CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of June 20th
June 20-26
Wimbledon Qualifying– London, England
Grand Slam event
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
June 20-26
AEGON Open – Nottingham, England
ATP World Tour 250 event – €704,805
Frank Dancevic (Niagara Falls, ON)
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON)
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC)
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON)
June 20-26
AEGON International – Eastbourne, England
WTA Premier event – $711,778
Eugenie Bouchard (Montréal, QC)
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
June 20-26
Baton Rouge Challenger – Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
ITF Women’s Challenger event –$25,000 USD
Francoise Abanda (Montréal, QC)
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON)
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON)
June 20-26
Richmond Futures – Richmond, British Columbia
ITF Men’s Futures event –$25,000 USD
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC)
Alexis Galarneau (Laval, QC)
Victor Krustev (Toronto, ON)
Jack Mingjie Lin (Markham, ON)
Josua Peck (Vancouver, BC)
Felip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC)
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
World Senior Team Championships – Helsinki, Finland
Here are the top two Canadians in each category as of June 20th, 2016:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montréal, QC): 48
Francoise Abanda (Montréal, QC) : 278
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 42
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON): 139
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 7
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 44
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 13
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 20
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 8
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC) : 62
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 2
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC) : 12
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 91
Yuka Chokyu (Vancouver, BC): 105
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Philippe Bédard (Montreal, QC): 42
Joel Dembe (Toronto, ON): 83
Wheelchair Quad Division
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 24
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 33
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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