Eala Faces Nationality Blunder

August 09, 2026

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Published On August 9, 2026

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Alexandra Eala has already made history for the Philippines, becoming the country's first player to break into the WTA Top 20 and win a WTA Tour singles title. But a recent live show managed to get one very important detail wrong—the Filipino star was mistaken for an American, and fans were quick to call it out.

Eala gets mistaken for an American on a live news channel.

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Eala’s mother, Rizza Maniego-Eala, was a professional swimmer who won a SEA Games medal, and her grandfather Roberto Maniego served as her first tennis coach until she was 13.

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