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Félix Auger-Aliassime was back in action in Doha, after the disappointment of not being able to come close to defending his title in Rotterdam. He was the No. 2 seed with a first-round bye and made a good run, stopped by eventual champion Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals.

In Dubai, which is a WTA 1000, Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Fernandez were directly into the draw with their rankings. But they got no draw luck at all.

The big winner on the week was Vancouver’s Stacey Fung, who won a $25,000 ITF in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Canucks This Week – Week ending Feb. 19, 2023 (final results)

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Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
Dubai, UAE (WTA 1000)

Singles

Bianca Andreescu
1st rd: lost to [9] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 63 64

Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: def. [Q] Julia Grabher (AUS) 64 62
2nd rd: lost to [1] Iga Swiatek (POL) 61 61

Doubles

[PR] Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: def. [6] Luisa Stefani (BRA) / Anna Danilina (KAZ) 16 63 [11-9]
2nd rd: def Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) / Xu Yifan (CHN) 36 61 [13-11]
QF: lost to Veronika Kudermetova / Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) 75 75

Erin Routliffe (NZL) / Alexa Guarachi
1st rd: lost to Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Alicja Rosolska (POL) 62 76 (3)

Singles qualifying

[6] Rebecca Marino
1st rd: def. Harriet Dart (GBR) 76 (1) 67 (5) 61
2nd rd: lost to [12] Rebeka Masarova (ESP) 46 63 76 (5)

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Qatar Exxon Mobil Open
Doha, Qatar (ATP 250)

Singles

[2] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def Jason Kubler (AUS) 46 61 64
QF: def [7] Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) 64 76 (5)
SF: lost to [3] Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 64 76 (7)

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Rio Open
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (ATP 500)

Singles qualifying

[ALT] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: def [2] Marco Cecchinato (ITA) 64 62
Final rd: lost to [PR] Tomas Barrios Vera (CHI) 64 64

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Merida Open Akron
Merida, Mexico (WTA 250)

Singles qualifying

[ALT] Carol Zhao
1st rd: def [11] Coco Vandeweghe (USA) 76 (6) 30 retd
Final rd: lost to Rebecca Peterson (SWE) 76 (5) 46 64

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Georgia’s Rome Tennis Open
Rome, Georgia (Challenger $80K)

(Gabriel Diallo was entered in this event, but withdrew)

Singles

[5] Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: lost to Alastair Grey (GBR) 64 64

Doubles

Alexis Galarneau / Eden Leshem (ISR)
1st rd: def. Hong Seong-chan (KOR) / Sho Simabukuro (JPN) 64 64
QF: def. [4] Scott Duncan / Marcus Willis (GBR) 64 36 [11-9]
SF: lost to [2] Luke Johnson (GBR) / Sem Verbeek (NED) 61 62

Alex Michelsen (USA) / Benjamin Sigouin (CAN)
1st rd: def. Aziz Dougaz (TUN) / Tim Sandkaulen (GER) 36 64 [10-5]
QF lost to [2] Luke Johnson (GBR) / Sem Verbeek (NED) 57 62 [11-9]

Singles qualifying

[ALT] Benjamin Sigouin
1st rd: lost to [3] Keegan Smith (USA) 63 64

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Abierto GNP Seguros
Monterrey, Mex. (Challenger $160K)

Singles

Steven Diez
1st rd: lost to Mitchell Krueger (USA) 64 57 64

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W25 Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, DR (ITF Men’s & Women’s $25K)

Women’s singles

Stacey Fung
1st rd: def Lauren Proctor (USA) 64 76 (2)
2nd rd: def. [4] Camilla Rosatello (ITA) 61 61
3rd rd: def [16] Rina Saigo (JPN) 61 63
QF: def. [12] Sofia Costoulas (BEL) 26 76 (2) 64
SF: def. [14] Jessie Aney (USA) 61 63
F: def. [2] Eudice Wong Chong (HKG) 26 76 (5) 61

Cadence Brace
1st rd: def Sofia Sewing (USA) 64 61
2nd rd: def. [1] Carole Monnet (FRA) 61 retd
3rd rd: lost to [14] Jessie Aney (USA) 63 76 (5)

