Alex Eala's head-to-head records against the top of the WTA are, as of 8 October 2026, better than her ranking of No. 18 might suggest. She leads Iga Swiatek 2-1, Jelena Ostapenko 2-1 and Elina Svitolina 2-0, and is level with Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina. Her toughest match-ups so far are Iva Jovic (0-3) and Linda Noskova (0-2).
Alex Eala head-to-head records at a glance
The records below come from the official WTA match feed and include all WTA-sanctioned singles matches: Grand Slams, WTA Tour, WTA 125, ITF events and qualifying. Matches that end in a retirement count; walkovers do not. Her only "meeting" with Paula Badosa, at Miami 2025, was a walkover and therefore reads 0-0. Matches at multi-sport events also stay out of the count, such as her 2023 Asian Games semifinal loss to Zheng Qinwen; on the WTA count she is 1-0 against Zheng after Washington 2026.
| Opponent | H2H (Eala first) | Meetings | Latest meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iga Swiatek (POL) | 2-1 | 3 | 2026 Wimbledon R32 – Eala 7-6(9), 6-2 |
| Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) | 2-1 | 3 | 2026 Upper Austria Ladies Linz R16 – Ostapenko 4-6, 5-7 |
| Madison Keys (USA) | 1-0 | 1 | 2025 Miami Open R32 – Eala 6-4, 6-2 |
| Jessica Pegula (USA) | 1-1 | 2 | 2026 Mubadala DC Open F – Eala 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 |
| Maya Joint (AUS) | 1-1 | 2 | 2026 Wimbledon R64 – Eala 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 |
| Coco Gauff (USA) | 1-1 | 2 | 2026 BNP Paribas Open R32 – Eala 6-2, 2-0, ret. |
| Elena Rybakina (KAZ) | 1-1 | 2 | 2026 VANDA Pharmaceuticals Berlin Tennis Open R16 – Eala 7-5, 6-4 |
| Elina Svitolina (UKR) | 2-0 | 2 | 2026 Mubadala DC Open QF – Eala 6-3, 6-4 |
| Jasmine Paolini (ITA) | 1-1 | 2 | 2026 Wimbledon R16 – Paolini 4-6, 6-4, 3-6 |
| Naomi Osaka (JPN) | 1-0 | 1 | 2026 Mubadala DC Open SF – Eala 6-4, 6-2 |
| Leylah Fernandez (CAN) | 1-1 | 2 | 2026 Mubadala DC Open R16 – Eala 6-2, 7-6(1) |
| Qinwen Zheng (CHN) | 1-0 | 1 | 2026 Mubadala DC Open R32 – Eala 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
| Clara Tauson (DEN) | 1-0 | 1 | 2025 US Open R128 – Eala 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(11) |
| Iva Jovic (USA) | 0-3 | 3 | 2026 US Open R32 – Jovic 5-7, 6-3, 5-7 |
| Linda Noskova (CZE) | 0-2 | 2 | 2026 VANDA Pharmaceuticals Berlin Tennis Open SF – Noskova 2-6, 4-6 |
| Karolina Muchova (CZE) | 0-1 | 1 | 2026 Miami Open R16 – Muchova 0-6, 2-6 |
| Belinda Bencic (SUI) | 0-1 | 1 | 2026 National Bank Open R16 – Bencic 4-6, 0-6 |
| Amanda Anisimova (USA) | 0-1 | 1 | 2026 Cincinnati Open R32 – Anisimova 6-4, 4-6, 2-6 |
| Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) | 0-1 | 1 | 2025 Wimbledon R128 – Krejcikova 6-3, 2-6, 1-6 |
| Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) | 0-1 | 1 | 2026 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open QF – Alexandrova 3-6, 3-6 |
| Victoria Mboko (CAN) | 0-1 | 1 | 2025 Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open R16 – Mboko 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 |
| Paula Badosa (ESP) | 0-0 | 1 | 2025 Miami Open R16 – Eala walkover |
WTA-sanctioned singles matches, as of 8 Oct 2026. Score from Eala's side.
Alex Eala vs Swiatek: 2-1 against a top-three rival
Swiatek is the rival that made Eala's name. At the Miami Open 2025, as a wildcard ranked No. 140, she beat the then world No. 2 in the quarterfinals 6-2, 7-5. Swiatek levelled a month later in the second round in Madrid, coming back to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 on clay.
