00:01It's been a stellar year for Filipino tennis champ Alex Eyalang.
00:05She reached her highest ranking so far as world number 50 and she closes 2025 sitting at number 53.
00:11She also earned more than $907,000 this year, the equivalent of 53 million pesos.
00:17She won her biggest prize at the WTA 1000 Miami Open in March, worth more than $332,000.
00:24Her second biggest prize was from the US Open in August where she became the first Filipino to win a Grand Slam main draw match in the Open era and took home $154,000.
00:34Eyalang also made historic firsts for the Philippines in the French Open in May and in the WTA 250 Eastburn Open in June.
00:42Here is a list of her 10 top prizes this year.
00:49So does Eyalang get to keep all that money? No.
00:52Eyalang will have to pay taxes in the countries where she won the prizes, which can reach up to 30%.
00:56And like other tennis players, she pays her coaches and team salaries from her earnings.
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01:19and the Louis Vuong area.
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