Alex Eala opens Tokyo campaign against 17-year-old British wildcard Stojsavljevic

Filipina tennis star Alex Eala plays China’s Wang Xiyu in the semifinals of women’s singles in the 2026 Asian Games, October 1, 2026 at the Higashiyama Park Tennis Center in Nagoya. POC Media

MANILA — Filipina tennis star Alex Eala will kick off her Toray Pan Pacific Open campaign against one of the youngest players she will face this season.

The world No. 20 Filipina will take on Great Britain’s Mika Stojsavljevic in the first round.

Stojsavljevic is a 17-year-old wildcard ranked world No. 308 who reached a career-high of No. 261 in June 2026.

The 6’1 tennis player began playing at the age of seven at Ealing Tennis Club. Her most recent WTA Tour tournament was at Wimbledon where she lost in the round 1 of qualifiers.

She also had a main draw appearance at the London HSBC Championships where she made a first-round exit.  

But she did reach the quarterfinals of the Birmingham, which Eala won back in June.