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Félix Auger-Aliassime is still taking a break, but Denis Shapovalov is back at the ATP 500 in Barcelona.

With 16 seeds and a 48-player draw, he ends up seeded with a first-round bye.

The WTA Tour returns, but none of the Canadians are playing singles at Stuttgart (tough to get into, period), and the Antalya tournament was cancelled.

But a number of them, including Genie Bouchard in Portugal and Carol Zhao in Charleston, are playing higher-end ITFs.

And there are also a number of the men playing Challengers.

Canucks This Week – Week ending April 16, 2023 (final results)

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Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell
Barcelona, Spain (ATP 500) 

Singles

[14] Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def [Q] Josef Kovalik (SVK) 64 63
3rd rd: lost to [2] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 63 62

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Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Stuttgart, Germany (WTA 500) 

Doubles

[4] Gabriela Dabrowski / Luisa Stefani (BRA)
1st rd: def [WC] Mona Barthel / Anna-Lena Friedsam (GER) 63 64
QF: lost to Erin Routliffe (NZL) / Alexa Guarachi (CHI) 75 76 (4)

Erin Routliffe (NZL) / Alexa Guarachi (CHI)
1st rd: def. Monica Niculescu (ROU) / Makoto Ninomiya (JPN) 64 16 [10-7]
QF: def. [4] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) 75 76 (4)
SF: lost to [2] Desirae Krawczyk (USA) / Demi Schuurs (NED) 61 75

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W100 Oeiras Open / Oeiras 3
Oeiras, Portugal (ITF $100K / ATP Challenger €145K)

Women’s singles

[WC] Genie Bouchard
1st rd: def Diane Parry (FRA) 62 64
2nd rd: lost to [5] Danka Kovinic (MNE) 63 75

Men’s singles

Steven Diez
1st rd: def [5] Joao Sousa (POR) 61 63
2nd rd: def. Evan Furness (FRA) 76 (2) 61
QF: lost to [WC] Pedro Sousa (POR) 75 36 63

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Tallahassee Tennis Challenger
Tallahassee, Fla. (ATP Challenger $80K)

Doubles

Benjamin Sigouin / Mac Kiger
1st rd: lost to Enzo Couacaud / Lucas Pouille (FRA) 76 (5) 62

Roy Stepanov (ISR) / Tennyson Whiting
1st rd: lost to Colin Markes / Tristan McCormick (USA) 63 76 (4)

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Morelos Open
Morelos, Mexico (ATP Challenger $80K)

Singles

[7] Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: lost to [Q] Mark Lajal (EST) 76 (1) 76 (5)

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Engie Open de Ténis
Florianopolis, Brazil (ATP Challenger $80K)

Singles

[2] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: def Gonzalo Bueno (PER) 61 60
2nd rd: def Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida (BRA) 64 76 (2)
QF: def. [8] Francesco Comsana (ARG) 46 63 75
SF: def. Benjamin Hassan (LIB) 64 46 63
F: lost to [1] Tomas Barrios Vera (CHI) 64 64

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LTP $100K
Charleston, S.C. (ITF $100K)

Singles

Carol Zhao
1st rd: lost to [5] Yuan Yue (CHN) 63 62

[Q] Cadence Brace
1st rd: lost to [Q] Chloe Beck (USA) 75 62

Doubles

Carol Zhao / Nao Hibino (JPN)
1st rd: lost to Jessy Rompies (INA) / Prarthana Thombare (IND) 61 63

Singles qualifying

[11] Cadence Brace
1st rd: def. Christina Rosca (USA) 63 61
Final rd: def Shatoo Mohamed (USA) 63 60

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Regione Abruzzo
Roseto Degli Abruzzi, Italy (ATP Challenger €73K)

Singles qualifying

[5] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: def [ALT] David Perez Sanz (ESP) 40 retd
Final rd: lost to [7] Gian Marco Moroni (ITA) 64 63