[Q] Kayla Cross
1st rd: def [WC] Victoria Bervid (CZE) 62 61
2nd rd: lost to [11] Irene Burillo Escorihuela (ESP) 75 75

[Q] Bianca Jolie Fernandez
1st rd: lost to Lia Karatancheva (BUL) 67 (3) 63 75

Women’s doubles

Kayla Cross / Sofia Costoulas (BEL)
1st rd: def. [3] Beatrica Gumulya (INA) / Sada Nahimana (BDI) 57 63 [13-11]
QF: lost to Jada Myii Hart / Rasheeda McAdoo (USA) 62 36 [11-9]

Bianca Jolie Fernandez / Victoria Hu (USA)
1st rd: lost to [2] Conny Perrin (SUI) / Fanni Stollar (HUN) 75 61

Women’s singles qualifying

[2] Kayla Cross
1st rd: def Yukina Saigo (JPN) 64 61
Final rd: vs. [9] Julita Saner (SWE) 62 61

[4] Bianca Jolie Fernandez
1st rd: def Sachely Carrera (CUB) 62 61
Final rd: def Esther Vyrlan (USA) 75 61

Men’s singles qualifying

[16] Aurel Ciocanu
1st rd: def Zakhar Martsinkevich (BLR) 61 62
2nd rd: def Lucas Nunez (SUI) 64 64
Final rd: lost to [4] Miles Jones (USA) 64 16 [10-2]

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Magic Hotel Tours
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF 25K)

Singles

[3] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: def [WC] Luca Potenza (ITA) 26 76 (4) 63
2nd rd: lost to Fausto Tabacco (ITA) 63 62

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SMT Cup
Tucuman, Argentina (Women’s $25K)

Singles qualifying

Sarah Barry
1st rd: lost to [2] Teja Tirunelveli (USA) 63 62

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ITF WTT Rafa Nadal Academy
Manacor, Mallorca (ITF 15K)

Singles

[Q] Natasha Sengphrachanh
1st rd: lost to Rebecca Munk Mortensen (DEN) 63 61

Singles qualifying

Natasha Sengphrachanh
1st rd: def [15] Jimar Geraldine Gerald Gonzalez (CHI) 36 63 [10-8]
Final rd: def. Maria Mikhailova (RUS) 64 64
Final rd: def. [4] Linda Sevcikova (CZE) 76 63

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Naples Mens’ 15K
Weston, Fla. (ITF 15K)

Doubles

[2] Roy Stepanov / Sekou Bangoura (USA)
1st rd: def Sathi Reddy Chirala (IND) / Ricardo Rodriguez-Pace (VEN) 62 76 (1)
QF: def. Collin Altamirano / Vasil Kirkov (USA) 76 (1) 76 (6)
SF: lost to Jiri Jenicek / Daniel Paty (CZE) 63 75

[3] Juan Carlos Aguilar / Federico Agustin Gomez (ARG)
1st rd: lost to Jiri Jenicek / Daniel Paty (CZE) 63 62

Singles qualifying

Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: def Benjamin Denis Alarcon (ARG) 62 61
Final rd: lost to [16] Ryan Dickerson (USA) 62 63

Christian Lakoseljac
1st rd: lost to [13] Adam Jones (GBR) 43 retd

Stefano Liokossis
1st rd: lost to [9] Francisco Tomas Geschwind (ARG) 75 62

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Sharm-El-Sheikh Future
Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt (ITF Men’s & Women’s 15K)

Women’s doubles

Louise Kwong / Anna Ulyashchenko (USA)
1st rd: def. Giuliana Besletti / Beatrice Stagno (ITA) [ALT] Giulia Carbonaro / Barbara Dessolis (ITA) 75 63
QF: lost to Aleksandra Popselova / Nina Rudiukova (RUS) 64 75

Women’s singles qualifying

Louise Kwong
1st rd: def Lee Eun Ji (KOR) 64 63
Final rd: lost to [4] Aleksandra Popselova (RUS) 62 67 [11-9]

Men’s singles qualifying

Zelimir Rudan
1st rd: lost to Leonardo Catani (ITA) 63 60

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Magic Hotel Tours
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF 15K)

Singles qualifying

Stefan Frljanic
1st rd: lost to [12] Olivier Rojas (BEL) 76 46 [10-7]

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