Alex Eala scores first-ever SEA Games gold, ends PH 26-year drought

Alex Eala finally ended the Philippines’ 26-year wait for a SEA Games women’s tennis gold, outplaying home bet Mananchaya Sawangkaew, 6–1, 6-2, in the finals at the Lawn Tennis Association in Thailand on Dec. 18, 2025. The World No. 55 Eala showed no mercy to her Thai foe after dominating the two frames. Eala clinched a bronze medal in the 2021 and 2023 edition of the SEA Games.

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