Filipina tennis star Alex Eala is seeded 17th at the Cincinnati Open in Ohio, based on the latest player list released by the WTA.
The 32 seeded players will receive first-round byes.
The 21-year old Filipina enters her second consecutive WTA 1000 event riding on the momentum of her historic title at the Mubadala DC Open and a fourth-round finish at the National Bank Open in Toronto.
The Cincinnati Open begins on Thursday, August 13.
Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, and Mirra Andreeva are the top five seeds.
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