The Philippines’ top-ranked padel player in Jessica Agra has broken into the top 200 of the International Padel Federation (FIP) world rankings following a stellar performance at the FIP Bronze Reap tournament held recently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Previously ranked No. 210, Agra climbed to No. 193 after reaching the semifinals in the women’s doubles’ event alongside Belgian partner Babette De Decker.
The duo delivered an impressive run before falling to the tournament’s second seeds and eventual champions, Lisa Rachel Phillips and Abigail Tordoff of the United Kingdom, with a scoreline of 2-6, 1-6.
Agra and De Decker earned their semifinal berth by notching key victories in the earlier rounds.
They edged out Argentina’s Luciana Ingaramo and Colombia’s Catalina Isaza Brockland in a tight opening match, 7-6, 6-2, before dominating compatriots Anna Christine Patrimonio and Alena Dawn Magpantay with a commanding 6-0, 6-0 win in the quarterfinals.
Next on Agra’s international campaign is the FIP Bronze Hong Kong tournament this coming weekend, where she will team up with Russian partner Alena Vasileva.
