Alex Eala, Venus Williams receive Canadian Open doubles wild card

Alexandra "Alex" Eala 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).

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).

They will face the tandem of Miyu Kato and Liudmila Samsonova in the opening round.

Eala and Williams previously partnered at the Bad Homburg Open, where they reached the quarterfinals.

The two were also expected to play together at the recent DC Open, but Williams instead teamed up with Diana Shnaider.

Eala will also compete in the singles event of the Canadian Open. She opens her campaign on Wednesday (Thursday, Philippine time) against Alycia Parks in the Round of 64 after receiving a first-round bye.

Alex Eala's Season recap (singles)

North American swing

DC Open — Champion

Grass-court swing

Wimbledon (Grand Slam) — Round of 16

Bad Homburg Open (WTA 500) — Round of 32

Berlin Tennis Open (WTA 500) — Semifinals

HSBC Championships (WTA 500) — Round of 16

Birmingham Open (WTA 125) — Champion

Clay-court swing

French Open (Grand Slam) — Round of 128

Italian Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 32

Madrid Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 64

Stuttgart Open (WTA 500) — Round of 32

Linz Open (WTA 500) — Round of 16

Sunshine Swing

Miami Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 16

Indian Wells Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 16

Middle East Swing

Dubai Tennis Championships (WTA 1000) — Quarterfinals

Qatar Open (WTA 1000) — Round of 64

Abu Dhabi Open (WTA 500) — Quarterfinals

Philippine Women’s Open (WTA 125) — Quarterfinals

Australian Swing

Australian Open (Grand Slam) — Round of 128

ASB Classic (WTA 250) — Semifinals

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