CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of July 31
July 29-August 6
Citi Open – Washington, D.C., USA
ATP World Tour 500 event & WTA International Series event
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC)
Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, ON)
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC)
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON)
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC)
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON)
http://www.citiopentennis.com/
July 31-August 6
Bank of the West Classic – Stanford, California, USA
WTA Premier event
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON)
http://www.bankofthewestclassic.com/
July 31-August 5
Abierto Mexicano de Tennis Mifel – Los Cabos, Mexico
ATP World Tour 250 event
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON)
http://abiertoloscabos.com/en/
July 31-August 6
Open Castilla y Leon – Segovia, Spain
ATP Challenger Tour event
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/segovia/783/overview
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of July 31, 2017:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 73
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 131
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 167
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON): 246
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 21
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC): 265
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 10
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 72
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 115
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 134
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON): 194
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 222
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 35
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 54
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 80
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 156
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC): 240
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Carson Branstine (Toronto, ON): 4
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 14
Layne Sleeth (Marham, ON): 97
Alexandra Vagramov (Port Moody, BC): 210
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 45
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC): 74
Taha Baadi (Montreal, QC): 257
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 49
Maude Jacques (Lac Beauport, QC): 62
Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC): 117
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Marko Golic (Oakville, ON): 111
Jean-François Sylvestre (Quebec City, QC): 174
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 295
Wheelchair Quad Division
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 19
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 20
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 29
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 15
Megan Smith (Vancouver, BC): 22
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Boys
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 12
Tomas Bourassa (Delta, BC): 20
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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