Marketa Vondrousova vs. Alexandra Eala -to-head

Sports Mole previews Sunday’s Canadian Open first-round match between Marketa Vondrousova and Alexandra Eala, including predictions, form and their head-to-head record.

One of Sunday’s first-round matches at the Canadian Open features Marketa Vondrousova against rising star Alexandra Eala.

While the 26-year-old Vondrousova has experienced Grand Slam success and holds three women’s titles, Eala is very much at the beginning of her career but has already secured notable victories in 2025 and aims for another to progress to the second round in Montreal.

Match previewVondrousova’s bid for her first WTA 1000 title begins on Sunday when she faces Eala in one of the exciting opening-round matches in Montreal.

The Czech player, who won her first WTA 500 title in Berlin this year before Wimbledon, has had a mixed season, holding a 12-6 record as she enters the North American hard-court swing.

The former world No. 6 has her run in Berlin to thank for reaching double figures in wins, having struggled to secure multiple victories on the tour earlier in the season, which was also marred by a shoulder injury.

While the 26-year-old had not managed three consecutive wins until Berlin and had only achieved back-to-back victories twice in 2025, her five wins at the pre-Wimbledon tournament saw the world No. 65 claim her third tour-level title by defeating Wang Xiyu.

Another win at Wimbledon marked her sixth consecutive victory, only for Emma Raducanu to end that streak comfortably on the lawns of Wimbledon, where she defeated the 2023 women’s champion. 

The three-time titlist now returns to competitive action, aiming to avoid consecutive defeats against a dangerous opponent.

Eala has made waves on the WTA Tour this year, flourishing in a 1000-level event in Miami.

The 20-year-old defeated Jelena Ostapenko, Madison Keys and Iga Swiatek en route to the semi-finals in Florida, and she will return to the North American hard courts, this time in Canada.

With significant victories over former Grand Slam winners on the surface already secured this year, Eala should, in theory, not be daunted by the prospect of facing Vondrousova on Sunday, when she aims to defeat the 2023 Wimbledon champion.

Entering Sunday’s contest with an overall record of 25-16 for the season, the 20-year-old from the Philippines strives to record her 26th win upon returning to competitive play after a first-round exit to Barbora Krejcikova at Wimbledon.

Despite that early exit, Eala’s run to the title match in Eastbourne is widely acknowledged, and the 20-year-old left-handed player has the tools to challenge another former Slam champion.

Head To HeadVondrousova and Eala face each other for the first time on the WTA Tour, with the winner taking a 1-0 lead in their head-to-head.

Although Eala’s 25 wins in 2025 surpass Vondrousova’s 12, the younger player has 10 main-draw wins; an impressive figure, but two short of the Czech star, who spent part of the season sidelined due to a shoulder injury.

The 26-year-old holds a 2-1 record against left-handed players in 2025, more than the Filipina, who has not faced a left-hander in a main-draw match this season.

We say: Vondrousova to win in three setsSunday’s encounter between these two left-handed players could go either way, with Vondrousova’s know-how facing Eala’s giant-killing reputation.

We back the Czech star to prevail and advance to the second round, where Marta Kostyuk awaits.

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