Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of June 18
 
June 18-24
Fever-Tree Championships – London, Great Britain
ATP World Tour 500 event
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON)
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON)
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON)
http://www.fever-treechampionships.co.uk/

June 18-24
Nature Valley Classic
WTA Premier Event – Birmingham, Great Britain
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC)
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
http://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2018-birmingham-great-britain-1052

June 18-24
Fuzion 100 Ilkey Trophy – Ilkey, Great Britain
ATP Challenger & ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event – $100,000
Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, ON)                                                                                Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC)
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)                                                                            Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON)
https://www.lta.org.uk/major-events/fuzion-100-ilkley-trophy/

June 18-23
Poprad Tatry Challenger Tour – Poprad Tatry, Slovakia
ATP Challenger Tour event – €64,000
Frank Dancevic (Niagara Falls, ON)  
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/poprad-tatry/9003/overview

June 16-24
Internationaux De Tennis De Blois – Blois, France
ATP Challenger Tour event – €43,000
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC)
https://internationauxdetennisdeblois.fr/

June 18-24
Calgary Futures – Calgary, Canada
ITF Men’s Futures event- $25,000
Matthew Akman (Canada)
Justine Boulais (Canada)
Alexander Day (Vancouver, BC)                                                                                    Riaan Du Toit (Canada)
Washi Gervais (Canada)
Cleeve Harper (Calgary, AB)
Chih Chi Huang (Port Moody, BC)
Samuel Monette (Montreal, QC)
Shane Nicholls (Canada)
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC)
Luka Vukovic (Burnaby, BC)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=M-FU-TUN-18A-2018

June 18-24
LB Futures Tournament – Rochester, New York, USA
ITF Men’s Futures event- $15,000
Daniel Fainblum (Canada)
Pavel Krainik (Toronto, ON)
Dan Martin (Canada)
Ivan Mitric (Canada)
Kelsey Stevenson (Canada)
Daniel Volfson (Thornhill, ON)
https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100042655

June 18-24
Open Montpellier Méditérrannée Métroppole Hérault – Montpellier, France
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event- $25,000
Maria Patrascu (Canada)
https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women’s-tournament/info.aspx?tourkey=W-WITF-FRA-15A-2018

June 18-24
Encore FX Victoria International Women’s ITF – Victoria, British Columbia
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event – $15,000
Ariana Arseneault (Richmond Hill, ON)
Leena Bennetto (Canada)
Stefania Frias Da Silva (Canada)
Grace Haugen (Canada)
Ana Maria Andreea Ileana (Canada)
Sophia Qi Ho (Vancouver, BC)
Catherine Leduc (Montreal, QC)
Layne Sleeth (Markham, ON)
Alexandra Vagramov (Port Moody, BC)
https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100042890

June 18 -24                                                                                                                         Hammamet Open – Hammamet, Tunisia
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event – $15,000
Petra Januskova (Canada)
Raphaelle Lacasse (Montreal, QC)
https://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women’s-tournament/info.aspx?tourkey=W-WITF-TUN-23A-2018
 
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of June 18, 2018

WTA Rankings
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON): 132 
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 149
Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 187 
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 193
 
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 12 
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 131
 
ATP Rankings
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 23
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 31
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 90
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 112
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 172
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC): 185

Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 104
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 110
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 147
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC): 418
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON): 442

ITF Junior Rankings – Girls  
Leylah Annie Fernandez – age: 15 (Laval, QC): 13
Carson Branstine – age: 17 (Orange, CA): 109
Alexandra Vagramov – age: 16 (Port Moody, BC): 115
Layne Sleeth – age: 16 (Markham, ON) : 133

ITF Junior Rankings – Boys 
Chih Chi Huang – age: 17 (Port Moody, BC): 156
Taha Baadi – age: 16 (Montreal, QC): 175
Gleb Blekher – age: 17 (Canada): 191
 
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Maude Jacques (Lac Beauport, QC): 67
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 71
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 92
 
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Marko Golic (Oakville, ON): 136
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 168
Jonathan Tremblay (Saint-Félix de Valois, QC): 392
 
Wheelchair Quad Division
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 11
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 33
Mitch McIntyre (Regina, SK): 53

Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 13
Megan Smith (Vancouver, BC): 18
Judy Lee (Canada) : 29

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