Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of September 5    
 
August 29 to September 11
U.S. Open – Flushing Meadows, New York, USA
Grand Slam event
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Toronto, ON)
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montréal, QC)
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC)
 
September 4 to September 11
AON Open Challenger – Genova, Italy
ATP Challenger Tour event – €106,500
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
 
September 5 to September 11
Donalda Futures – Toronto, ON
ITF Men’s Futures event – $25,000
Philip Bester (Vancouver, ON)
Frank Dancevic (Niagara Falls, ON)
Nicaise Muamba (Gatineau, QC)
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC)
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON)
 
Rio Paralympic Games – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Philippe Bédard (Montréal, QC)
 
 
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of September 5, 2016:
 
WTA Rankings                                                                                              
Eugenie Bouchard (Montréal, QC) : 39
Francoise Abanda (Montréal, QC) : 226
 
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 43
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON): 212
 
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 6
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 123
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 159
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON): 163
Frank Dacevic (Niagara Falls, ON): 224
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 246
 
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 12
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 14
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 60
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 162
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC): 168
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 11
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC) : 81
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 4
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC) : 9
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC): 12
Jack Mingjie Lin (Markham, ON): 91
 
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC) : 58
Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC) : 91
 
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Philippe Bédard (Montreal, QC): 51
Eric Gilbert (Montréal, QC): 171
 
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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