CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of March 21
March 21-April 3rd
Miami Open – Miami, Florida, USA
ATP Masters 1000 and WTA Mandatory event
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC)
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON)
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC)
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON)
March 21-27
Naples Challenger – Naples, Florida, USA
ITF Women’s Challenger event – $25,000
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC)
Isabelle Boulais (Mississauga, ON)
Sharon Fishman (Toronto, ON)
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON)
March 21-27
Khouribga Futures- Khouribga, Morocco
ITF Men’s Futures event- $10,000
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
Sarawak Chief Minister’s Cup- Malaysia Kuching, Malaysia
ITF Junior Championship – Grade 1
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC)
Here are the top two Canadians in each category as of March 21, 2016:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 45
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON): 323
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 46
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON): 128
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 12
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 45
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON) : 14
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 19
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
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 27
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Yuka Chokyu (Vancouver, BC): 49
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 78
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Philippe Bédard (Montreal, QC): 29
Joel Dembe (Toronto, ON): 52
Wheelchair Quad Division
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 19
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 24
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