After losing to Jelena Ostapenko at the Linz Open, Alexandra Eala will next play the Women’s Stuttgart Open.
Despite Aryna Sabalenka’s withdrawal, the WTA 500 event will still feature four of the top five in the rankings.
Eala earned her place in the competition thanks to Qinwen Zheng’s withdrawal and she will be hoping to write more career history against some of the best players on the WTA Tour.
Ahead of the event, Eala has been spotted training with one of the most successful players on the WTA Tour.
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Eala is set to appear at the German event for the first time and she’s enlisted the help of a two-time champion in Stuttgart.
Eala has been hitting with Iga Swiatek as the pair were captured practising together on the German event’s main court, via the tournament’s Instagram.
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Both women have become accustomed to each other over the last few weeks, as they have both been putting in the hours at the Rafael Nadal Academy.
Swiatek will be playing her first tournament under new coach Francisco Roig, while Eala will be hoping to re-climb the rankings back into the top 40.
The Pole has an excellent record at the German event, having won the tournament in two consecutive years in 2022 and 2023.
Alexandra Eala and Iga Swiatek’s head-to-head record
There is a chance that Eala and Swiatek could play each other for the third time at the Women’s Stuttgart Open.
The pair’s previous meetings have been split, with Eala stunning Swiatek in her breakout tournament at the 2025 Miami Open.
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Eala beat the Pole in straight sets during her remarkable run to the semi-finals of the WTA Tour Masters tournament.
Swiatek managed to get her own back during last year’s European clay court swing as she beat Eala at the Madrid Open.
The world number three needed three sets to knock the Filipina icon out of the round of 16 stage at the Spanish tournament.
