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The women’s side this week had Leylah Fernandez at the WTA 250 in Hong Kong, while Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe tried to snatch a spot in the WTA Finals by having a big run at the WTA 500 in Zhengzhou.

Mission accomplished for both.

And in Bratislava at a Challenger, Montrealer Gabriel Diallo capped off a great week indoors with the title – by far the biggest of his career, with the Slovak Open offering three times the prize money of Granby, which he won in 2022.

Great Canuckian week, eh?

Canucks This Week – Week ending Oct. 8, 2023 (final results)

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Zhengzhou Open
Zhengzhou, China (WTA 500)

Doubles

[1] Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe (NZL)
1st rd: vs. Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Xu Yifan (CHN) 64 76 (2)
QF: def Ingrid Gamarra Martins / Luisa Stefani (BRA) 62 63
SF: def. [WC] Guo Hanyu / Jiang Xinyu (CHN) 62 46 [10-7]
F: def. [3] Ena Shibahara / Shuko Aoyama (JPN) 62 64

Singles qualifying

[12] Carol Zhao
1st rd: def. [WC] Jiang Xinyu (CHN) 63 46 76 (8)
FInal rd: lost to [5] Nao Hibino (JPN) 63 62

[ALT] Erin Routliffe (NZL)
1st rd: lost to Kateryna Bondarenko Volodko (UKR) 63 63

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Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open 2023
Hong Kong, China (WTA 250)

Singles

Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: def. [1] Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 26 63 retd
2nd rd: def. Mirra Andreeva (RUS) 36 61 63
QF: def. Linda Fruhvirtova (CZE) 76 (2) 62
SF: def [5] Anna Blinkova (RUS) 62 75
F: def Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 36 64 64

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Rolex Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, China (ATP 1000)

Singles

[14] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: lost to Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 76 (3) 46 63

Doubles

Félix Auger-Aliassime / Jiri Lehecka (CZE)
1st rd: lost to [8] Marcelo Arevalo (ESA) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) 64 75

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Taube – Grossman Pro Tennis Tournament
Fairfield, Calif. (ATP Challenger $80K)

Singles

[5] Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: lost to Brandon Holt (USA) 76 (9) 60

Vasek Pospisil
1st rd: lost to [ALT] Skander Mansouri (TUN) 16 61 63

[PR] Brayden Schnur

Doubles

Kelsey Stevenson / Federico Agustin Gomez (ARG)
1st rd: def [4] Hans Hach Verdugo (MEX) / Arten Sitak (NZL) 64 64
QF: def Benjamin Sigouin (CAN) / Mac Kiger (USA) 64 64
SF: lost to [1] Evan King / Reese Stalder (USA) 63 62

Benjamin Sigouin / Mac Kiger (USA)
1st rd: def. [WC] Alexander Chang / Ryder Jackson (USA) 76 (5) 63
QF: lost to Kelsey Stevenson (CAN) / Federico Agustin Gomez (ARG) 64 64

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Peugeot Slovak Open
Bratislava Slovakia (ATP Challenger €145K)

Singles

Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: def [SE] Arthur Fery (GBR) 75 61
2nd rd: def. [1] Dominic Thiem (AUT) 61 46 76 (5)
QF: def. Lukas Klein (SVK) 36 76 (5) 62
SF: def [Q] Martin Damm (USA) 76 (5) 62
F: def. Joris de Loore (BEL) 60 75

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Shenzhen Longhua Open
Shenzhen, China (ATP Challenger $130K)

Singles

Steven Diez
1st rd: lost to [3] Nuno Borges (POR) 75 62

Doubles

Steven Diez / Lorenzo Giustino (ITA)
1st rd: lost to [WC] Yan Bai / Yi Zhou (CHN) 62 26 [10-7]

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Challenger de Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina (ATP Challenger $130K)

Singles

[6] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: lost to Franco Agamenone (ARG) 64 36 75

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The Talimar RSF Open
Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (ITF $60K)

Singles

[6] Stacey Fung
1st rd: def [WC] Madison Sieg (USA) 63 64
2nd rd: lost to [Q] Eryn Cayetano (USA) 64 61

Doubles

Bianca Jolie Fernandez / Gabriella Price (USA)
1st rd: lost to [3] Makenna Jones (USA) / Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) 62 61

Singles qualifying

[4] Bianca Jolie Fernandez
1st rd: def Kolie Allen (USA) 36 64 64
Final rd: lost to [11] Savanna Ly-Nguyen (VIE) 61 63

[13] Ana Grubor
1st rd: lost to Britney Chiu (USA) 64 64

 

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Cairns International #2
Cairns, Australia (ITF $25K)

Singles

[2] Filip Peliwo (POL)

Doubles

[2] Filip Peliwo (POL) / Ajeet Rai (NZL)

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Jalisco Aspiria Open 2023
Zapopan, Mexico (ITF $25K)

Singles

[7] Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: def [WC] Gerardo Lopez Villasenor (MEX) 67 (2) 63 62
2nd rd: def Brandon Perez (VEN) 75 46 64
QF: lost to [4] Lorenzo Claverie (ITA) 61 10 retd

Doubles

Juan Carlos Aguilar / Eloi Roux
1st rd: lost to [4] Daniel Moreno / Alan Fernando Rubio Fierros (MEX) 61 62

Singles qualifying

[8] Eloi Roux
1st rd: lost to [WC] Emiliano Aguilera Guerrero (MEX) 46 63 [10-8]

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McLeod for Health Florence Open
Florence, SC (ITF $25K)

Singles

Layne Sleeth
1st rd: lost to Alexandra Vecic (GER) 61 63

Doubles

Louise Kwong / Anna Ulyashchenko (USA)
1st rd: def Fiona Crawley / Jamie Loeb (USA) 64 63
QF: lost to [4] Chloe Beck / Christina Rosca (USA) WALKOVER

Ariana Arseneault / Layne Sleeth
1st rd: def. [WC] Tatum Evans / Alanis Hamilton (USA) 75 62
QF: def [3] Sara Daavettila / Ava Markham (USA) WALKOVER
SF: lost to [2] Abigail Renchell / Alana Smith (USA) 63 61

Singles qualifying

Annabelle Xu
1st rd: def [8] Chelsea Fontenel (SUI) 46 62 [10-8]
Final rd: lost to [WC] Monika Ekstrand (USA) 61 26 [11-9]

Ariana Arseneault
1st rd: lost to [9] Catherine Harrison (USA) 62 62

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4th Qatar Men’s World Tennis Tour 2023
Doha, Qatar (ITF $15K)   

Singles qualifying

Thomas Sorenson
1st rd: lost to [13] Dean Thurner (GER) 16 64 [10-0]

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Magic Tour by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $15K)   

Men’s singles qualifying

Stefano Liokossis
1st rd: lost to [8] Jurriaan Bol (NED) 63 61

[WC] Rowan Blackbeard
1st rd: lost to [3] Brian Bozemoj (NED) 61 60

Women’s singles qualifying

Kayla Blackbeard
1st rd: def. Laura Visintini (ITA) 61 60
2nd rd: lost to [15] Lucie Brun (FRA) 64 64

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