CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of September 19
September 19 to September 26
St. Petersburg Open – St. Petersburg, Russia
ATP World Tour 250 event
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON)
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON)
September 17 to September 25
Toray Pan Pacific Open – Tokyo, Japan
WTA Premier event
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
September 17 to September 25
Columbus Challenger – Columbus, Ohio, USA
ATP Challenger Tour event – $50,000
Frank Dancevic (Niagara Falls, ON)
Philip Bester (Vancouver, ON)
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
September 19 to September 24
Kenitra Challenger – Kenitra, Morocco
ATP Challenger Tour event– €42,500
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
September 19 to September 25
Coleman Vision Tennis Championships – Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
ITF Women’s Challenger event – $75,000
Carol Zhao (Richond Hill, ON)
Alexandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC)
September 19 to September 25
Bruno Agostinelli Futures – Niagara, Ontario
ITF Men’s Futures event– $25,000
Jack Mingjie Lin (Markham, ON)
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC)
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON)
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC)
September 19 to September 25
Dunakeszi Futures – Dunakeszi, Hungary
ITF Men’s Futures event– $10,000
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montréal, Québec)
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of September 19, 2016:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montréal, QC) : 49
Francoise Abanda (Montréal, QC) : 186
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 42
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON): 255
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 6
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 116
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 160
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON): 166
Frank Dancevic (Niagara Falls, ON): 240
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 247
Doubles
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 12
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 14
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 70
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 144
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC): 147
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) : 56
Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC) : 94
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Philippe Bédard (Montreal, QC): 57
Wheelchair Quad Division
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 25
Robert Shaw (North Bay, ON) : 32
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