CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of September 4
August 28-September 10
U.S. Open – Flushing Meadows, New York, USA
Grand Slam event
Carson Branstine (Orange, CA)
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
Layne Sleeth (Markham, ON)
http://www.usopen.org/index.html
September 4-9
Copa Sevilla – Seville, Spain
ATP Challenger Tour event
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC)
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/seville/784/overview
September 4-10
Donalda Futures – Toronto, ON
ITF Men’s Futures event
https://www.tenniscanada.com/tournaments/f7-itf-25000-donalda-mens-futures/
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of September 4, 2017:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 76
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 117
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 169
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON): 248
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 19
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 201
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 11
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 69
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 78
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 128
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON): 192
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 226
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 42
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 56
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 113
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 161
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC): 257
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Carson Branstine (Toronto, ON): 5
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 21
Layne Sleeth (Marham, ON): 60
Tiffany Lagarde (Montreal, QC): 178
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 60
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC): 101
Taha Baadi (Montreal, QC): 277
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Maude Jacques (Lac Beauport, QC): 60
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 75
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 91
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Marko Golic (Oakville, ON): 117
Jean-François Sylvestre (Quebec City, QC): 169
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 227
Wheelchair Quad Division
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 16
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 18
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 33
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 11
Megan Smith (Vancouver, BC): 21
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Boys
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 11
Tomas Bourassa (Delta, BC): 20
About Tennis Canada
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Nicole Watts, Manager, Communications
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