Alex Eala is projected to be the No. 3 seed in the 2026 Singapore Tennis Open, which starts September 21 at OCBC Arena.
Eala is currently the third-highest-ranked player in the WTA 500 tournament player list at No. 18 in the world.
World No. 5 Mirra Andreeva and Amanda Anisimova are likely the first and second seeds.
Defending champion Elise Mertens also leads the field, which includes Maja Chwalinska, Barbora Krejcikova, Maria Sakkari, Janice Tjen, Donna Vekic and Wang Xinyu, among others.
The final draws for the tournament have yet to be posted.
World No. 3 Jessica Pegula, who reached the US Open semifinals, has withdrawn from the tournament.
Among those who have pulled out are Diana Shnaider, Sorana Cirstea, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Anastasia Potapova, Ann Li and Clara Tauson.
After the Singapore Open, Eala will compete in the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, where she will gun for an Olympic berth at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.