Montreal, April 1, 2020—Following the announcements made by the ATP, WTA and ITF and in accordance with the recommendations of Canadian government officials, Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that all its tournaments scheduled to take place until July 12 have been cancelled.

List of cancelled tournaments (in addition to the tournaments cancelled as of March 12 and 18):

Juniors

• June 6-12 – ITF World Tennis Tour J5 Niagara – The Club at White Oaks, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
• June 20-26 – ITF World Tennis Tour J4 Calgary – Osten & Victor Alberta Tennis Centre, Calgary, AB
• June 27-July 3– ITF World Tennis Tour J3 Edmonton – University of Alberta Saville Centre, Edmonton, AB
• July 4-11– ITF World Tennis Tour J3 Vancouver – Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC

Wheelchair

• June 16-19 – Janco Wheelchair Tennis Classic – Grimsby Tennis Club, Grimsby, ON
• June 21-23 – Windsor Classic – Parkside Tennis Club, Windsor, ON

Seniors

• July 2-5 – London Hunt Club ITF Senior Championships – London Hunt Club, London, ON

Tennis Canada continues to closely monitor the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and remains in daily contact with the Public Health Agency of Canada and the various tennis organizations. Tennis Canada will continue to communicate any changes to all stakeholders.

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 Tour events, four professional ATP and ITF sanctioned events and financially supports four other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates junior national training centres/programs in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation, the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Canadian Paralympic Committee, 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 Web site at: www.tenniscanada.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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