How Much Did Alex Eala Earn at the Linz Open 2026?

Alex Eala added another Round of 16 finish to her 2026 season at Austria’s Linz Open, adding another solid result to her early run on the WTA Tour. It follows her Round of 16 showing at the Miami Open earlier in the season, where she also made a push into the second week of a major WTA 1000 event. 

Here’s a closer look at her run in Linz—and what she earned from it.

Alex reached the Round of 16 at the Linz Open, where she faced Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko. She bowed out 4-6, 5-7 after a match that stayed close across both sets.

The match had its swings, with Alex taking early control in the second set after going up 5-1 before Jelena found her rhythm and edged her way back into the set to close it out. It was their first meeting on clay, with the Latvian player leaning on her experience in the final stretch.

Earlier in the tournament, Alex opened her campaign with a straight-sets win over Austria’s Julia Grabher, 6-4, 6-3, to move into the second round. It also marked her first clay-court event of the year.

For her Round of 16 finish, Alex earned €15,690, or around P1.1 million, according to the WTA.

She now shifts her focus to the Stuttgart Open, where she is set to feature in the main draw against Leylah Fernandez, a fellow player of Filipino descent. According to the tournament’s announcement, Alex enters the field as a replacement following a late withdrawal.

The Linz Open, officially known as the Upper Austria Ladies Linz, has been part of the WTA circuit since 1987. It has shifted across different tiers over the years and now holds WTA 500 status, placing it among the tour’s higher-level events.

The tournament has also seen a lineup of past champions that includes former world No. 1 players like Maria Sharapova, Justine Henin, Victoria Azarenka, and Angelique Kerber.

In 2026, the event introduced indoor clay courts, marking a shift from the indoor hard courts used in previous editions.