Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of October 15
 
October 15-21
Intrum Stockholm Open – Stockholm, Sweden
ATP World Tour 250 event
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON)
https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/stockholm/429/overview

October 15-21
European Open – Antwerp, Belgium
ATP World Tour 250 event
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC)
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON)
https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/antwerp/7485/overview

October 15-21
Calgary National Bank Challenger – Calgary, Alberta
ATP Challenger Tour event – $75,000
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
Alexis Galarneau (Gatineau, QC)
Pavel Krainik (Toronto, ON)
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC)
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON)
Harrison Scott (Canada)
https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/calgary/9128/overview

October 15-20
BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open – Luxembourg, Luxembourg
WTA International event
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC)
http://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/luxembourg-open#overview

October 15-21
2018 ITF Women’s Circuit Suzhou – Suzhou, China
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event – $100,000
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=W-WITF-CHN-21A-2018

October 15-21
McLeod For Health Florence Open – Florence, South Carolina, USA
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event- $25,000
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC)
Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, ON)
Layne Sleeth (Markham, ON)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=W-WITF-USA-35A-2018

October 15-20
PTT ITF Junior – Nonthaburi, Thailand
Grade 2 ITF junior event
Natasha Sengphrachanh (Ontario)
https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100042209

October 15-20
Victoria International Junior ITF Tennis – Victoria, British Columbia
Grade 5 ITF junior event
Full draws  
 
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of October 15, 2018:

WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 108 
Rebecca Marino (Vancouver, BC): 187
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON): 194
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 219
Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 242
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON): 274
 
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 10 
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 164
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON): 270
 
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 20
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 30
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 79
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 109
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 130
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC): 194

Doubles
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 128
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 172
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 222

ITF Junior Rankings – Girls  
Leylah Annie Fernandez – age: 16 (Laval, QC): 13
Alexandra Vagramov – age: 17 (Port Moody, BC): 115
Jada Bui – age: 16 (Ontario): 211
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys 
Taha Baadi – age: 17 (Montreal, QC): 94
Liam Draxl – age: 16 (Newmarket, ON): 146
Gleb Blekher – age: 17 (Canada): 154
 
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Maude Jacques (Lac Beauport, QC): 92
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 136 
Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC): 140
 
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Philippe Bédard (Bromont, QC): 144
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 150
Jonathan Tremblay (Canada): 160
 
Wheelchair Quad Division
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 10
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 36
Mitch McIntyre (Regina, SK): 45

Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Megan Smith (Vancouver, BC): 30
 

About Tennis Canada

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