Alexandra Eala Beats Jessica Pegula To Win First WTA Title In Washington

Eala makes history as first Filipino To win WTA title

From Svitolina To Osaka To Pegula: Eala wins Washington in breakthrough run. Eala surges past Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 to capture Washington Open title.

Alexandra Eala stuns Jessica Pegula To Win First WTA title in Washington...

Alexandra Eala completed her fairytale run at the Washington Open on Monday, defeating top seed Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 to claim her first WTA title. The win made her the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA trophy.

World No.28 Alexandra Eala took control in the last two sets after the final resumed following long weather delays on Sunday, overpowering Pegula to seal the victory.

The 21-year-old left-hander was playing in her second career final after finishing runner-up at Eastbourne last year. She delivered a steady performance on serve and hit a string of clean winners to stop world No.3 Pegula from claiming a 12th WTA title and a third of 2025.

The match was officially clocked at one hour and 45 minutes, but weather interruptions meant it stretched across nearly 24 hours to finish.

Jessica Pegula took the opening set 6-4, and Eala led 2-1 in the second on Sunday when officials suspended play. Heavy rain forced the rest of the final to be moved to Monday.

The players had already sat through a three-hour delay before the match even began. After play was stopped, they waited another five hours before officials finally ended proceedings for the day.

The weather also pushed back the ATP final between world No.10 Taylor Fritz of the US and 19-year-old Spaniard Rafael Jodar.

Jessica Pegula got Monday’s action underway with a shaky hold to make it 2-2.

She found no answers on Eala’s serve, though, and the Filipino broke in the 10th game to level the match at a set apiece.

The deciding set belonged entirely to Eala, much to the delight of her loud group of supporters.

The weather also pushed back the ATP final between world No.10 Taylor Fritz of the US and 19-year-old Spaniard Rafael Jodar.

Pegula got Monday’s action underway with a shaky hold to make it 2-2.

She found no answers on Eala’s serve, though, and the Filipino broke in the 10th game to level the match at a set apiece.

The deciding set belonged entirely to Eala, much to the delight of her loud group of supporters.

Eala enjoyed loud support all week as she powered into the final, beating No.2 seed Elina Svitolina, No.3 seed and former world No.1 Naomi Osaka, and defending champion Leylah Fernandez along the way.

The win is set to lift Eala to a new career-high ranking of world No.20.