Tennis Canada – CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
A look at the key events for the week of April 8
April 8-14
Claro Open Colsanitas – Bogota, Colombia
WTA International event
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON)
https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2019-bogota-colombia-894
April 8-14
Fuji Yakuhin Cup – Osaka, Japan
ITF World Tennis Tour Women’s event – $25,000
Rebecca Marino (Vancouver, BC)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=W-ITF-JPN-08A-2019
April 8-14
Magic Tours – Tabarka, Tunisia
ITF World Tennis Tour Women’s event – $15,000
Maria Tanasescu (Canada)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=W-ITF-TUN-14A-2019
April 8-14
Cancun Tennis Cup – Cancun, Mexico
ITF World Tennis Tour Men’s event – $15,000
Sid Donarski (Canada)
Pavel Krainik (Toronto, ON)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=M-ITF-MEX-04A-2019
April 8-14
City of Sunrise Pro Tennis Classic – Sunrise, Florida, USA
ITF World Tennis Tour Men’s event – $15,000
Liam Draxl (Newmarket, ON)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=M-ITF-USA-11A-2019
April 8-14
ITF Cap d’Ail Alpes-Maritimes – Cap d’Ail, France
Grade 2 ITF junior event
Taha Baadi (Laval, QC)
https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100043820
April 8-12
37th All Canadian Junior Championships – Burlington, ON
Grade 3 ITF junior event
Draws & results
April 8-13
Koza Wos Cup I – Istanbul, Turkey
Grade 3 ITF junior event
Luka Vukovic (Burnaby, BC)
https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100044425
April 8-13
ITF Trinidad Trinity Cup – Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago
Grade 4 ITF junior event
Christopher Heck (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100043834
April 8-13
ACCRA ITF 8 – Accra, Ghana
Grade 5 ITF junior event
William Binnie (Canada)
Ghouse Ali Faisal (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100044464
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of April 8, 2019:
WTA Rankings
Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 23
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 77
Rebecca Marino (Vancouver, BC): 204
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 232
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON): 233
Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC): 376
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 15
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 124
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON): 180
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 15
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 20
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 33
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON): 110
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 130
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 132
Doubles
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 135
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 150
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 175
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Leylah Annie Fernandez – age: 16 (Laval, QC): 7
Mélodie Collard – age: 15 (Gatineau, QC): 96
Alexandra Vagramov – age: 17 (Port Moody, BC): 102
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Liam Draxl – age: 17 (Newmarket, ON): 21
Taha Baadi – age: 17 (Montreal, QC): 38
Nicolas Ocana Lavoie – age: 17 (Repentigny, QC): 210
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC): 134
Gillian Cruz (Grimsby, ON): 169
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 108
Philippe Bédard (Bromont, QC): 154
Jonathan Tremblay (Canada): 175
Wheelchair Quad Division
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 10
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 39
Mitch McIntyre (Regina, SK): 40
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Megan Smith (Vancouver, BC): 23
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