CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of March 14
March 10-20
BNP Paribas Open – Indian Wells, California, USA
ATP Masters 1000 and WTA Mandatory event
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC)
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON)
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON)
Vasek Pospisil (Vernon, BC)
March 12-20
Drummondville National Bank Challenger – Drummondville, Quebec
ATP Challenger Tour event- $50,000
March 14-20
Irapuato Challenger – Irapuato, Mexico
ITF Women’s Challenger event – $25,000
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC)
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON)
March 14-20
Orlando Futures – Orlando, Florida, USA
ITF Women’s Futures event – $10,000
Marie-Alexandre Leduc (Jonquière, QC)
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON)
March 14 – 17
Baranquilla Open– Baranquilla, Colombia
Wheelchair tennis event – ITF 3 Series
Philippe Bédard (Montreal, QC)
March 16 – 20
Cajun Classic – Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Wheelchair tennis event – ITF 1 Series
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON)
Sarah Hunter (Surrey, BC)
March 17 – 20
Taiwan Open – Taiwan, Taipei
Wheelchair tennis event – ITF 2 Series
Misha Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC)
Here are the top two Canadians in each category as of March 14, 2016:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC) : 42
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON) : 326
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON) : 45
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON) : 129
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON) : 14
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 43
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON) : 12
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 17
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) : 43
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC) : 77
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Philippe Bédard (Montreal, QC) : 28
Joel Dembe (Toronto, ON) : 54
Wheelchair Quad Division
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON) : 19
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC) : 24
About Tennis Canada
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