Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of May 13
May 12-19
Internazionali BNL d’Italia- Rome, Italy
ATP Tour Masters 1000 & WTA Premier Mandatory event
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON)
https://www.internazionalibnlditalia.com/
May 13-19
Neckarcup – Heilbronn, Germany
ATP Challenger Tour event – €92,040
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/heilbronn/460/overview
May 13-19
Lisboa Belem Open – Lisbon, Portugal
ATP Challenger Tour event – €46,600
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/lisbon/7742/overview
May 13-19
Gwangju Open Challenger – Gwangju, South Korea
ATP Challenger Tour event – $54,160
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC)
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON)
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON)
https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/gwangju/7490/overview
May 13-19
Empire Slovak Open – Trnava, Slovakia
ITF World Tennis Tour Women’s event – $100,000
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON)
https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100044577
May 14-20
Kurume U.S.E. International Women’s Event – Fukuoka, Japan
ITF World Tennis Tour Women’s event – $60,000
Rebecca Marino (Vancouver, BC)
https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100042390
May 13-19
Obidos Ladies Open – Obidos, Portugal
ITF World Tennis Tour Women’s event – $25,000
Carson Branstine (Orange, CA)
https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100045675
May 13-19
Cancun Tennis Cup – Cancun, Mexico
ITF World Tennis Tour Women’s & Men’s event – $15,000
Jada Bui (Canada)
Alexandra Vagramov (Port Moody, BC)
https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100045717
May 13-19
The Chaconia Classic – Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago
ITF World Tennis Tour Women’s event – $15,000
Keira Blackbeard (Canada)
Maria Tanasescu (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100045610
May 13-19
Sanchez-Casal Florida – Naples, Florida
ITF World Tennis Tour Women’s event – $15,000
Oleksandra Gorchanyuk (Canada)
Louise Kwong (Canada)
Catherine Leduc (Montreal, QC)
https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100045105
May 14-18
International Spring Bowl – Tribuswinkel, Austria
Grade 2 ITF junior event
Joshua Lapadat (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100043796
May 13-19
Plantation ITF – Plantation, Florida, USA
Grade 4 ITF junior event
Reece Carter (Canada)
Gabriel Diallo (Canada)
Erica Di Battista (Canada)
Sarah-Maude Fortin (Canada)
Christopher Heck (Canada)
Erik Kovacs (Canada)
Mia Kupres (Canada)
Dharani Niroshan (Canada)
Corina Spasojevic (Canada)
Marko Stakusic (Canada)
Marina Stakusic (Canada)
Maxime St-Hilaire (Canada)
Ilya Tirapolsky (Canada)
Danielle Tuhten (Canada)
Annabelle Xu (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100041364
May 13-18
USVI Cup – Christiansted, US Virgin Islands
Grade 5 ITF junior event
Jacob Dubas (Canada)
Mark Ivanov (Canada)
Shirley Liang (Canada)
Ryan Loganadhan (Canada)
Samuel Paquette (Canada)
Maya Perkucin (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100044048
May 13-18
Cayman Cup – Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Grade 5 ITF junior event
Emmanuel Cottle (Canada)
Kayla Cross (Canada)
Tal Goodman (Canada)
Dylan Kamel (Canada)
Alessandro Sant’angelo (Canada)
Victoria Tankova (Canada)
Shourya Verma (Canada)
im Zelikovsky (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100044585
May 13-18
Copa Ecotrasa – Managua, Nicaragua
Grade 5 ITF junior event
Jackson Boone (Canada)
Gabrielle Geolier (Canada)
Diego Lopato-Miguel (Canada)
Nansi Toskova (Canada)
Michael Younan (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100044767
May 13-18
BNP Paribas World Team Cup – Tel Aviv, Israel
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON)
Mitch McIntyre (Vancouver, BC)
Rob Shaw (North Bay, ON)
https://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=2100000741
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of May 13, 2019:
WTA Rankings
Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 23
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 78
Rebecca Marino (Vancouver, BC): 178
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON): 243
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 244
Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC): 374
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 11
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 129
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON): 180
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 17
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 22
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 30
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON): 115
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 125
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 156
Doubles
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 162
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 171
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 184
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Leylah Annie Fernandez – age: 16 (Laval, QC): 7
Mélodie Collard – age: 15 (Gatineau, QC): 78
Alexandra Vagramov – age: 17 (Port Moody, BC): 117
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Liam Draxl – age: 17 (Newmarket, ON): 9
Taha Baadi – age: 17 (Montreal, QC): 40
Joshua Lapadat – age: 17 (Canada): 184
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC): 135
Gillian Cruz (Grimsby, ON): 168
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 107
Philippe Bédard (Bromont, QC): 157
Jonathan Tremblay (Canada): 172
Wheelchair Quad Division
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 13
Mitch McIntyre (Regina, SK): 34
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 40
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Megan Smith (Vancouver, BC): 26
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