Alex Eala, Venus Williams receive Canadian Open doubles wild card

<p><a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/tracking/alexeala/" target="_blank">Alexandra "Alex" Eala</a> will once again team up with tennis legend Venus Williams after the pair received a wild card entry into the doubles draw of the Canadian Open (National Bank Open).</p><p>The tournament announced the wild card recipients on Tuesday (Wednesday, Philippine time), with Eala and Williams set to begin their campaign on Thursday night (local time).</p><iframe allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="698" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnbotoronto%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0wJfjqyrhUYvZECFZhsJ4vnsWuHxCiAHA1nftZcq9pkqh3yqh8chcFBUAWkDV1irfl&show_text=true&width=500" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="500"></iframe><p>They will face the tandem of Miyu Kato and Liudmila Samsonova in the opening round.</p><p>Eala and Williams previously partnered at the Bad Homburg Open, where they <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/992698/alex-eala-venus-williams-exit-bad-homburg-open-doubles-after-quarterfinal-loss-to-mihalikova-nicholls/story/" target="_blank">reached the quarterfinals.</a></p><p>The two were also <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/995292/alex-eala-venus-williams-reunite-for-washington-dc-open-doubles/story/" target="_blank">expected to play together</a> at the recent DC Open, but <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/996158/alex-eala-draws-zheng-qinwen-in-dc-open-first-round-singles-will-not-compete-in-doubles/story/" target="_blank">Williams instead teamed up with Diana Shnaider.</a></p><p>Eala will also compete in the singles event of the Canadian Open. She opens her campaign on Wednesday (Thursday, Philippine time) against <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/997335/alex-eala-to-begin-canadian-open-run-against-alycia-parks/story/" target="_blank">Alycia Parks in the Round of 64 </a>after <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/996275/alex-eala-earns-first-round-bye-at-wta1000-national-bank-open-in-toronto/story/" target="_blank">receiving a first-round bye.</a></p><p> </p><gallery id="gallery_5988"></gallery><hr /><h2>Alex Eala's Season recap (singles)</h2><h3>North American swing</h3><ul> <li>DC Open - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/997231/alex-eala-stuns-jessica-pegula-in-dc-open-finals-for-first-career-wta-title/story/" target="_blank">Champion</a></li></ul><h3>Grass-court swing</h3><ul> <li>Wimbledon (Grand Slam) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/content/993959/alex-eala-vs-jasmine-paolini-wimbledon-round-of-16-july-6-2026/story/" target="_blank">Round of 16</a></li> <li>Bad Homburg Open (WTA 500) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/992375/alex-eala-falls-to-elise-mertens-in-first-round-of-bad-homburg-open/story/" target="_blank">Round of 32</a></li> <li>Berlin Tennis Open (WTA 500) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/992163/alex-eala-vs-linda-noskova-berlin-tennis-open-semis-june-20-2026/story/" target="_blank">Semifinals</a></li> <li>HSBC Championships (WTA 500) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/990997/alex-eala-falls-to-iva-jovic-exits-hsbc-championships/story/" target="_blank">Round of 16</a></li> <li>Birmingham Open (WTA 125) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/990549/alex-eala-wins-wta-125-birmingham-open-after-outlasting-nikola-bartunkova-in-thriller/story/" target="_blank">Champion</a></li></ul><h3>Clay-court swing</h3><ul> <li>French Open (Grand Slam) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/989059/alex-eala-vs-iva-jovic-french-open-2026-first-round-may-26-2026/story/" target="_blank">Round of 128</a></li> <li>Italian Open (WTA 1000) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/987138/alex-eala-vs-elena-rybakina-italian-open-round-of-32/story/" target="_blank">Round of 32</a></li> <li>Madrid Open (WTA 1000) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/985231/alex-eala-s-clay-struggles-continue-after-round-of-64-loss-to-elise-mertens-in-madrid-open/story/" target="_blank">Round of 64</a></li> <li>Stuttgart Open (WTA 500) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/983925/alex-eala-leylah-fernandez-stuttgart-open-round-of-32/story/" target="_blank">Round of 32</a></li> <li>Linz Open (WTA 500) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/983162/alex-eala-vs-jelena-ostapenko-linz-open-round-of-16/story/" target="_blank">Round of 16</a></li></ul><h3>Sunshine Swing</h3><ul> <li>Miami Open (WTA 1000) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/981105/alex-eala-falls-to-karolina-muchova-as-filipina-star-exits-miami-open-in-round-of-16/story/" target="_blank">Round of 16</a></li> <li>Indian Wells Open (WTA 1000) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/979554/alex-eala-vs-linda-noskova-indian-wells-open-round-of-16/story/" target="_blank">Round of 16</a></li></ul><h3>Middle East Swing</h3><ul> <li>Dubai Tennis Championships (WTA 1000) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/977213/alex-eala-coco-gauff-dubai-tennis-championships-qf-february-19-2026/story/" target="_blank">Quarterfinals</a></li> <li>Qatar Open (WTA 1000) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/975946/alex-eala-makes-early-exit-in-qatar-open-round-of-64/story/" target="_blank">Round of 64</a></li> <li>Abu Dhabi Open (WTA 500) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/975559/alex-eala-falls-to-ekaterina-alexandrova-in-abu-dhabi-open-quarterfinals/story/" target="_blank">Quarterfinals</a></li></ul><p>Philippine Women's Open (WTA 125) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/974695/alex-eala-camila-osorio-philippine-womens-open-quarterfinals-january-29-2026/story/" target="_blank">Quarterfinals</a></p><h3>Australian Swing</h3><ul> <li>Australian Open (Grand Slam) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/973344/alex-eala-vs-alycia-parks-australian-open-january-19-2026/story/" target="_blank">Round of 128</a></li> <li>ASB Classic (WTA 250) - <a href="https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/972366/alex-eala-vs-xinyu-wang-asb-classic-semis-january-10-2026/story/" target="_blank">Semifinals</a></li></ul><p><strong> - JKC GMA News</strong></p>