Tennis Canada – CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
A look at the key events for the week of April 10
 
April 10-16
Men’s Clay Court Championships – Houston, Texas, USA
ATP World Tour 250 event
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON)
http://www.mensclaycourt.com/
 
April 10-16
Revolution Technologies Pro Tennis Classic – Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, USA
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event 
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC)
Aleksandra Wozniak (Blainville, QC)
http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039932
 
April 10-16
Pelham Challenger – Pelham, Alabama, USA
ITF Women’s Pro Circuit event
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
Erin Routliffe (Caledon, ON)
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON)
http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/women’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039933
 
April 10-16
Sharm El Sheikh Futures – Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
ITF Men’s Futures event
Filip Peliwo (Vancouver, BC)
http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039457
 
April 10-16
Little Rock Futures – Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
ITF Men’s Futures event
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC)
Brayden Schnur (Pickering, ON)
http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men’s-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100039282
 
April 10-16
Open ITF Junior d’Istres – Cap d’Ail, France
Grade 2 ITF junior event  
Carson Branstine (Toronto, ON)
Layne Sleeth (Markham, ON)
http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/tournaments/tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1100038674
 
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of April 10, 2017:
 
WTA Rankings                                                                                               
Eugenie Bouchard (Montreal, QC) : 56 
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON) : 189
Françoise Abanda (Montreal, QC) : 194
Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON) : 295  
 
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON) : 20 
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC): 258
 
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 6
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 119
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 127
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 172
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON): 179
Frank Dancevic (Niagara Falls, ON): 257

Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 22 
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 29 
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON) : 65
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON) : 185
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC) : 190
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls 
Carson Branstine (Toronto, ON): 12
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 18 
Layne Sleeth (Marham, ON) : 121
Leylah Annie Fernandez (Montreal, QC) : 209
 
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys 
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC): 2
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC): 6
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 8
 
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC) : 51 
Maude Jacques (Sherbrookie, QC) : 66
Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC) : 77
 
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Philippe Bédard (Montreal, QC) : 84
Jean-François Sylvestre (Quebec City, QC) : 135
Marko Golic (Oakville, ON) : 142
 
Wheelchair Quad Division
Robert Shaw (North Bay ON) : 23
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC) : 26
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 27             

Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Girls
Puisand Lai (Toronto, ON): 8
Megan Smith (Vancouver, BC): 31
 
Wheelchair Junior Rankings – Boys
Tomas Bourassa (Delta, BC) : 14
Thomas Venos (Anmore, BC) : 21

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, eight professional ITF- sanctioned events and financially supports 15 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.
 
 

 
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