Tennis Canada – A look at the key events for the week of April 2
 
April 2-8
Volvo Car Open – Charleston, South Carolina, USA
WTA Premier event
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC)
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
http://www.volvocaropen.com/

April 2-8
Abierto GNP Seguros – Monterrey, Mexico
WTA International event
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON)
http://abiertognpseguros.com/en

April 2-7
Ferrero Challenger Open – Alicante, Spain
ATP Challenger Tour event – €43,000
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC)
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/tournaments/alicante/7909/overview

April 2-8
Kashiwa Open – Kashiwa, Japan
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event – $25,000
Bianca Andreescu (Mississauga, ON)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=W-WITF-JPN-05A-2018

April 2-8
Jackson Challenger – Jackson, Mississippi, USA
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event- $25,000
Catherine Leduc (Montreal, QC)
Layne Sleeth (Markham, ON)
Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=W-WITF-USA-09A-2018

April 2-8
Memphis Futures – Memphis, Tennessee, USA
ITF Men’s Futures event
Samuel Monette (Repentigny, QC)
http://live.itftennis.com/en/live-scores/?tourkey=M-FU-USA-09A-2018

April 2-8
International Spring Championships – Carson, California, USA
Grade 1 ITF junior event
Liam Draxl (Newmarket, ON)
Cleeve Harper (Calgary, AB)
Alexandra Vagramov (Port Moody, BC)
http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100041356
 
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of April 2, 2018:

WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 111 
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC): 129
Carol Zhao (Richmond Hill, ON): 138 
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 206
 
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 10 
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC): 116
 
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 22
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 45
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 75
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 126
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC): 169
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 183

Doubles
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 76
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 100 
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 176
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC): 322
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON): 480

ITF Junior Rankings – Girls  
Leylah Annie Fernandez – age: 15 (Laval, QC): 22
Carson Branstine – age: 17 (Orange, CA): 54
Layne Sleeth – age: 16 (Markham, ON): 64
Alexandra Vagramov – age: 16 (Port Moody, BC): 119
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys 
Chih Chi Huang – age: 17 (Port Moody, BC): 157
Gleb Blekher – age: 17 (Canada): 190
Liam Draxl – age: 16 (Newmarket, ON): 193
 
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Maude Jacques (Lac Beauport, QC): 62
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 67 
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 94
 
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Marko Golic (Oakville, ON): 135
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC): 220
Barry Henderson (Canada): 362
 
Wheelchair Quad Division
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON): 12
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 33
Mitch McIntyre (Regina, SK): 56

Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 12
Megan Smith (Vancouver, BC): 18
 
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