Napoca. And she overtook the country’s previous ranking benchmark — the career high of No. 284 set by Maricris Gentz in 1999 — back in July 2022.
