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Filipina tennis star Alex Eala at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand. POC Media

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2025 Southeast Asian Games

Dyan Castillejo

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1766982797409096A1173.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Filipina tennis star Alex Eala at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand. POC Media" width="960"/>Filipina tennis star Alex Eala at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand. POC Media</div>MANILA -- Filipina tennis star Alex Eala will compete in the 2026 Kooyong Classic from January 13 to 15 at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne.This follows her appearance at the MGM Macau Tennis Masters exhibition.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/12/29/alex-eala-loses-to-mirra-andreeva-in-mgm-macau-tennis-masters-1039">READ: Alex Eala loses to Mirra Andreeva in MGM Macau Tennis Masters</a></div>The Kooyong Classic, staged a week before the Australian Open, is considered one of the sport&#x27;s most prestigious warm-up events and is held at what is often referred to as the spiritual home of Australian tennis. World No. 53 Eala will be part of a field that features established and former top-ranked players from both the men&#x27;s and women&#x27;s tours.The men&#x27;s lineup includes Italy&#x27;s Lorenzo Musetti (World No. 8), Kazakhstan&#x27;s Alexander Bublik (World No. 11), Australia&#x27;s Nick Kyrgios (former World No. 13), and Russia&#x27;s Karen Khachanov (World No. 18). There&#x27;s also Italy&#x27;s Flavio Cobolli (World No. 22), Canada&#x27;s Denis Shapovalov (World No. 23, former World No. 10), American prospects Learner Tien (World No. 28) and Frances Tiafoe (World No. 30, former World No. 10), as well as Matteo Berrettini (World No. 56, former World No. 6).Also confirmed are Hubert Hurkacz (World No. 73, former World No. 6), Marin Čilić (World No. 75, former World No. 3), China&#x27;s top-ranked player Zhang Zhizhen (former World No. 31), and Yunchaokete Bu (former World No. 64).On the women&#x27;s side, Eala will be joined by Croatia&#x27;s Donna Vekić (World No. 72, former World No. 17), with former World No. 5 Daniela Hantuchová making a guest appearance. Tournament organizers said further player announcements and updates are expected.Before heading to Melbourne, Eala is also scheduled to compete at the WTA 250 ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand on Jan 5-11 as part of her buildup to the Australian Open.

Filipina tennis star Alex Eala will compete in the 2026 Kooyong Classic from January 13 to 15 at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne.

Filipina tennis star Alex Eala will compete in the 2026 Kooyong Classic from January 13 to 15 at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne.

Tennis: Alex Eala to compete in Kooyong Classic, ASB Classic ahead of Australian Open

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Tennis: Alex Eala to compete in Kooyong Classic, ASB Classic ahead of Australian Open

Dyan Castillejo,

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Published December 29, 2025 12:38 PM PHT

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