CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK A look at the key events for the week of August 22
Tennis Canada – CANADIANS IN ACTION THIS WEEK
A look at the key events for the week of August 22
August 20-27
Connecticut Open – New Haven, Connecticut, USA
WTA International Series event
Eugenie Bouchard (Montréal, QC)
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON)
August 23-26
U.S. Open qualifying – Flushing Meadows, New York, USA
Grand Slam event
Françoise Abanda (Montréal, QC)
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC)
Frank Dancevic (Niagara Falls, ON)
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON)
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON)
August 21-26
U16 Outdoor Rogers Junior Nationals – Tennis Outaouais – Gatineau, Quebec
August 23-29
U12 Outdoor Rogers Junior Nationals – Tennis Tremblant – Mont Tremblant, Quebec
August 21-27
Steve Stevens Senior Nationals – Ottawa Tennis Club – Ottawa, Ontario
August 25-28
Birmingham Classic – Mississauga, Ontario
ITF 1 Series wheelchair tennis event
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON)
Mika ishikawa (Vancouver, BC)
Rob Shaw (North Bay, ON)
Here are the top Canadians in each category as of August 22, 2016:
WTA Rankings
Eugenie Bouchard (Montréal, QC) : 40
Francoise Abanda (Montréal, QC) : 229
Doubles
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON): 44
Sharon Fichman (Toronto, ON): 213
ATP Rankings
Milos Raonic (Thornhill, ON): 6
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC): 123
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 159
Steven Diez (Toronto, ON): 163
Frank Dacevic (Niagara Falls, ON): 226
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond Hill, ON): 250
Doubles
Daniel Nestor (Toronto, ON): 12
Vasek Pospisil (Vancouver, BC) : 14
Adil Shamasdin (Toronto, ON): 61
Peter Polansky (Thornhill, ON): 163
Philip Bester (Vancouver, BC): 169
ITF Junior Rankings – Girls
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu (Mississauga, ON): 8
Charlotte Robillard-Millette (Blainville, QC) : 60
ITF Junior Rankings – Boys
Denis Shapovalov (Richmond, BC) : 2
Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC) : 5
Benjamin Sigouin (Vancouver, BC): 12
Jack Mingjie Lin (Markham, ON): 89
Wheelchair Women’s Division
Tara Llanes (Vancouver, BC): 90
Kirsten Sharp (Vancouver, BC): 96
Wheelchair Men’s Division
Philippe Bédard (Montreal, QC): 41
Eric Gilbert (Montréal, QC): 134
Wheelchair Quad Division
Gary Luker (Stoney Creek, ON): 21
Mika Ishikawa (Vancouver, BC): 30
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