The third meeting came in the third round of Wimbledon 2026, against Swiatek as defending champion and world No. 3. Eala saved two set points in the first-set tiebreak, won it 11-9 and closed out a 7-6(9), 6-2 victory. Both of her wins came against Swiatek ranked inside the top three.
Alex Eala vs Pegula, Gauff and Keys
Jessica Pegula: 1-1
The two met in the Miami 2025 semifinal, where Pegula, then No. 4, won 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-3. Their second match was the Washington final on 2–3 August 2026. Pegula, the top seed and No. 3, won the first set 6-4 and still led by a set when rain stopped play. On the resumption the next day Eala won 4-6, 6-4, 6-0, taking the last nine games for her first WTA Tour title.
Coco Gauff: 1-1
Gauff, ranked No. 4, beat Eala 6-0, 6-2 in the Dubai quarterfinal in February 2026. Less than three weeks later they met again in the third round at Indian Wells, where Gauff retired with Eala leading 6-2, 2-0. The two have also played together: they partnered in doubles at Rome 2025 and reached the quarterfinals.
Madison Keys: 1-0
Their only meeting was in the third round of Miami 2025. Eala beat Keys, the world No. 5 and reigning Australian Open champion, 6-4, 6-2 — one of three wins over Grand Slam champions on that run.
Alex Eala vs Jovic and Noskova: the toughest match-ups
Iva Jovic: 0-3
All three meetings came in 2026, and all on big stages. Jovic, then No. 17, won the first round at Roland Garros 6-4, 6-2. On grass at Queen's she won 6-2, 6-2 in the second round. The closest of the three was the third round of the US Open on 5 September: Eala led 4-2 in the deciding set, but Jovic won 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 after about three hours.
Linda Noskova: 0-2
Noskova stopped Eala twice in 2026 at the stage where a big result was within reach: 6-2, 6-0 in the fourth round at Indian Wells and 6-2, 6-4 in the Berlin semifinal, the day after Eala had beaten Svitolina. Eala has yet to win a set against her.
Ostapenko, Joint, Rybakina and Svitolina
Jelena Ostapenko: 2-1
Eala beat the 2017 Roland Garros champion 7-6(2), 7-5 in the second round of Miami 2025. At Eastbourne 2025 she lost the first set 0-6, won the second 6-2 and led 3-2 in the third when Ostapenko retired. Ostapenko won their third match on clay in Linz in April 2026, 6-4, 7-5.
Maya Joint: 1-1
Australia's Maya Joint beat Eala in the Eastbourne 2025 final, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(10), a deciding tiebreak that ended 12-10. A year later Eala turned it around in the second round of Wimbledon 2026, winning 3-6, 6-2, 6-0.
Elena Rybakina: 1-1
Both matches came against Rybakina ranked No. 2. On clay in Rome in May 2026, Rybakina won 6-4, 6-3. Five weeks later on grass in Berlin, Eala won 7-5, 6-4.
Elina Svitolina: 2-0
Eala has beaten Svitolina twice in 2026 with the identical score of 6-3, 6-4: in the Berlin quarterfinal (Svitolina No. 8) and in the Washington quarterfinal (No. 10).
Other notable head-to-head records
Against Jasmine Paolini she is 1-1: a 6-1, 7-6(5) win in Dubai 2026 and a 4-6, 6-4, 3-6 loss in the fourth round of Wimbledon 2026. She is also 1-1 with Leylah Fernandez and 1-0 against Naomi Osaka (6-4, 6-2 in the Washington semifinal) and Clara Tauson (her historic US Open 2025 win, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(11)). Single defeats came against Karolina Muchova, Belinda Bencic, Amanda Anisimova, Barbora Krejcikova, Ekaterina Alexandrova and Victoria Mboko.
Her full 9-5 record against top-10 players is on the Alex Eala stats page, and every score of the season on Alex Eala's results. The finals behind these rivalries are on the tournaments and titles page, and her Grand Slam meetings with Swiatek, Paolini and Jovic on the Grand Slams page. How head-to-head records feed into our match previews is explained on Alex Eala predictions.