Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of September 12    
 
September 16 to September 18
Davis Cup World Group playoff – Canada vs. Chile – Halifax, Nova Scotia
Frank Dancevic (Niagara Falls, Ontario)
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON)
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC)
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON)
 
September 10 to September 18
National Bank Cup presented by Mazda – Quebec City, Quebec
WTA International Series event – $250,000
Françoise Abanda (Montréal, QC)
Eugenie Bouchard (Montréal, QC)
Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC)
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON)
 
September 12 to September 18
Atlantic Tire Championships – Cary, North Carolina, USA ITF
ATP Challenger Tour event – $50,000
Philip Bester (Vancouver, ON)
Alexis Galarneau (Laval, QC)
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
 
September 12 to September 18
Meknes Challenger – Meknes, Morocco
ATP Challenger Tour event– €42,500
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
 
September 12 to September 18
Tevlin Futures – Toronto, ON
ITF Men’s Futures event – $25,000
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC)
 
September 9 to September 11
ITF Super Seniors World Team Championships – Umag, Croatia
 
 
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of September 12, 2016:
 
WTA Rankings                                                                                              
Eugenie Bouchard (Montréal, QC) : 48
Francoise Abanda (Montréal, QC) : 201
 
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 42
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON): 250
 
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 6
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 120
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 159
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON): 162
Frank Dacevic (Niagara Falls, ON): 236
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 245
 
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 12
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 14
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 70
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 163
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC): 170
 
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) : 58
Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC) : 95
 
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Philippe Bédard (Montreal, QC): 51
 
Wheelchair Quad Division
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 26
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 30
 
 
 
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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