CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of January 29
February 2-4
Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group first round – Osijek, Croatia
Canada vs. Croatia
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC)
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON)
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON)
http://live.daviscup.com/en/tie-detail.php/M-DC-2018-WG-M-CAN-CRO-01
January 29-February 4
St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy – St. Petersburg, Russia
WTA Premier event
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
http://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2018-st-petersburg-russia-1086#overview
January 29-February 4
Taiwan Open – Taipei City, Taiwan
WTA International Series event
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC)
http://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2018-taipei-city-chinese-taipei-1096
January 29-February 4
RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Dallas, Texas, USA
ATP Challenger Tour event
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC)
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON)
http://www.tennischampionshipsofdallas.com/
January 29-February 4
Burnie International – Burnie, Australia
ATP Challenger Tour event
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
https://www.tennis.com.au/tournaments/pro-tournaments/australian-pro-tour/burnie
January 29-February 4
Dow Tennis Classic – Midland, Michigan, USA
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC)
Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, ON)
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON)
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=?tid=W-WITF-USA-04A-2018
January 29-February 4
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-04A-2018
January 29-February 3
Mundial Juvenil de Tenis – Cuenca, Ecuador
Grade 1 ITF junior event
Taha Baadi (Montreal, QC)
Liam Draxl (Newmarket, ON)
Cleeve Harper (Calgary, AB)
Chih Chi Huang (Port Moody, BC)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=W-WITF-TUR-04A-2018
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of January 29, 2018:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 121
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 126
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON): 143
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 182
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 11
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 114
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 31
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 48
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 85
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 141
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 163
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC): 186
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 60
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 61
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 232
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 266
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON): 438
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Carson Branstine – age: 17 (Toronto, ON): 24
Layne Sleeth – age: 16 (Marham, ON): 36
Alexandra Vagramov – age: 16 (Port Moody, BC): 109
Tiffany Lagarde – age: 18 (Montreal, QC): 136
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Taha Baadi – age: 16 (Montreal, QC): 183
Gleb Blekher – age: 17 (Canada): 228
Chih Chi Huang – age: 17 (Port Moody, BC): 265
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 65
Maude Jacques (Lac Beauport, QC): 76
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 93
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Marko Golic (Oakville, ON): 135
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 222
Barry Henderson (Canada): 367
Wheelchair Quad Division
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 15
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 31
Mitch McIntyre (Regina, SK): 55
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 11
Megan Smith (Vancouver, BC): 21
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