CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of January 22
January 15-28
Australian Open – Melbourne, Australia
Grand Slam event
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
https://ausopen.com/scores/live
January 22-28
Oracle Challenger Series Newport Beach – Newport Beach, California, USA
ATP Challenger Tour event and WTA 125K Series event
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC)
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON)
http://oraclechallengerseries.com/newport-beach-tournament-info/
January 22-28
Open de Rennes – Rennes, France
ATP Challenger Tour event
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC)
http://www.openderennes.org/
January 22-28
Saddlebrook USTA Pro Circuit Classic – Wesley Chapel, Florida, USA
ITF Women’s Circuit event
Isabelle Boulais (Toronto, ON)
Catherine Leduc (Montreal, QC)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=?tid=W-WITF-USA-03A-2018
January 22-28
Anning Futures – Anning, China
ITF Men’s Futures event
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=?tid=M-FU-CHN-02A-2018
January 22-28
Copa Barranquilla – Barranquilla, Colombia
Grade 1 ITF junior event
Taha Baadi (Montreal, QC)
Chih Chi Huang (Port Moody, BC)
Alexandra Vagramov (Port Moody, BC)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=?tid=M-FU-CHN-02A-2018
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of January 22, 2018:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 112
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 121
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON): 145
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 181
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 15
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 115
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 23
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 50
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 105
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 139
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 159
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON): 183
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 55
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 60
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 234
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 269
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC): 428
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Carson Branstine (Toronto, ON): 10
Layne Sleeth (Marham, ON): 38
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 47
Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC): 106
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Taha Baadi (Montreal, QC): 203
Chih Chi Huang (Port Moody, BC): 270
Gleb Blekher (Canada): 323
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Maude Jacques (Lac Beauport, QC): 48
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 62
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 141
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Marko Golic (Oakville, ON): 127
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 219
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 350
Wheelchair Quad Division
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 13
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 22
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 23
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 11
Megan Smith (Vancouver, BC): 21
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