Filipina tennis star Alexandra Eala confirmed to return to Auckland's ASB Classic in 2027

Alexandra Eala, the Filipina player who reached the semi-finals of the 2026 ASB Classic, is returning to the Auckland tournament in 2027, the New Zealand Herald reported, with organisers and Eala both pointing to the support she had from the Filipino community.

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Filipina tennis player Alexandra Eala is returning to the ASB Classic in Auckland in 2027, the New Zealand Herald reported. The 21-year-old reached the semi-finals of the women's event at the 2026 tournament.

"We are excited Alex has chosen to come back to play in Auckland," ASB Classic tournament director Nicolas Lamperin told the Herald. "We have watched her progress with interest and we know all tennis fans, especially her fervent fans from the Filipino community in Auckland, will be excited to see her in action again."

"I loved my time in Auckland. Of course, the support there was amazing, especially from the Filipino community," Eala said. The Herald reported that fans took up every vantage point around the arena for her semi-final, which she lost to China's Wang Xinyu.

According to the Herald, Eala has since broken into the top 20 and won her first tour title, the WTA 500 event in Washington, DC. It said she has more than two million Instagram followers.

The WTA lists the 2027 ASB Classic as a WTA 250 tournament on outdoor hard courts in Auckland, running from 4 to 10 January 2027.