CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of March 19
March 19-April 1
Miami Open – Miami, Florida, USA
ATP World Tour 1000 and WTA Premier Mandatory event
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC)
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC)
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC)
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON)
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC)
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC)
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON)
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON)
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON)
http://miamiopen.com/2018-results
March 19-25
Cascais Next Gen Tour – Vilamoura, Portugal
ITF Men’s Futures Pro Circuit event – $25,000
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=M-FU-POR-05A-2018
March 19-25
Asia University International Women’s Open – Nishi-tama, Japan
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event – $15,000
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=W-WITF-JPN-03A-2018
March 19-25
Lyttos Beach ITF Pro Circuit – Heraklion, Greece
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event- $15,000
Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=W-WITF-GRE-04A-2018
March 20-25
China Junior 5 – Chengdu, China
Grade 4 ITF junior event
Jessi Jiaxin Gong
http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100041311
March 19-24
1st Qatar ITF Open – Doha, Qatar
Grade 4 ITF junior event
Sophia Qi Ho
http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100041361
March 19-24
Newport Beach ITF – Newport Beach, California, USA
Grade 4 ITF junior event
Leena Bennetto
Raul Dobai
Ashley Chang
Chae Eun Yoo
Stefanie Frias da Silva
Andy Sun
http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100041355
March 20-25
Cajun Classic – Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
ITF Super Series Wheelchair tennis event
Rob Shaw (North Bay, ON)
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON)
http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100041681
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of March 19, 2018:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 114
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 124
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON): 139
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 196
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 7
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 121
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 25
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 46
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 77
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 126
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 182
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC): 186
Doubles
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 72
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 74
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 185
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC): 321
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON): 468
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Carson Branstine – age: 17 (Toronto, ON): 21
Leylah Annie Fernandez – age: 15 (Laval, QC): 23
Layne Sleeth – age: 16 (Marham, ON): 61
Alexandra Vagramov – age: 16 (Port Moody, BC): 116
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Chih Chi Huang – age: 17 (Port Moody, BC): 153
Gleb Blekher – age: 17 (Canada): 181
Liam Draxl – age: 16 (Newmarket, ON): 186
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 63
Maude Jacques (Lac Beauport, QC): 76
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 93
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Marko Golic (Oakville, ON): 133
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 220
Barry Henderson (Canada): 357
Wheelchair Quad Division
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 12
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 31
Mitch McIntyre (Regina, SK): 56
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 11
Megan Smith (Vancouver, BC): 19
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