Tennis Canada Cancels all Tournaments Scheduled up Until June 8
Montreal, March 18, 2020— 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. 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 June 8 have been cancelled.
List of cancelled tournaments (in addition to the tournaments cancelled as of March 12):
Junior Tournaments
April 23-25 – ITF Junior Davis Cup and Fed Cup Qualifying – IGA Stadium, Montreal, QC
May 16-23 – ITF World Tennis Tour J5 – Mayfair, Toronto East, Markham, ON
May 22-30 – ITF World Tennis Tour J4 – Panorama Recreation Centre, Victoria, BC
May 30-June 6 – ITF World Tennis Tour J5 – Kamloops Tennis Centre, Kamloops, BC
Senior Tournaments
April 15-19 – Senior Women’s Eastern Indoor National Championships – Club de Cote-de-Liesse, Montreal, QC
April 22-26 – Senior Men’s Eastern Indoor National Championships – Club de Cote-de-Liesse, Montreal, QC
May 30-June 6 – BC Senior Provincials ITF, Jericho Tennis Club, Vancouver, BC
June 1-7 – Senior Mont Tremblant ITF Cup (North American Regional Event), Mont Tremblant, QC
“During this difficult time, it is all the more important for our sport
that the different tours and federations work together and engage in
collaboration. We are therefore pleased to see a consistent message put
out by the ATP, the WTA and the ITF. We know
that this new wave of cancellations represents an important loss for
our tournaments and players, but the health and safety of the players,
their entourage, the fans and the tournament staff are the top priority
at the moment and this is what guides our decisions,”
stated Michael Downey, President and CEO at Tennis Canada. “It is our
duty to be a responsible organization and to make decisions that will
allow the situation to improve in order to resume our activities as soon
as possible.”
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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