CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Tennis Canada – CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
A look at the key events for the week of October 17
October 15 to October 22
BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open – Luxembourg
WTA International Series event
Eugenie Bouchard (Montréal, QC)
October 15 to October 23
If Stockholm Open – Stockholm, Sweden
ATP World Tour 250 event
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON)
October 15 to October 23
Saguenay National Bank Challenger – Saguenay, Québec
ITF Women’s Challenger event – $50,000
Françoise Abanda (Montréal, QC)
Bianca Andreescu (Toronto, ON)
Isabelle Boulais (Mississauga, ON)
Lauren Chyphya (Toronto, ON)
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
Catherine Leduc (Montréal, QC)
Charlotte Robillard-Millette
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON)
Vanessa Wong (Toronto, ON)
Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC)
October 15 to October 23
Las Vegas Tennis Open – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
ATP Challenger Tour event – $50,000
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
October 15 to October 23
Internationaux de tennis de Bretagne – Brest, France
ATP Challenger Tour event – €106,500
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
October 15 to October 23
Harlingen Futures – Harlingen, Texas,
ITF Men’s Futures event – $25,000
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON)
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of October 17, 2016:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montréal, QC) : 46
Francoise Abanda (Montréal, QC) : 173
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 39
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON): 260
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 4
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 113
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 150
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON): 169
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 242
Frank Dancevic (Niagara Falls, ON): 263
Doubles
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 16
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 18
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 69
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 143
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC): 146
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 7
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC) : 92
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC) : 2
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC): 9
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 10
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 54
Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC): 90
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Philippe Bédard (Montreal, QC): 69
Wheelchair Quad Division
Robert Shaw (North Bay, ON): 24
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 32
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