Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of April 11^th
 
April 16-17
Fed Cup by BNP Paribas – Bratislava, Slovakia
World Group II playoff tie – Canada vs. Slovakia
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC)
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON)
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC)
Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC)
 
April 11-17
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Monte-Carlo, Monaco
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON)
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON)
 
April 11-17
Barletta Challenger – Barletta, Italy 
ATP Challenger Tour event – €42,500
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON)
 
April 11-17
Little Rock Futures – Little Rock, Arkansas, USA   
Men’s Futures event – $25,000
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC)
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON)
 
April 11-17
Open d’Istres – Istres, France 
ITF junior event – Grade 2
Alexis Galarneau (Laval, QC)
Jack Mingjie Lin (Markham, ON)
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC)
 
All-Canadian Junior Championships –Burlington, Ontario  
ITF junior event – Grade 5
 
Here are the top two Canadians in each category as of April 11^th, 2016:
 
WTA Rankings                                                                                              
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 46
Francoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 260
 
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 48
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON): 125
 
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 12
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 44
 
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON) : 13
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 21
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 5
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC) : 9
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 11
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC): 29
 
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.

 
Media Contacts (Toronto) :
Sarah Grossman, National Manager, Communications and Media Relations, Professional Tennis
       416-650-7922, or sgrossman@tenniscanada.com
Nicole Watts, Manager, Communications
       416-665-9777 ext. 4092, or nwatts@tenniscanada.com

Media Contacts (Montreal) :
Valerie Tetreault, Regional Manager, Communications and Media Relations
         514-273-1515 ext. 6259, vtetreault@tenniscanada.com
Justine Poirier, Coordinator, Communications and Media Relations
               514-273-1515 ext. 6291, jpoirier@tenniscanada.com