Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of November 7    
 

November 5 to 13
Waco Challenger – Waco, Texas, USA
ITF Women’s Challenger event– $50,000
Bianca Andreescu (Toronto, ON)
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON)
 
November 5 to 13
Bratislava Challenger – Bratislava, Slovakia
ATP Challenger Tour event – €85,000
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC)
 
November 5 to 13
Knoxville Challenger – Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
ATP Challenger Tour event – $50,000
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON)
 
November 5 to 13
Ortisei Challenger – Ortisei, Italy
ATP Challenger Tour event – €64,000
Frank Dancevic (Niagara Falls, ON)
 
November 5 to 13
Niceville Futures – Niceville, Florida, USA
ITF Men’s Futures event – $10,000
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montréal, QC)
Jack Mingjie Lin (Markham, ON)
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC)
 
November 7 to 12
Raanana Open – Raanana, Israel
Grade 2 ITF junior event
Nicaise Muamba (Gatineau, QC)
 
 
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of November 7, 2016:
 
WTA Rankings                                                                                              
Eugenie Bouchard (Montréal, QC) : 47
Francoise Abanda (Montréal, QC) : 14
Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC): 300
 
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 39
 
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 4
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 137
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 148
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON): 167
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 238
Frank Dancevic (Niagara Falls, ON): 257
 
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 13
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 20
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 72
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC): 148
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 151
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 7
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC) : 90
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC) : 3
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 9
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC) : 12
 
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC) : 56
Maude Jacques (Sherbrooke, QC): 82
 
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Philippe Bédard (Montreal, QC): 69
Marko Golic (Oakville, ON): 144
 
Wheelchair Quad Division
Robert Shaw (North Bay, ON): 24
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 27
 
 
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, 10 professional ITF- sanctioned events and financially supports 12 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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