Where Alex Eala Plays: Tournament Venues Guide

This guide covers the venues of Alex Eala's tournaments for the rest of the 2026 season and the next Grand Slams: what each venue is like, what she has done there, how to get there by public transport, what tickets cost and when play starts in Philippine time. Prices are shown in local currency with an approximate peso amount; dates and her entry status are on the schedule page.

Alex Eala's venues at a glance

Ningbo: Ningbo (Yinzhou) Tennis Center

The Ningbo Open, a WTA 500 event, is played at the Ningbo (Yinzhou) Tennis Center in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, on outdoor hard courts. The 2026 edition, the third at WTA 500 level, runs from 19 to 25 October with a 28-player singles draw, starting the day after the Wuhan final.

The roof is the venue's signature: twelve curved panels, modelled on the camellia, Ningbo's city flower, close over the Center Court in about ten minutes.

History and champions

Women's tennis in Ningbo began with ITF events in 2010–2012 and a WTA 125 tournament in 2013–2014. The event returned in 2023 as a WTA 250 and was upgraded to WTA 500 in 2024. In 2025 it drew more than 29,000 spectators, a record for the event.

Alex Eala in Ningbo

Her first visit, in 2024, was short: ranked outside the top 100, she lost in the first round of qualifying to Priscilla Hon 4-6, 3-6. Two years later she came back as a main-draw player and opened with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Diane Parry of France in 1 hour 17 minutes. Her full Ningbo result is on the results page.

Getting there, tickets and match times

The tennis centre stands next to the Yinzhou swimming centre and the Yinzhou Gymnasium in the south-east of the city. The organisers have not published an English transport guide; take a taxi or ride-hailing car to No. 199 Wenhua Road, or check the latest metro and bus connections locally. Tickets are sold through Chinese ticketing platforms with real-name entry; the organiser has not published an English price list.

Ningbo is on the same time as the Philippines. On early-round days in 2026 play began at 13:00 on both show courts, with the Center Court evening match not before 19:00. On final day the doubles final started at 14:30 and the singles final was scheduled for no earlier than 17:00.

Tokyo: Ariake Coliseum and Ariake Tennis Forest Park

The Toray Pan Pacific Open, a WTA 500 event, is played on outdoor hard courts at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Koto, Tokyo, with the Ariake Coliseum as its centre court. The 2026 main draw runs from Monday 26 October to Sunday 1 November, after two days of qualifying on 24 and 25 October. The singles draw has 28 players.

Ariake at a glance

History: Olympic gold and Pan Pacific champions

The tournament has carried the Pan Pacific Open name since 1984, although its history goes back to 1973. Until 2007 it was played indoors at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium; in 2008 it moved outdoors to Ariake. While the park was rebuilt for the Olympics, the event went to Tachikawa in 2018 and Osaka in 2019, and it was not held in 2020 and 2021. Martina Hingis holds the record with five singles titles.

In July 2021 the Ariake Coliseum staged the tennis events of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Belinda Bencic won the women's singles gold, beating Marketa Vondrousova 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, and Elina Svitolina took the bronze. Four years later Bencic came back to the same court and won the 2025 Pan Pacific Open, beating Linda Noskova 6-2, 6-3 in the final.

Earlier Ariake champions include Caroline Wozniacki (2010, 2016 and 2017), Agnieszka Radwanska (2011 and 2015), Petra Kvitova (2013) and Ana Ivanovic (2014). In 2016 a young Naomi Osaka reached the final at Ariake and lost to Wozniacki 7-5, 6-3.

Alex Eala at Ariake

2026 is her first Toray Pan Pacific Open: the tournament's player list marks her as a first-time entrant. The venue itself is not new to her. In September 2023 she came through qualifying at the ITF W100 event at Ariake, the Ando Securities Open, beat Natsumi Kawaguchi 6-4, 6-3 in the first round and then lost to fifth seed Kimberly Birrell 6-4, 6-7(5), 2-6. That week's matches were played on the park's indoor hard courts.

