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It’s been a stellar year for Filipino tennis champ Alex Eala. She reached her highest ranking so far as world No. 50, and she closes 2025 sitting at No. 53. She also earned more than $907,000 this year — the equivalent of P53 million.

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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.
01:01Eyalang also anti-guppie advertising,
01:19and the Louis Vuong area.
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