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September 26, 2016

CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK

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Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of September 26    
 

September 24 to October 2nd 

Chengdu Open – Chengdu, China

ATP World Tour 250 event

Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON)

 

September 23 to October 1st 

Wuhan Open – Tokyo, Japan 

WTA Premier 5 event

Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)

 

September 24 to October 2nd 

Tiburon Challenger – Tiburon, California, USA 

ATP Challenger Tour event – $100,000

Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)

Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON)

 

September 24 to October 2nd 

BFD Challenger – Rome, Italy     

ATP Challenger Tour event– €42,500

Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)

 

September 26 to October 2nd 

Las Vegas Challenger – Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

ITF Women’s Challenger event– $50,000

Françoise Abanda (Montréal, QC)

 

September 26 to October 2nd 

Stillwater Challenger – Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA

ITF Women’s Challenger event – $25,000

Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON)

Alexandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC)

 

September 26 to October 2nd 

Charleston Challenger – Charleston, South Carolina, USA

ITF Women’s Challenger event– $10,000

Erin Routliffe (Caledon, ON)

 

September 26 to October 2nd 

Santa Margherita Di Pula Challenger – Santa Margherita Di Pula, Italy

ITF Women’s Challenger event– $10,000

Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC)

 

September 26 to October 2nd 

Fountain Valley Futures – Fountain Valley, California, USA

ITF Men’s Futures event – $10,000

Alejandro Tabilo (Etobicoke, ON)

 

September 27 to October 2nd 

Junior Davis Cup and Fed Cup finals – Budapest, Hungary   

 

Junior Davis Cup

Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montréal, QC)

Nicaise Muamba (Montréal, QC)

Chih Chi Huang (Port Moody, BC)

 

Junior Fed Cup

Bianca Andreescu (Toronto, ON)

Isabelle Boulais (Mississauga, ON)

Layne Sleeth (Unionville, ON)

 

September 24 to September 30th 

Canadian U18 World Ranking event – Grade 2 ITF junior event – Montreal, Quebec 

 

September 29 to October 2nd 

PTR Wheelchair Tennis Championships – Hilton Head, South Carolina, USA

ITF 2 Series wheelchair tennis event

Sarah Hunter (White Rock, BC)

Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON)

Mitch McIntyre (Regina, Saskatchewan)

Rob Shaw (North Bay, ON)

 

September 29 to October 2nd 

Taipei Open – ITF 3 Series wheelchair tennis event – Chinese Taipei

Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC)

 

 

Here are the top Canadians in each category as of September 26, 2016:

 

WTA Rankings                                                                                               

Eugenie Bouchard (Montréal, QC) : 51

Francoise Abanda (Montréal, QC) : 187

 

Doubles

Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 41 

Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON): 257

 

ATP Rankings

Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 6

Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 113

Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 161

Steven Diez (Toronto, ON): 163

Frank Dancevic (Niagara Falls, ON): 248

Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 254

 

Doubles

Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 12

Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 14

Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 75

Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 136

Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC): 142

 

ITF Junior Rankings – Girls 

Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 7

Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC) : 88

 

ITF Junior Rankings – Boys 

Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC) : 2 

Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC): 9

Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 10

Jack Mingjie Lin (Markham, ON): 93

 

Wheelchair Women’s Division

Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC) : 55

Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC) : 92

 

Wheelchair Men’s Division

Philippe Bédard (Montreal, QC): 56

 

Wheelchair Quad Division

Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 23

Robert Shaw (North Bay, ON): 31

 



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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