CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of July 10
July 3-16
Wimbledon – London, Great Britain
Grand Slam event
Carson Branstine (Orange, CA)
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON)
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON)
http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/index.html
July 8-16
Winnipeg National Bank Challenger – Winnipeg, Manitoba
ATP Challenger Tour & ITF Women’s Circuit event – $75,000 (men) & $25,000 (women)
Full men & women’s draws
http://winnipeg.challengerbanquenationale.com/live-scores/
July 13-16
Vancouver International – Vancouver, British Columbia
ITF 3 Series Wheelchair Tennis event
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON)
Rob Shaw (North Bay, ON)
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC)
Maude Jacques (Lac Beauport, QC)
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC)
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC)
Tomas Bourassa (Delta, BC)
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON)
http://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039182
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of July 10, 2017:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 61
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 142
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 188
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON): 279
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 23
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC): 249
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 7
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 73
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 127
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 164
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON): 225
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 231
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 20
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 42
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 59
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 155
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC): 187
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Carson Branstine (Toronto, ON): 6
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 10
Layne Sleeth (Marham, ON): 93
Alexandra Vagramov (Port Moody, BC): 207
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 44
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC): 70
Taha Baadi (Montreal, QC): 248
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 47
Maude Jacques (Lac Beauport, QC): 66
Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC): 80
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Marko Golic (Oakville, ON): 111
Jean-François Sylvestre (Quebec City, QC): 137
Misha Bilenky (Vancouver, BC): 186
Wheelchair Quad Division
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 19
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 20
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 28
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 10
Megan Smith (Vancouver, BC): 25
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Boys
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 12
Tomas Bourassa (Delta, BC): 15
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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