CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of February 19
February 19-25
Delray Beach Open – Delray Beach, Florida, USA
ATP World Tour 250 event
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON)
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON)
https://yellowtennisball.com/
February 19-25
Open 13 Provence – Marseille, France
ATP World Tour 250 event
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC)
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON)
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON)
https://www.open13.fr/
February 19-24
Morelos Open Credito Real – Morelos, Mexico
ATP Challenger Tour event
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/morelos/6963/overview
February 19-25
Morgan Run Women’s Open – Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event
Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=?tid=W-WITF-USA-06A-2018
February 19-25
GD Tennis Cup – Antalya, Turkey
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event
Rebecca Marino (Vancouver, BC)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=W-WITF-TUR-07A-2018
February 19-24
Banana Bowl – Criciuma, Brazil
Grade 1 ITF junior event
Ariana Arseneault (Richmond Hill, ON)
Taha Baadi (Montreal, QC)
Liam Draxl (Newmarket, ON)
Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC)
Chih Chi Huang (Port Moody, BC)
Alexandre Leblanc (QC)
Alexandra Vagramov (Port Moody, BC)
http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100041195
February 20-24
Bolton Indoor Wheelchair Tennis Tournament – Bolton, Great Britain
ITF 2 Series Wheelchair tennis event
Rob Shaw (North Bay, ON)
http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100041671
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of February 19, 2018:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 116
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 123
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON): 137
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 174
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 8
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 118
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 32
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 46
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 83
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 143
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 167
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC): 182
Doubles
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 61
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 71
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 232
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 264
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC): 435
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Carson Branstine – age: 17 (Toronto, ON): 21
Layne Sleeth – age: 16 (Marham, ON): 47
Leylah Annie Fernandez – age: 15 (Laval, QC): 101
Alexandra Vagramov – age: 16 (Port Moody, BC): 109
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Liam Draxl – age: 16 (Newmarket, ON): 173
Taha Baadi – age: 16 (Montreal, QC): 207
Chih Chi Huang – age: 17 (Port Moody, BC): 212
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 64
Maude Jacques (Lac Beauport, QC): 75
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 94
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Marko Golic (Oakville, ON): 135
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 223
Barry Henderson (Canada): 368
Wheelchair Quad Division
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 13
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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