Tennis Canada – CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
A look at the key events for the week of September 24
 
September 24-30
Chengdu Open – Chengdu, China
ATP World Tour 250 event
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC)
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC)
http://www.chengduopentennis.com/2018/eng/index.php

September 24-30
Shenzhen Open – Shenzhen, China
ATP World Tour 250 event
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON)
http://www.shenzhenopen.cn/en/

September 24-30
Wells Fargo Tiburon Challenger – Tiburon, California, USA
ATP Challenger Tour event – $100,000
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/tiburon/1768/overview

September 24-30
Central Coast Pro Tennis Open – Templeton, California, USA
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event – $60,000
Rebecca Marino (Vancouver, BC)
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON)
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=W-WITF-USA-31A-2018

September 24-30
The Shipyard Cup – Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, USA
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event – $15,000
Ariana Arseneault (Richmond Hill, ON)
Louise Kwong (Canada)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=W-WITF-USA-32A-2018

September 24-30
BTC Cup – Brno, Czech Republic
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event- $15,000
Petra Januskova (Ottawa, ON)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=W-WITF-CZE-09A-2018

September 24-30
Magic Hotel Tours Futures – Monastir, Tunisia
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event- $15,000
Maria Tanasescu (Canada)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=W-WITF-TUN-32A-2018

September 24-30
Thailand Futures – Hua Hin, Thailand
ITF Men’s Futures event- $15,000
Kelsey Stevenson (Canada)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=M-FU-THA-04A-2018

September 24-29
Copa Palmas del Caribe – Bayamon, Puerto Rico
Grade 5 ITF junior event
Petra Miszczak (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100042853

September 27-30
International Wheelchair Tennis Championships – Montreal Quebec
ITF 2 Series Wheelchair tennis event
Philippe Bédard (Bromont, QC)
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON)
Mitch McIntyre (Regina, SK)
Robert Shaw (North Bay, ON)
https://www.itftennis.com/wheelchair/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100041907
 
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of September 24, 2018:

WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 107 
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON): 191 
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 209
Rebecca Marino (Vancouver, BC): 216
Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 231
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON): 272
 
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 12 
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 153
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON): 263
 
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 20
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 31
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 86
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 120
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 147
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC): 206

Doubles
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 129
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 147
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 153

ITF Junior Rankings – Girls  
Leylah Annie Fernandez – age: 16 (Laval, QC): 13
Alexandra Vagramov – age: 17 (Port Moody, BC): 116
Jada Bui – age: 16 (Ontario): 210
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys 
Taha Baadi – age: 17 (Montreal, QC): 94
Liam Draxl – age: 16 (Newmarket, ON): 148
Gleb Blekher – age: 17 (Canada): 156
 
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 90 
Maude Jacques (Lac Beauport, QC): 95
Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC): 144
 
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Philippe Bédard (Bromont, QC): 150
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 155
Marko Golic (Oakville, ON): 166
 
Wheelchair Quad Division
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 10
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 30
Mitch McIntyre (Regina, SK): 51

Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 28
Megan Smith (Vancouver, BC): 30
 

About Tennis Canada

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