CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of November 20
November 20-26
Hua Hin Open – Hua Hin, Thailand
ATP Challenger Tour event
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/hua-hin/7387/overview
November 20-26
Mumbai Open – Mumbai, India
WTA $125K Series Challenger event
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON)
http://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2017-mumbai-india-1100#overview
November 20-26
Hawaii Open – Honolulu, Hawaii
WTA $125K Series Challenger event
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON)
http://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2017-HONOLULU
November 20-26
Columbus Futures – Columbus, Ohio, USA
ITF Men’s Futures event
Samuel Monette (Montreal, QC)
http://itfprocircuit.tennis-live-scores.com/scoreboard.aspx?tid=M-FU-USA-38A-2017
November 20-26
Hammamet Futures – Hammamet, Tunisia
ITF Men’s Futures event
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
http://itfprocircuit.tennis-live-scores.com/scoreboard.aspx?tid=M-FU-TUN-36A-2017
November 20-25
Yucatan Cup – Yucatan, Mexico
Grade 1 ITF junior event
Raphaëlle Lacasse (Montreal, QC)
Tiffany Lagarde (Montreal, QC)
Sofia Qi Ho (Vancouver, BC)
http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039904
November 20-25
Marshall Open – Kiryat Shmona, Israel
Grade 3 ITF junior event
Ariana Arseneault (Richmond Hill, ON)
Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC)
Alexandra Vagramov (Port Moody, BC)
http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039646
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of November 20, 2017:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 81
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 124
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON): 149
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 185
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 18
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 113
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 24
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 51
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 109
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 140
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 159
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC): 187
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 56
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 62
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 179
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 238
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC): 416
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Carson Branstine (Toronto, ON): 8
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 47
Layne Sleeth (Marham, ON): 56
Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC): 118
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC): 259
Taha Baadi (Montreal, QC): 283
Chih Chi Huang (Port Moody, BC): 322
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 65
Maude Jacques (Lac Beauport, QC): 68
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 88
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Marko Golic (Oakville, ON): 136
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 222
Barry Henderson (Canada): 362
Wheelchair Quad Division
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 16
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 20
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 31
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 12
Megan Smith (Vancouver, BC): 21
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Boys
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 13
Tomas Bourassa (Delta, BC): 19
About Tennis Canada
Founded in 1890, Tennis Canada is a non-profit, national sport association with a mission to lead the growth of tennis in Canada and a vision to become a world-leading tennis nation. We value teamwork, passion, integrity, innovation and excellence. Tennis Canada owns and operates the premier Rogers Cup presented by National Bank WTA and ATP World Tour events, eight professional ITF- sanctioned events and financially supports 15 other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates national junior training centres/programs in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the International Wheelchair Tennis Association, and serves to administer, sponsor and select the teams for Davis Cup, Fed Cup, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and all wheelchair, junior and senior national teams. Tennis Canada invests its surplus into tennis development. For more information on Tennis Canada, please visit our website at www.tenniscanada.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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