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Alexandra Eala
Eala at the 2024 US Open
Full nameAlexandra Maniego Eala
Country (sports) Philippines
Born (2005-05-23) May 23, 2005 (age 20)
Quezon City, Philippines
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned proMarch 4, 2020
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachJoan Bosch
Prize moneyUS$ 1,363,685
Singles
Career record194–117
Career titles1 WTA 125
Highest rankingNo. 50 (November 3, 2025)
Current rankingNo. 50 (November 3, 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2023, 2024, 2025)
French Open1R (2025)
Wimbledon1R (2025)
US Open2R (2025)
Doubles
Career record44–40
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 155 (June 30, 2025)
Current rankingNo. 151 (November 10, 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open2R (2025)
Wimbledon1R (2025)
Medal record
Women's tennis
Representing the  Philippines
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Team
Last updated on: November 3, 2025.

Alexandra Maniego Eala[a] (born May 23, 2005) is a Filipino professional tennis player. She reached a career-high WTA singles ranking of No. 50 on 3 November 2025, making her the highest-ranked Filipino in tour history. She is also the first Filipino to break into the top 50, defeat multiple top-5 players and major champions, and reach a tour-level final in the Open Era.

Eala reached a career-high ITF junior ranking of No. 2 on 6 October 2020 and became the first Filipino to win a junior Grand Slam title by claiming the girls' singles crown at the 2022 US Open.

Early and personal life

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Eala was born on May 23, 2005, in Quezon City, Philippines.[1] Her mother, Rosemarie "Rizza" Maniego-Eala, was a 1985 Southeast Asian Games bronze medalist in the 100-meter backstroke and later served as the chief financial officer of Globe Telecom until 2024.[2] Eala is a niece of former Philippine Sports Commission chairperson and Philippine Basketball Association commissioner Noli Eala.[3][4] Her brother, Michael "Miko" Eala, played tennis for the Pennsylvania State University Nittany Lions from 2020 to 2024.[5][6]

Eala attended the Immaculate Conception Academy in San Juan and Colegio San Agustin in Makati, before transferring to the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor, Spain. She graduated from the academy in 2023.[7][8][9]

Career

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2018–2022: Juniors

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At age 12, Eala won the 2018 Les Petits As tournament.[10] In October, she claimed her first under-18 title at the ITF Trofeo David Ferrer tournament in Alicante, Spain, winning both singles and doubles (with Joelle Lilly Sophie Steur).[11]

Eala made her junior major debut at the 2019 US Open, where she reached the second round.[12] At the 2020 Australian Open, she reached the third round in singles[13] and won the girls' doubles title with Priska Madelyn Nugroho.[14] She reached the semifinals of the 2020 French Open, boosting her ITF junior ranking to world No. 2.[15]

In 2021, Eala captured her second junior major doubles title at the French Open, teaming up with Oksana Selekhmeteva.[16] The following July, she dominated the 61st Trofeo Bonfiglio in Milan, clinching both the singles and doubles crowns alongside Madison Sieg.[17] At Wimbledon, Eala advanced to the second round,[18] and later that year, she reached the quarterfinals of the US Open.[19] Her breakthrough came in 2022, when she claimed her first junior Grand Slam singles title.[20]

2020–2024: Professional debut

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In March 2020, Eala made her ITF Circuit debut at the W15 Monastir series of tournaments in Tunisia, winning her first professional match.[21] In January 2021, Eala, as the youngest and lowest-seeded junior reserve, won the W15 Manacor final in Spain and subsequently entered the WTA top 1000 rankings.[22] She received a wildcard to the 2021 Miami Open qualifiers in March but lost in the tournament's first round.[23] At the W25 Platja d'Aro event, she reached her first ITF doubles final (with Oksana Selekhmeteva).[24]

Eala made her WTA Tour debut as a wildcard entrant at the 2021 Romanian Open, losing in the second round.[25] She received another wildcard into the main draw of the 2022 Miami Open, where she was eliminated at the first round.[26]