How to get to Ariake

• Train: Yurikamome Line to Ariake or Ariake-Tennis-no-Mori station, or Rinkai Line to Kokusai-Tenjijo station. Each is about an 8-minute walk.
• Bus from Tokyo Station: route To 05-2 from the Marunouchi South Exit (about 32 minutes) or route To 16 from the Yaesu Exit (about 39 minutes) to the "Ariake Tennis no Mori" stop.
• Bus from Shimbashi: Tokyo BRT trunk route to "Ariake Tennis no Mori" (about 13 minutes). From Monzen-Nakacho (Tokyo Metro Tozai Line): route Kai 01 (about 25 minutes).
• From Haneda Airport: the Tokyo Monorail connects with the Rinkai Line at Tennozu Isle; ride the Rinkai Line to Kokusai-Tenjijo. From Narita, the simplest way is to reach Tokyo Station first and take one of the buses above.
• By car: not recommended. The Ariake Coliseum car park is reserved for court users, and spectators are asked to use public transport.

Toray Pan Pacific Open 2026 tickets

Tickets have been on sale since 31 August 2026 through Ticket Pia, Lawson Ticket and Rakuten Ticket; for buyers outside Japan the official channel is Ticket Pia. Prices below are advance prices as of 20 October 2026. Same-day tickets cost ¥1,000 more, and booking fees are added on top. Any ticket also gets you into the show courts, where all seating is unreserved. Peso amounts use the European Central Bank reference rates of 19 October 2026 (¥1 ≈ ₱0.40) and are rounded.

• Cheapest way in, Monday to Friday: one unreserved pass for 26–30 October, valid on several days, costs ¥6,000 (≈ ₱2,390), or ¥3,000 (≈ ₱1,190) for students.
• Weekend: on 31 October and 1 November S-category seats are reserved at ¥8,000 (≈ ₱3,190); A-category stays unreserved at ¥4,000 (≈ ₱1,590), or ¥2,000 (≈ ₱800) for students.
• Children: elementary-school age and younger enter the unreserved areas free with a pass collected at the same-day ticket counter, while space lasts.
• Qualifying, 24–25 October: ¥1,000 (≈ ₱400), all seats unreserved.

Buy only through the official ticket agencies listed on the tournament website: the organiser does not deal with problems from tickets bought on resale sites, and tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged.

Session times: Tokyo and Philippine time

Tokyo is one hour ahead of the Philippines (JST = PHT + 1 hour).

From Monday to Friday four matches are scheduled each day on Centre Court, and the last singles match there starts no earlier than 17:00 in Tokyo (16:00 PHT). The order of play is confirmed the evening before. If it rains, the Coliseum roof is closed; show-court matches moved to the indoor courts are played without spectators.

Before you go: food and drinks may be brought in, but not glass bottles or cans; flash photography, video recording and long telephoto lenses are not allowed. Philippine passport holders should check Japan's visa rules with the Embassy of Japan in the Philippines before booking.

Hong Kong: Victoria Park Tennis Stadium

The Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open, a WTA 250 event on outdoor hard courts, is played at the Victoria Park Tennis Centre in Causeway Bay. In 2026 the main draw runs from Monday 2 to Sunday 8 November, after qualifying on 31 October and 1 November. It has a 32-player singles draw and is the last regular-season tournament of the WTA Tour.

Victoria Park at a glance

The stadium may change in the coming years. In its Policy Address of September 2026 the Hong Kong government said it would explore turning the Centre Court into an all-weather, multi-purpose venue. Government sources quoted by The Standard spoke of at least 7,000 seats and construction starting within four to five years. The project is at the feasibility stage.

History: from the Salem Open to WTA Tournament of the Year

Victoria Park has hosted professional tennis for decades. The men's Hong Kong Open, long known as the Salem Open, ran from 1973 to 2002 with champions such as Rod Laver (1973) and Ivan Lendl (1980); Michael Chang won it three times. A women's event was held from 1980 to 1982 and in 1993, and the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open has been part of the WTA calendar since 2014, apart from 2019–2022 when it was not held. WTA players voted it WTA 250 Tournament of the Year in 2018, 2024 and 2025. Since 2024 the men's ATP 250 is back as well, played at Victoria Park in early January.

