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FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – It’s US Open qualifying week, and at this stage, six Canadians (one representing Chile) were on the docket.

Four men, two women. None got through, althouth veterans Vasek Pospisil and Genie Bouchard got to the second round.

Leylah Fernandez made the quarterfinals in Cleveland.

And Filiip Peliwo won the doubles at a Challenger in China.

Canucks This Week – Week ending Aug. 20, 2023 (final results)

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US Open Qualifying
Flushing Meadows, NY (Grand Slam) 

Women’s qualifying

Genie Bouchard
1st rd: def. [WC] Katherine Hui (USA) 62 63
2nd rd: lost to [12] Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 61 46 64

Katherine Sebov
1st rd: lost to [3] Yanina Wickmayer (BEL) 67 (3) 75 62

Men’s qualifying

[27] Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: lost to Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) 64 57 76 [11-9]

Vasek Pospisil
1st rd: def. [26] Pedro Martinez (ESP) 76 (7) 67 (3) 64
2nd rd: lost to Zachary Svajda (USA) 36 64 62

Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: lost to [22] Dominic Stricker (SUI) 36 62 60

[11] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: lost to John Millman (AUS) 64 75

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Tennis in the Land
Cleveland, OH (WTA 250) 

Singles

Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: def Linda Noskova (CZE) 60 62
2nd rd: def. [LL] Clara Tauson (DEN) 60 retd
QF: lost to Tatjana Maria (GER) 63 62

Doubles

Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe (NZL)
1st rd: def Alexa Guarachi (CHI) / Asia Muhammad (USA) 63 64
QF: def [1] Barbora Krejcikova / Katerina Siniakova (USA) 67 (7) 76 (4) [11-9]
SF: lost to Miyu Kato (JPN) / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA) 75 67 (5) [10-7]

Singles qualifying

Erin Routliffe (NZL)
1st rd: lost to [4] Nadia Podoroska (ARG) 61 76 (5)

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Chicago Women’s Open
Chicago, IL (WTA 125) 

Singles

Rebecca Marino
1st rd: lost to [5] Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 76 (4) 61

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Schwaben Open
Augsburg, Germany (ATP Challenger €36K)

Singles

Steven Diez
1st rd: def [Q] David Pichler (AUT) 63 67 (8) 61
2nd rd: lost to Oriol Roca Batalla (ESP) 61 64

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Lima Challenger
Lima, Peru (ATP Challenger $40K) 

Singles qualifying

Dan Martin
1st rd: lost to [3] Pedro Sakomoto (BRA) 62 62

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IBG Prague Open
Prague, CZE (ATP Challenger €36K) 

Doubles

Roy Stepanov (ISR) / Daniel Cukierman (ISR)
1st rd: lost to Rudolf Molleker / Henri Squire (GER) 76 (5) 63

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Hengqin Challenger
Zhuhai, China (ATP Challenger $40K)

Singles

[7] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: lost to Arthur Weber (FRA) 63 63

Doubles

Filiip Peliwo (POR) / Luca Castelnuovo (SUI)
1st rd: vs. Markos Kalovelonis / Stefanos Sakellaridis (GRE) 64 64
QF: def. [4] Ray Ho (TPE) . Sun Fajing (CHN) 63 76 (4)
SF: def. Aliaksandr Liaonenka / Alexander Zgirovsky (BLR) 76 (6) 63
F: def. Li Hanwak / Li Zhe (CHN) 75 76 (4)

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Vigo Women’s Tenis Tour
Vigo, Spain (ITF $25K)   

Singles

Marina Stakusic
1st rd: def [Q] Bianca Jolie Fernandez 62 62
2nd rd: def. [1] Kristina Dmitruk (BLR) 62 46 63
QF: lost to [6] Anna Brogan (GBR) 62 36 61

[Q] Bianca Jolie Fernandez
1st rd: lost to Marina Stakusic (CAN) 62 62

Doubles

Bianca Jolie Fernandez / Nahia Berecoechea (FRA)
1st rd: lost to [1] Alexandra Bozobic (AUS) / Georgina Garcia Perez (ESP) 62 64

Singles qualifying

[12] Bianca Jolie Fernandez
1st rd: def. Jiho Shin (KOR) 62 61
FInal rd: def Nahia Berecoechea (FRA) 76 (6) 62

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