In 2023, Eala took part in eighteen ITF Tour singles events and seven singles tournaments on the Hologic WTA Tour. She won two ITF singles titles at W15 Yecla and W25 Roehampton.[27][28] She reached the finals of the W25 Aldershot and W40 Petange; semifinals at W100 Vitoria-Gasteiz and W60 Nantes; quarterfinals at W60 Barcelona and W100 Tokyo.[29] On the WTA Tour, she lost in the first rounds of the Thailand Open, Japan Women's Open, Guangzhou Open, and Jasmin Open.[30] She also appeared as a wildcard in the Miami Open and Madrid Open.[31][32] On August 28, she cracked the WTA top 200, continuing her surge to reach No. 191 just three weeks later.[33] She finished the 2023 season with a 40–26 win-loss record, two ITF titles, four finals, and a year‑end ranking inside the top 200.[34]

In 2024, Eala took part in 28 professional singles tournaments across three competitive tiers. Her schedule included nine events on the WTA Tour, six tournaments at the WTA 125 tour, and thirteen on the ITF tour. She contested four Grand Slam qualifying campaigns, reaching Q3 at Roland Garros, Wimbledon, and the US Open, and Q1 at the Australian Open. She played three WTA 1000 tournaments as a wildcard, reaching the second round in Madrid, advancing to the second round of qualifying in Miami, and exiting in the first round at Wuhan. Her WTA 500 appearances as a wildcard in Abu Dhabi and as a qualifier in Guadalajara ended in first-round losses, while she fell in qualifying at Ningbo. At the WTA 250 level, she qualified for Guangzhou and entered the main draws in Jiangxi and Nottingham but did not advance beyond the opening round in any of those events.[35][36]

Eala’s breakthrough came on the ITF Circuit, where she contested fourteen tournaments in 2024, played twenty‑nine ITF matches, and compiled an 18–11 win-loss record. Eala captured the W100 title at Vitoria-Gasteiz, reached semifinals at Dubai and Indore, and made quarterfinals at Cary, Landisville, Takasaki, Porto 3, Pune, and Trnava.[35][37] Combined with strong performances on the WTA Tour and WTA 125 circuit, these results lifted her ranking from No. 187 in January to inside the top 150 by the end of the year.[36]

In doubles, Eala (with Laura Pigossi) reached the semifinals of the WTA 125 Canberra International event.[38] [39]

2025: Miami semifinals, WTA 125 title, top 50

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Eala began 2025 by competing in two WTA 125 events, reaching the semifinals and the second round of the Canberra International and Mumbai Open, respectively.[40][41] Eala started the 2025 WTA Tour at the Australian Open, Eala lost in round one of the qualifiers.[42] She also competed at the Singapore Open, where she was eliminated in the second round of qualifiers.[43] She later sustained second‑round defeats at the W100 Bengaluru in India, and both W75 tournaments in Trnava, Slovakia.[44][45][46]

Ranked No. 140, Eala was awarded a wildcard for the Miami Open, where she defeated Jeļena Ostapenko, Madison Keys, and Iga Świątek before losing to Jessica Pegula in the semifinals.[47] Following these results, Eala became the first Filipino to reach a WTA 1000 event semifinal, the first Filipino woman to defeat a major champion at a tour-level event in the Open Era, and the first wildcard in history to defeat three major champions in straight sets at a single WTA event.[48] On March 31, 2025, she entered the WTA's top 100, ranking at No. 75.[49][50]

