CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of May 29
May 28 – June 11
Roland-Garros – Paris, France
Grand Slam event
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC)
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC)
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON)
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON)
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON)
http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/index.html
May 29 – June 4
Internazionali Di Tennis Citta Di Vicenza – Vicenza, Italy
ATP Challenger Tour – €43,000
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/vicenza/7015/overview
May 29 – June 3
Astrid Bowl – Charleroi, Belgium
Grade 1 ITF junior event
Carson Branstine (Toronto, ON)
Layne Sleeth (Markham, ON)
http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100038634
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of May 29, 2017:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 57
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 195
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 196
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 281
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 20
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC): 235
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 6
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 84
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 132
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON): 182
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 193
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON): 246
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 20
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 47
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 50
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 142
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC): 191
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Carson Branstine (Toronto, ON): 7
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 15
Layne Sleeth (Marham, ON): 90
Alexandra Vagramov (Port Moody, BC): 225
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 2
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 5
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC): 10
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 46
Maude Jacques (Sherbrooke, QC): 63
Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC): 71
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Philippe Bédard (Montreal, QC): 98
Jean-François Sylvestre (Quebec City, QC): 137
Marko Golic (Oakville, ON): 141
Wheelchair Quad Division
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 18
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 25
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 27
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 11
Megan Smith (Vancouver, BC): 27
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Boys
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 13
Tomas Bourassa (Delta, BC): 16
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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