CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of July 18th
July 18 to July 24
Citi Open – Washington, D.C., USA
ATP World Tour 500 event & WTA International Series event
Françoise Abanda (Montréal, QC)
Eugenie Bouchard (Montréal, QC)
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON)
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC)
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON)
Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC)
July 18 to July 24
Bank of the West Classic – Stanford, California, USA
WTA Premier event – $687,900
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON)
July 22 to July 24
Kamloops Legacy Games – Kamloops, BC
ITF Futures Series wheelchair tennis event –$2,500 USD
Sarah Hunter (Surrey, BC)
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC)
Rob Shaw (North Bay, ON)
Here are the top two Canadians in each category as of July 18th, 2016:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montréal, QC): 41
Francoise Abanda (Montréal, QC) : 274
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 44
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON): 139
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 7
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 98
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 9
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 21
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 8
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC) : 57
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond, BC) : 2
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 5
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 79
Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC): 104
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Philippe Bédard (Montreal, QC): 41
Joel Dembe (Toronto, ON): 129
Wheelchair Quad Division
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 21
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 32
About Tennis Canada
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Sarah Grossman, National Manager, Communications and Media Relations, Professional Tennis
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Nicole Watts, Manager, Communications
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