At the WTA 125 Oeiras Ladies Open, Eala made a second-round exit in singles and a first-round exit in doubles.[51][52] In her next event, the Madrid Open, she lost to Iga Świątek in round two.[53] While she had a quick first-round exit in singles at the Italian Open,[54] she reached the doubles quarterfinals partnering with Coco Gauff, losing to Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani.[55] Eala made her French Open debut, losing to Emiliana Arango in the first round,[56] but made it to round two of doubles with Renata Zarazúa.[57] Competing in WTA 125 events, she lost in the first round in both singles and doubles at the Birmingham Open,[58] but advanced to the quarterfinals of the Ilkley Open.[59] Eala suffered another first-round loss at the Nottingham Open.[60] At the Eastbourne Open, she lost to Maya Joint in her first WTA tour final.[61] After the event, Eala reached a new WTA ranking of No. 56.[62]

Eala's debut at Wimbledon resulted in two first-round losses: in singles to Barbora Krejčíková, and in doubles with Eva Lys.[63][64] After losing in the first round of the Canadian Open,[65] Eala withdrew from the Cincinnati Open and the Monterrey Open due to a shoulder injury.[66] During her US Open debut, she defeated Clara Tauson in the first round, becoming the first Filipino player to achieve a match victory in a major tournament in the Open Era,[67] but was subsequently defeated by Cristina Bucșa in the second round.[68]

Seeded second, Eala won her first WTA 125 title by defeating Panna Udvardy at the Guadalajara 125 Open final, becoming the first Filipino to achieve this milestone.[69][70] Eala then lost to Janice Tjen during the quarterfinals of the SP Open in São Paulo, Brazil.[71] Afterwards, she competed at the WTA 125 Jingshan Open, where eventual champion Lulu Sun defeated her during the semifinals.[72] At the WTA 125 Suzhou Open, she reached the quarterfinals, where she was defeated by Viktorija Golubic.[73] She was eliminated in the qualifying round of the Wuhan Open.[74]

At the Japan Women's Open, Eala suffered a first-round defeat to Tereza Valentová, who went on to reach the final.[75] In Guangzhou, she made an early exit after losing to eventual semifinalist Claire Liu.[76] She later teamed up with Nadiia Kichenok to reach the doubles semifinals at the Guangzhou Open, falling to eventual champions Katarzyna Piter and Janice Tjen.[77][78] At the Hong Kong Open, Eala advanced to the second round but was defeated by Victoria Mboko, who secured the championship.[79]

Eala finished the season ranked No. 50 in the world, the highest singles ranking ever achieved by a player from the Philippines.[80][81]

Other activities

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National team

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Eala with her bronze medals from the 2021 SEA Games

Eala has played for the Philippines in international events. She competed at the 2021 SEA Games (postponed to 2022), winning bronze medals in the women's singles, women's team, and mixed doubles.[82] At the 2022 Asian Games (postponed to 2023), Eala earned bronze medals in the women's singles and mixed doubles.[83]

In 2024, Eala led Team Philippines to a dominant 5–0 sweep in the Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Group II, going undefeated in singles and doubles, with teammates Marian Capadocia, Khim Iglupas and Shaira Hope Rivera contributing to the squad's successful promotion to Group I.[84]

Sponsorships and endorsements

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Eala signed her first endorsement deal at eight years old, becoming an ambassador for Filipino telecommunications company Globe.[85] Starting from her junior career, she has been sponsored by French tennis brand Babolat.[86][87] In 2019, she signed a sponsorship deal to represent Nike.[88] In 2022, Eala was announced as an endorser for Filipino bank BPI.[89][90] She has appeared on fashion spreads and magazine covers, including those of the November 2022 issue of Vogue Philippines and the January 2025 issue of Tatler Philippines.[91][92]

In July 2025, for her Wimbledon debut, Nike gifted Eala with a hair tie designed in the form of a sampaguita blossom, the national flower of the Philippines.[93][94] During the same month, Eala was announced as a brand ambassador for Filipino juice brand Locally.[95] In August, Nike released an Eala-inspired limited edition shirt designed by Filipino artist Georgina Camus, featuring the "national flower of the Philippines overlaid on the All England Lawn Tennis Club's grass courts".[96][97]

Accolades

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Eala with Philippine Ambassador to Spain Philippe Lhuillier in April 2025

Awarded by the Philippine Sportswriters Association, Eala has been recognized as a seven-time honoree (2019–2024, 2026) for her "outstanding" achievements in tennis at the PSA Annual Awards.[98] In 2021, Tatler Asia included Eala in its annual list of Asia's most influential people.[99] In April 2025, she was awarded the Premios Tanglaw trophy by the Philippine embassy in Madrid for her contributions to strengthening Philippines–Spain relations.[100]

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.[101]

Singles

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Current through the 2025 US Open.

Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A Q3 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Wimbledon A A A Q3 1R 0 / 1 0–1
US Open A A A Q3 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 0 / 3 1–3
National representation
Summer Olympics DNQ NH DNQ NH 0 / 0 0–0
Billie Jean King Cup A GIII A 0 / 4 4–0
Win–loss 2–1 3–1 0–0 4–0 0–0 0 / 11 9–2
WTA 1000 tournaments
Qatar Open NTI A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Dubai A NTI A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Indian Wells A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Miami Open Q1 1R 1R Q2 SF 0 / 3 4–3
Madrid Open A Q1 1R 2R 2R 0 / 3 2–2
Italian Open A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Canadian Open A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Cincinnati Open A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wuhan Open NH A 1R Q1 0 / 2 0–2
China Open NH A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 1 6 6 6 Total: 20
Overall win–loss 1–1 0–1 0–6 1–6 6–6 0 / 20 8–20
Year-end ranking 529 219 205 158 $1,019,633

WTA Tour finals

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Singles: 1 (runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam (–)
WTA 1000 (–)
WTA 500 (–)
WTA 250 (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (–)
Clay (–)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (–)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2025 Eastbourne Open, United Kingdom WTA 250 Grass Australia Maya Joint 4–6, 6–1, 6–7(10–12)

WTA Challenger finals

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2025 Guadalajara 125 Open, Mexico Hard Hungary Panna Udvardy 1–6, 7–5, 6–3

ITF Circuit finals

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Singles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)

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Legend
W100 tournaments (1–0)
W60 tournaments (0–1)
W40 tournaments (0–1)
W25 tournaments (3–1)
W15 tournaments (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–3)
Clay (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2021 ITF Manacor, Spain W15 Hard Spain Yvonne Cavallé Reimers 5–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win 2–0 Apr 2022 ITF Chiang Rai, Thailand W25 Hard Thailand Luksika Kumkhum 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–1 Jun 2022 ITF Madrid Open, Spain W60 Hard Spain Marina Bassols Ribera 4–6, 5–7
Win 3–1 Jun 2023 ITF Yecla, Spain W25 Hard Switzerland Valentina Ryser 6–3, 7–5
Win 4–1 Aug 2023 ITF Roehampton, United Kingdom W25 Hard Australia Arina Rodionova 6–2, 6–3
Loss 4–2 Aug 2023 ITF Aldershot, United Kingdom W25 Hard Australia Destanee Aiava 6–3, 4–6, 1–6
Loss 4–3 Nov 2023 ITF Pétange, Luxembourg W40 Hard (i) France Océane Dodin 1–6, 5–7
Win 5–3 Jul 2024 Open Araba en Femenino, Spain W100 Hard Andorra Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Legend
W100 tournaments (1–0)
W60/75 tournaments (1–0)
W50 tournaments (1–0)
W25 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–0)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2021 ITF Platja d'Aro, Spain W25 Clay Russia Oksana Selekhmeteva Romania Oana Georgeta Simion
Lithuania Justina Mikulskytė 		3–6, 5–7
Win 1–1 Jan 2024 ITF Pune Open, India W50 Hard Latvia Darja Semeņistaja United Kingdom Naiktha Bains
Hungary Fanny Stollár 		7–6(8), 6–3
Win 2–1 Mar 2024 Open de Seine-et-Marne, France W75 Hard (i) France Estelle Cascino United Kingdom Maia Lumsden
France Jessika Ponchet 		7–5, 7–6(4)
Win 3–1 Jul 2024 Open Araba en Femenino, Spain W100 Hard France Estelle Cascino Bulgaria Lia Karatancheva
Latvia Diāna Marcinkēviča 		6–3, 2–6, [10–4]
  • Tournament sources: Eala ITF Tour activity[102]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (title)