The 2025 edition drew more than 54,000 spectators over the week, with several sold-out sessions, according to the organisers.

Alex Eala at Victoria Park

Eala made her debut at the tournament in 2025, and it felt like a home event: Filipinos are the largest ethnic minority in Hong Kong, and the stands were full of flags and signs. It was her first time playing in Hong Kong since she was about 12. In the first round she led Katie Boulter, the 2024 runner-up, 6-4, 2-1 when Boulter retired with a leg injury. In the second round she took the first set against third seed Victoria Mboko and lost 6-3, 3-6, 4-6 after 2 hours and 27 minutes; the deciding set included a single game of 21 points that lasted 15 minutes. Mboko went on to win the title.

The tournament announced on 17 September 2026 that Eala would return, and called her the leader of its 2026 field.

How to get to Victoria Park

• MTR: Causeway Bay station, Exit E (Victoria Park exit), or Tin Hau station, Exit A2 (Hing Fat Street).
• Bus: dozens of routes stop by the park, including the airport buses A11 and E11, which are on the tournament's list of routes serving Victoria Park.
• By car: there is no parking inside the park, and the Hing Fat Street public car park is small, so the organisers recommend public transport.

Inside the grounds: no outside food or drinks except bottled water, no glass, no alcohol and no video cameras; bags may be checked at the gates. Philippine passport holders can visit Hong Kong without a visa for up to 14 days, according to the Hong Kong Immigration Department (information updated in August 2026).

Hong Kong Tennis Open 2026 tickets

Public tickets have been on sale since 28 September 2026 through Ticketflap, the official channel named by the tournament, at HK$180 to HK$1,070 (about ₱1,440 to ₱8,590 at the ECB reference rates of 19 October 2026, HK$1 ≈ ₱8.03). Category 2 tickets are half price for people aged 18 or under, full-time students and seniors aged 60 or over. As of 20 October 2026 the tournament had not yet published the 2026 price for each day. For comparison, in 2025 qualifying and the opening Monday were free, and paid days ranged from HK$220 to HK$970 in Category 1 and from HK$160 to HK$760 in Category 2.

Tickets are not refundable or exchangeable, except when bad weather limits play to one hour or less on the day of the ticket. Tickets from unauthorised sellers can be refused at the gate.

Session times: Hong Kong and Philippine time

Hong Kong is on the same time as the Philippines, so local start times are also Manila times.

The daily order of play is confirmed the night before by the WTA supervisor and the tournament director.

Melbourne: Melbourne Park (Australian Open 2027)

The Australian Open has been played at Melbourne Park, on the edge of Melbourne's city centre, since 1988. The 2027 tournament runs from 11 to 31 January: Opening Week with qualifying is 11–16 January, the main draw starts on Sunday 17 January, and the singles finals are on 30 and 31 January.

Rod Laver Arena was the first tennis stadium in the world with a retractable roof. It staged the longest Grand Slam final ever played, when Novak Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal in 5 hours 53 minutes in 2012, and two Federer–Nadal finals, in 2009 and 2017.

Alex Eala at Melbourne Park

Melbourne gave Eala her first junior Grand Slam title: in 2020 she won the girls' doubles with Indonesia's Priska Madelyn Nugroho, beating Ziva Falkner and Matilda Mutavdzic 6-1, 6-2 in the final. As a professional the Australian Open is still the major where she is looking for a breakthrough: she lost in the first qualifying round in 2025 and in the first round of the main draw in 2026, to Alycia Parks 6-0, 3-6, 2-6 on Court 6.