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Raiffeisen Bellinzona Ladies Open
Bellinzona, Switzerland (ITF $60K)

Singles qualifying

Ana Grubor
1st rd: lost to [5] Fiona Ferro (FRA) 62 61

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The Sports Coast Open
Zephyr Hills, Fla. (ITF 25K)

Singles

[JE] Victoria Mboko
1st rd: lost to [Q] McCartney Kessler (USA) 63 63

Kayla Cross
1st rd: lost to [Q] Allura Zamarippa (USA) 75 62

Doubles

Victoria Mboko / Kayla Cross
1st rd: def. Mary Lewis / Brandy Walker (USA) 61 76 (4)
QF: def. [3] Katarina Jokic (SRB) / Hiroko Kuwata (JPN) 67 (5) 64 [11-9]
SF: lost to [2] Jada Myii Hart / Rasheeda McAdoo (USA) 76 (5) 64

Singles qualifying

Xie Anlin
1st rd: def Anna Baranovski (USA) 63 63
2nd rd: lost to [2] Kennedy Shaffer (USA) 64 75

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Egypt 12 Sharm El Sheikh Future
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt (ITF 25K)

Women’s singles

Stacey Fung
1st rd: def [Q] Elena Pridankina (RUS) 76 (8) 06 63
2nd rd: lost to Timea Babos (HUN) 16 61 64

Men’s qualifying singles

[10] Razvan Baiant
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def. Samoil Lavric (ROU) 60 60
FInal rd: lost to [4] Wang Chukang (CHN) 61 63

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ITF Split Open
Split, Croatia (ITF 25K)

Singles qualifying

Leo Lukic
1st rd: lost to [16] Tilen Kovac (SLO) 61 61

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Indonesia International Championship
Jakarta, Indonesia (ITF 25K)

Doubles

[3] Kelsey Stevenson / Parikshit Somani (IND)
1st rd: lost to Taisei Ichikawa / Yuki Mochizuki (JPN) 64 64

Singles qualifying

[10] Kelsey Stevenson
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def Blake Bayldon (AUS) 76 (8) 61
Final rd: lost to [WC] Yuta Kawahashi (JPN) 41 retd

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T&T Men’s Pro Classic
Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago (ITF 15K)

Singles

[LL] Aurel Ciocanu
1st rd: def Cash Hanzlik (USA) 63 64
2nd rd: lost to [2] Victor Lilov (USA) 64 62

[Q] Nicaise Muamba
1st rd: def [Q] Alex Jones (USA) 76 (4) 61
2nd rd: lost to Yannik Rahman (USA) 64 36 64

Doubles

Aurel Ciocanu / Matthew Foster-Estwick (BAR)
1st rd: def Jared Thompkins / Leonardo Vega (USA) 62 64
QF: lost to [1] Ezekiel Clark (USA) / Osgar O’Hoisin (IRL) WALKOVER

Nicaise Muamba / Jody Maginley (ANT)
1st rd: def. [WC] Joseph Cadogan / Luca Shamsi (TTO) 61 61
QF: lost to [2] Finn Reynolds (NZL) / Edward Winter (AUS) 63 62

Singles qualifying

[13] Nicaise Muamba
1st rd: def [WC] Akiel Duke (TTO) 62 60
Final rd: def. [8] Elbert Barr (GBR) 61 62

[7] Aurel Ciocanu
1st rd: def. Stefan Frljanic (CAN) 62 64
Final rd: lost to [11] Matthew Foster-Estwick (BAR) 62 57 [10-6]

Stefan Frljanic
1st rd: lost to [7] Aurel Ciocanu (CAN) 62 64

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Magic Hotel Tours
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF 15K)

Singles qualifying

Nifemi Akinbiyi
1st rd: lost to Gina Kondos (USA) 64 62

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15K Kursumlijska Banja
Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia (ITF 15K)

Singles qualifying

Keira Blackbeard
1st rd: lost to [WC] Kristina Samardzic (GER) 64 75

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