Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of September 25
 
September 25-October 1
Chengdu Open – Chengdu, China
ATP World Tour 250 event
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON)
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC)
http://www.chengduopentennis.com/2017/eng/index.php

September 25-October 1
Shenzhen Open – Shenzhen, China
ATP World Tour 250 event
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON)
http://www.shenzhenopen.cn/en/

September 24-30
Wuhan Open – Wuhan, China
WTA Premier 5 event
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
http://en.wuhanopen.org/

September 25-October 1
Tiburon Challenger – Tiburon, California, USA
ATP Challenger Tour event
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC)
Frank Dancevic (Niagara Falls, ON)
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC)
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON)
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/tiburon/1768/overview

September 25-October 1
Central Coast Pro Tennis Open – Templeton, California, USA
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC)
http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100040726

September 25-October 1
Santa Margherita di Pula – Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC)
http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100040835

September 25-October 1
Sabadell Futures – Sabadell, Spain
ITF Men’s Futures event
Steve Diez (Toronto, ON)
http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100040824

September 28-October 1
Tennis Canada International Championships – Montreal, Quebec
ITF Series 2 wheelchair tennis event
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON)
Robert Shaw (North Bay, ON)
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON)
Tara Llanes (North Vancouver, BC)
http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039222
 

Here are the top Canadians in each category as of September 25, 2017:

WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 85 
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 114
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 161
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON): 232 
 
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 18 
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 159
 
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 11
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 52
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 85
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 122
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 162
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON): 210

Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 43 
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 58
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 109
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 202
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC): 367
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls  
Carson Branstine (Toronto, ON): 6
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 47 
Layne Sleeth (Marham, ON): 53
Tiffany Lagarde (Montreal, QC): 184
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys 
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC): 140
Taha Baadi (Montreal, QC): 286
Nicaise Muamba (Gatineau, QC): 340
 
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Maude Jacques (Lac Beauport, QC): 62
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 79
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 89 
 
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Marko Golic (Oakville, ON): 112
Jean-François Sylvestre (Quebec City, QC): 172
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 220
 
Wheelchair Quad Division
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 17
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 19
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 29

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

Founded in 1890, Tennis Canada is a non-profit, national sport association with a mission to lead the growth of tennis in Canada and a vision to become a world-leading tennis nation. We value teamwork, passion, integrity, innovation and excellence. Tennis Canada owns and operates the premier Rogers Cup presented by National Bank WTA and ATP World Tour events, eight professional ITF- sanctioned events and financially supports 15 other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates national junior training centres/programs in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the International Wheelchair Tennis Association, and serves to administer, sponsor and select the teams for Davis Cup, Fed Cup, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and all wheelchair, junior and senior national teams. Tennis Canada invests its surplus into tennis development. For more information on Tennis Canada, please visit our website at www.tenniscanada.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

 

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