CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of April 4th
April 4-10
Volvo Car Open – Charleston, South Carolina, USA
WTA Premier event
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC)
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
April 4-10
Open de Guadeloupe – Le Gosier, Guadeloupe
ATP Challenger Tour event – $100,000
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC)
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC)
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
April 2nd-10
Capri Watch Cup- Napoli, Italy
ATP Challenger Tour event- €45,500
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON)
April 4-10
Jackson Challenger – Jackson, Mississippi, USA
ITF Women’s Challenger event – $25 000
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON)
April 4-10
Madrid Futures- Madrid, Spain
ITF Men’s Futures event – $10,000
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
April 8-10
ITF Junior Masters- Chengdu, China
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC)
April 4-10
Memphis Futures- Memphis, Tennessee, USA
ITF Men’s Futures event – $25,000
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON)
Aril 3-9
U14 Indoor Rogers Junior Nationals, Vancouver, BC, Canada
April 3-9
U18 Indoor Rogers Junior Nationals, Markham, ON, Canada
Here are the top two Canadians in each category as of April 4th, 2016:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 46
Francoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 259
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 51
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON): 126
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 12
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 43
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON) : 14
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): 12
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC): 31
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Yuka Chokyu (Vancouver, BC): 53
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 80
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Philippe Bédard (Montreal, QC): 32
Joel Dembe (Toronto, ON): 55
Wheelchair Quad Division
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 19
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 25
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