Alex Eala made historical past on Sunday by successful her first WTA 125 title, defeating Panna Udvardy of Hungary in the finals of the Guadalajara 125 Open with a rating of 1-6, 7-5, 6-3 in Mexico.
Except for gaining invaluable classes, expertise, and her first trophy, Eala additionally earned prize cash and rating factors from the victory.
In keeping with a document uploaded on the WTA website, the winner of the Guadalajara 125 Open receives US$15,500 (round Php880,000) in prize cash.
Along with the prize cash, Eala earned 125 rating factors, which pushed her as much as no. 61 on the planet rankings, 14 spots increased than her earlier rating of no. 75 final August 25.
Rankings are decided based mostly on the outcomes from a most of 18 tournaments for singles gamers and 12 for doubles, in line with the WTA. Factors, in the meantime, are awarded based mostly on a participant’s development in a event.
The Guadalajara 125 is a WTA 125 occasion, which means a most of 125 factors is awarded to the champion.
Eala is anticipated to go to Brazil this week for the Sao Paulo Open, a WTA 250 event.
—JMB, GMA Built-in Information