How to get to Melbourne Park

• On foot: about 10 minutes from the city centre through Birrarung Marr or over Tanderrum Bridge.
• Tram: route 70 from Flinders Street or Richmond Station to the Rod Laver Arena or John Cain Arena stops; routes 48 and 75 stop at the MCG on Wellington Parade.
• Train: Flinders Street, Richmond, Jolimont or Town Hall stations, then walk.
• From Melbourne Airport: SkyBus Melbourne City Express to the city (A$25.90 one way, about ₱1,140), then tram 70 or the walk from Flinders Street.

Australian Open 2027 tickets

Tickets have been on public sale since 13 August 2026 through Ticketmaster, the official ticket seller named on ausopen.com. As of 20 October 2026, a Ground Pass costs from A$49 (about ₱2,160) at the early-bird price, which applies until 30 November 2026; for the first time the number of Ground Passes per day is capped. During Opening Week (11–16 January) entry is A$10 for adults (about ₱440) and A$5 for children, and children are free on Monday 11 January. A Ground Pass covers the outside courts, the practice courts and, subject to availability, John Cain Arena. Reserved-seat prices depend on the arena, session and round and are shown on Ticketmaster.

Session times: Melbourne and Philippine time

In January Melbourne is three hours ahead of the Philippines. The 2027 session times have not been published yet. At the 2026 tournament day play started at 11:00 (08:00 PHT), or 11:30 on Rod Laver Arena and Margaret Court Arena (08:30 PHT), and night sessions began at 19:00 (16:00 PHT), with John Cain Arena's evening session at 17:00 (14:00 PHT).

London: the All England Club, Wimbledon

The All England Lawn Tennis Club on Church Road in south-west London (SW19 5AE) has hosted Wimbledon since 1922. The 2027 Championships run from Monday 28 June to Sunday 11 July, with play on the middle Sunday.

Centre Court saw the 2008 final in which Rafael Nadal beat Roger Federer 9-7 in the fifth set, and outside Court 18 still carries the memory of John Isner and Nicolas Mahut's 11-hour match in 2010, decided 70-68 in the fifth set.

Alex Eala at Wimbledon

Wimbledon is where she has gone furthest at a major. In 2026, seeded 29th, she won her first main-draw match at the Championships against Renata Zarazua 6-1, 6-2, came from a set down to beat Maya Joint 3-6, 6-2, 6-0, and then beat defending champion Iga Swiatek 7-6(9), 6-2 on Centre Court. That made her the first Filipino in the Open Era to reach the fourth round of a major. Jasmine Paolini ended the run in the fourth round: Eala lost 4-6, 6-4, 3-6. A year earlier, in 2025, she had lost her Centre Court debut in the first round to defending champion Barbora Krejcikova 6-3, 2-6, 1-6. As a junior she reached the second round of the girls' singles in 2021.

How to get to Wimbledon

• Underground: Southfields station (District line), about 15 minutes' walk; Wimbledon Park (District line), about 25 minutes.
• Train: South Western Railway from London Waterloo to Wimbledon in under 20 minutes, then a 20-minute walk or the shuttle bus (£4 single in 2026).
• From Heathrow: Piccadilly line to Earl's Court, then the District line (Wimbledon branch) to Southfields.

Wimbledon 2027 tickets

Wimbledon sells most seats through its Public Ballot, which for 2027 closed on 14 September 2026; successful applicants are e-mailed from October 2026. The other official routes are The Queue on the day (in Wimbledon Park, one ticket per person, with a limited number of Centre Court, No.1 and No.2 Court seats) and official hospitality. Grounds Passes are sold only through The Queue. Tickets from unauthorised sellers can be cancelled. Official 2027 face values (about ₱84 per £1 at the ECB rates of 19 October 2026):

• Centre Court: from £85 to £130 on the first two days, up to £255–£400 on the final weekend (about ₱7,140–₱33,590 across the range).
• No.1 Court: £75–£115 on the first two days, up to £180–£270 on days 9 and 10.
• No.2 and No.3 Courts: from £60 (about ₱5,040).
• Grounds Pass: £35 on days 1–8 (about ₱2,940), £27 on days 9–11, £22 on days 12–14.

