Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of August 19
August 19-23
US Open Qualifying – New York, NY, USA
Grand Slam event
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC)
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON)
https://www.usopen.org/index.html
August 18-24
Winston-Salem Open – Winston-Salem, NC, USA
ATP 250 event
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON)
https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/winston-salem/6242/overview
August 19-25
Sekisho Challenge Open 2019 – Tsukuba, Japan
ITF World Tennis Tour Women’s event – $25,000
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON)
https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100045378
August 19-25
Copa Federación Ecuatoriana de Tenis – Guayaquil, Ecuador
ITF World Tennis Tour Women’s event – $25,000
Raphaelle Lacasse (Montreal, QC)
https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100046452
August 19-25
Cancun Tennis Cup – Cancun, Mexico
ITF World Tennis Tour Women’s event – $15,000
Nifemi Akinbiyi (Canada)
Ana Maria Andreea Ileana (Canada)
Ayan Broomfield (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100046494
August 19-25
M15 Curtea de Arges – Curtea de Arges, Romania
ITF World Tennis Tour Men’s event – $15,000
Andrei Afilipoaei (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100046443
August 19-25
Belagroprombank Cup – Minsk, Belarus
ITF World Tennis Tour Men’s event – $15,000
David Volfson (Thornhill, ON)
https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100046505
August 19-24
Prince George’s County International Hard Court ITF – College Park, USA
Grade 1 ITF junior event
Joshua Lapadat (Canada)
Sarah-Maude Fortin (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100045564
August 19-24
Monterrey San Agustin ITF Junior Cup – Monterrey, Mexico
Grade 3 ITF junior event
Stefanie Frias Da Silva (Canada)
Vanessa Kahkesh (Canada)
Jada Bui (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100045502
August 19-24
ITF Trinidad Summer Bowl – Scarborough, Trinidad and Tobago
Grade 5 ITF junior event
Maxime Mareschal-Hay (Canada)
Mathis Tremblay (Canada)
Cadence Brace (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100045303
August 19-24
Ioannides Academy Junior Tournament 2019 – Limassol, Cyprus
Grade 5 ITF junior event
Pierre Djaroueh (Canada)
Michael Younan (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100044670
August 19-23
ITF High Coast Sweden Junior Open 2019 – Kramfors, Sweden
Grade 5 ITF junior event
Maria Popova (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100045033
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of August 19, 2019:
WTA Rankings
Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 15
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 119
Rebecca Marino (Vancouver, BC): 191
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON): 200
Leylah Annie Fernandez (Laval, QC): 232
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 277
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON) : 11
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON) : 88
Eugenie Bouchard (Montréal, QC) : 181
ATP Rankings
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 19
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 22
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 38
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON): 92
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON): 175
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 192
Doubles
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 86
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 140
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 175
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Leylah Annie Fernandez – age: 16 (Laval, QC): 2
Mélodie Collard – age: 15 (Gatineau, QC): 45
Alexandra Vagramov – age: 17 (Port Moody, BC): 93
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Liam Draxl – age: 17 (Newmarket, ON): 11
Taha Baadi – age: 17 (Montreal, QC): 32
Joshua Lapadat – age: 16 (Canada): 173
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Anne Marie Dolinar (Deep-River, ON): 120
Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC): 135
Gillian Cruz (Grimsby, ON): 156
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 81
Marko Golic (Canada): 136
Barry Henderson (Canada): 144
Wheelchair Quad Division
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON) : 9
Mitch McIntyre (Regina, SK) : 27
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON) : 39
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Amy Dewolff (Canada) : 31
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