Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of April 18^th

April 18-24
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell – Barcelona, Spain
ATP Tour 500
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON)
 
April 18-24
Porsche Tennis Grand Prix – Stuttgart, Germany
WTA Tour Premier
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
 
April 18-24
St. Joseph’s/Candler Savannah Challenger – Savannah, Ga, USA 
ATP Challenger Tour event – $50 000
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
 
April 18-24
Turin Challenger – Turin, Italy
ATP Challenger Tour event – €42 500
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
 
April 18-24
TAC Cup China International Nanjing Challenger – Nanjing, China
ATP Challenger Tour event – $50 000
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC)
 
April 18-24
Gallért Open – Szeged, Hungary
ITF Futures event – $10 000
Frank Dancevic (Niagara Falls, ON)
 
April 18-24
Eagle Landing Tennis Classic – Orange Park, Fla, USA
ITF Futures event – $10 000
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON)
Antoine Leduc (Montréal, QC)
Stewart Block (Vancouver, BC)
 
April 18-24
Hammamet Open– Hammamet, Tunisia
ITF Pro Circuit event – $10 000
Anne-Sophie Courteau (Montréal, QC)
Nicole Baloescu
           
April 18-24
21e Tournoi ITF Junior de Beaulieu-sur-Mer– Beaulieu-sur-mer, France
ITF Junior tournament Grade 1
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC)
Jack Mingjie Lin (Markham, ON)
Alexis Galarneau (Montréal, QC)
           
 
Here are the top two Canadians in each category as of April 18^th, 2016:
 
WTA Rankings                                                                                              
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 46
Francoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 263
 
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 48
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON): 119
 
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 11
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 44
 
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON) : 14
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 22
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 5
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC) : 11
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 11
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC): 28
 
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Yuka Chokyu (Vancouver, BC): 54
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 80
 
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Philippe Bédard (Montreal, QC): 34
Joel Dembe (Toronto, ON): 56
 
Wheelchair Quad Division
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 19
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 25
 
 
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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