Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of August 21
 
August 22-25
U.S. Open qualifying – Flushing Meadows, New York, USA
Grand Slam event
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC)
Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, ON)
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC)
Franck Dancevic(Niagara Falls, ON)
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON)
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON)
http://www.usopen.org/index.html

August 18-26
Connecticut Open – New Haven, Connecticut, USA
WTA Premier event
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC)
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
http://www.ctopen.org/

August 19-26
Winston-Salem Open – Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
ATP World Tour 250 event
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON)
http://www.winstonsalemopen.com/

August 21-27
Int. di Manerbio Trofeo – Manerbio, Italy
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/manerbio/9028/overview

August 22-27
U16 Outdoor Rogers Junior Nationals – Gatineau, QC
http://www.tenniscanada.com/tournaments/u16-outdoor-rogers-junior-nationals-3/

August 22-28
U12 Outdoor Rogers Junior Nationals – Mont Tremblant, QC
http://www.tenniscanada.com/tournaments/u12-outdoor-rogers-junior-nationals-3/

August 20-26
Steve Stevens Senior Nationals – Vancouver, BC
http://www.tenniscanada.com/tournaments/steve-stevens-senior-nationals-all-ages-categories/

August 24-27
Birmingham Classic – Mississauga, ON
ITF 1 Series Wheelchair tennis event
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON)
Robert Shaw (North Bay, ON)
Tara Llanes (North Vancouver, BC)
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON)
http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039199

August 25-27
Pacific Northwest Sectional Champs – Salem, Oregon, USA
ITF Futures Series Wheelchair tennis event
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC)
http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039202
 
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of August 21, 2017:

WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 74 
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 118
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 168
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON): 246 
 
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 22 
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 200
 
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 11
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 69
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 78
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 126
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON): 193
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 227

Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 42 
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 55
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 113
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 162
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC): 261
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls 
Carson Branstine (Toronto, ON): 5
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 15 
Layne Sleeth (Marham, ON): 98
Tiffany Lagarde (Montreal, QC): 201
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys 
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 46
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC): 72
Taha Baadi (Montreal, QC): 263
 
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 48 
Maude Jacques (Lac Beauport, QC): 62
Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC): 118
 
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Marko Golic (Oakville, ON): 111
Jean-François Sylvestre (Quebec City, QC): 169
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 297
 
Wheelchair Quad Division
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 18
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 20
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 31

Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 15
Megan Smith (Vancouver, BC): 21
 
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Boys
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 11
Tomas Bourassa (Delta, BC): 18

About Tennis Canada

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