Session times: London and Philippine time

In summer London is seven hours behind the Philippines. Gates open at 10:00. Play starts at 11:00 on the outside courts (18:00 PHT), at 13:00 on No.1 Court (20:00 PHT) and at 13:30 on Centre Court (20:30 PHT); on the final weekend Centre Court starts at 13:00 and No.1 Court at 11:00.

New York: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center

The US Open has been played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, since it opened in August 1978. The venue was named after Billie Jean King in 2006. The 2027 dates had not been officially announced as of 20 October 2026.

Arthur Ashe Stadium saw Emma Raducanu become the first qualifier to win a major, beating Leylah Fernandez in the 2021 final, and Roberta Vinci end Serena Williams' bid for the calendar Grand Slam in the 2015 semifinals.

Alex Eala at Flushing Meadows

This is where she made history first. In September 2022, seeded 10th, she won the US Open girls' singles title without dropping a set, beating Lucie Havlickova 6-2, 6-4 in the final, and became the first Filipino to win a junior Grand Slam singles title. In 2025 she won her first main-draw match at a major here, coming back from 1-5 down in the third set to beat 14th seed Clara Tauson 6-3, 2-6, 7-6(11), before losing to Cristina Bucsa. In 2026, seeded 17th, she reached the third round, where she lost to Iva Jovic 5-7, 6-3, 5-7 on Arthur Ashe Stadium after about three hours.

How to get to the US Open

• Subway: the 7 train from Grand Central to Mets–Willets Point.
• Long Island Rail Road: Port Washington Branch from Penn Station, Grand Central Madison or Woodside to Mets–Willets Point, the faster option.
• From LaGuardia: the free Q70 LaGuardia Link bus to Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Av, then the 7 train.
• From JFK: AirTrain to Jamaica, the LIRR to Woodside, then the Port Washington Branch or the 7 train to Mets–Willets Point.

US Open tickets and session times

US Open tickets are sold through usopen.org and Ticketmaster and are mobile-only. There is no fixed price list: prices are set for each session. In 2026 the opening Fan Week offered free grounds entry with a Fan Access Pass. The 2027 on-sale date had not been announced as of 20 October 2026.

New York is 12 hours behind the Philippines in late summer. In 2026 day sessions began at 11:00 on the grounds and Louis Armstrong Stadium (23:00 PHT the same day) and at 11:30 on Arthur Ashe Stadium; evening sessions began at 19:00 (07:00 PHT the next morning).

Philippine Arena, Bulacan: Alex Eala Live (8 December 2026)

Eala ends her season at home with "Alex Eala Live: Game. Set. Celebrate.", an exhibition against Indonesia's Janice Tjen on Tuesday 8 December 2026 at the Philippine Arena in Ciudad de Victoria, Bocaue, Bulacan. It is organised by Tatler Sports & Entertainment, and tickets are sold through TicketWorld. As an exhibition it carries no ranking points. The two have met once on tour: Tjen won their quarterfinal at the 2025 SP Open in Sao Paulo 6-4, 6-1.

The arena

The Philippine Arena, about 30 km north of Manila, was completed in 2014 for the Iglesia ni Cristo and is owned by New Era University. It holds up to 55,000 people and was recognised by Guinness World Records in 2014 as the world's largest mixed-use indoor theatre. It staged the opening day of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, when 38,115 fans watched the Philippines play the Dominican Republic. For the exhibition a temporary tennis court is laid inside the arena.

Programme and tickets

Ticket prices announced in September 2026 range from ₱618 (Bronze B) to ₱25,750 (VVIP); the Platinum package at ₱63,705.50 adds a gala dinner on 7 December. In between are Gold (₱18,025), Diamond (₱20,600), Silver A (₱7,725), Silver B (₱5,665) and Bronze A (₱1,236), with accessible seats in Silver A and Bronze A. Buy only through TicketWorld, the official seller.

Getting there: by car, take the NLEX to the Ciudad de Victoria Interchange in Bocaue. Expect heavy traffic on event days and check for any shuttle or road advisories from the organisers and NLEX closer to the date.

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