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Result Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 2022 US Open Hard Czech Republic Lucie Havlíčková 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 2 (2 titles)

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Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 2020 Australian Open Hard Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho Slovenia Živa Falkner
United Kingdom Matilda Mutavdzic 		6–1, 6–2
Win 2021 French Open Clay Russia Oksana Selekhmeteva Russia Maria Bondarenko
Hungary Amarissa Kiara Tóth 		6–0, 7–5

ITF Junior finals

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Legend
Grade A (4–1)
Grade 1 (0–1)
Grade 2 (0–3)
Grade 3 (0–0)
Grade 4 (1–2)
Grade 5 (2–0)

Singles: 9 (4 titles, 5 runner-ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 2018 ITF Jakarta, Indonesia G4 Hard Indonesia Priska Madelyn Nugroho 2–6, 6–4, 1–6
Win 1–1 Oct 2018 ITF Alicante, Spain G5 Clay Spain Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro 6–2, 6–3
Win 2–1 Nov 2018 ITF Makati City, Philippines G4 Clay Canada Dasha Plekhanova 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Nov 2018 ITF Manila, Philippines G4 Clay Indonesia Janice Tjen 3–6, 6–2, 5–7
Loss 2–3 Jan 2019 ITF New Delhi, India G2 Hard Italy Federica Sacco 5–7, 3–6
Loss 2–4 Jan 2019 ITF Kolkata, India G2 Clay Thailand Mai Napatt Nirundorn 6–2, 3–6, 2–6
Win 3–4 Sep 2019 ITF Cape Town, South Africa GA Hard Czech Republic Linda Fruhvirtová 6–3, 6–3
Loss 3–5 Oct 2019 ITF Osaka, Japan GA Hard France Diane Parry 2–6, 4–6
Win 4–5 Jul 2021 ITF Milan, Italy GA Clay Czech Republic Nikola Bartůňková 6–3, 6–3

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2018 ITF Alicante, Spain G5 Clay Germany Joelle Lilly Sophie Steur Russia Maria Dzemeshkevich
United Kingdom Lily Hutchings 		6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Jun 2019 ITF Offenbach, Germany G1 Clay Australia Annerly Georgopoulos France Selena Janicijevic
France Carole Monnet 		4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Sep 2019 ITF Cape Town, South Africa G2 Hard United States Elvina Kalieva Poland Weronika Baszak
United Kingdom Matilda Mutavdzic 		3–6, 6–4, [3–10]
Win 2–2 Dec 2019 ITF Plantation, United States GA Clay Belarus Evialina Laskevich Canada Jada Bui
Canada Mélodie Collard 		6–3, 6–7(3), [10–5]
Win 3–2 Jul 2021 ITF Milan, Italy GA Clay United States Madison Sieg Croatia Lucija Ćirić Bagarić
Belgium Sofia Costoulas 		6–4, 4–6, [13–11]

Wins against top 10 players

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  • Eala holds a 2–2 career record against players ranked in the WTA top 10 at the time of play.[103]
# Player Rk Event Surface Rd Score Rk Ref
2025
1. United States Madison Keys 5 Miami Open, United States Hard 3R 6–4, 6–2 140 [104]
2. Poland Iga Świątek 2 Miami Open, United States Hard QF 6–2, 7–5 140 [105]
*As of April 24, 2025

Notes

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  1. ^ English: /iːˈɑːlɑː, eɪ-, -lə/; Filipino pronunciation: [ɛˈjalɐ]

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