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Leylah Fernandez continued her run in Asia in Nanchang, after her encouraging triumph last week in Hong Kong.

And Félix Auger-Aliassime wraps up his Asian swing looking for victory in Tokyo. He had a decent draw, and at least won two matches in a row.

But the bulk of the Canadian content came at the $60,000 ITF in Saguenay, where most of the Canadians were in action (with a few exceptions, who are plying their trade elsewhere).

Katherine Sebov was the No. 1 seed there. And she won the tournament without dropping a set.

Canucks This Week – Week ending Oct. 15, 2023 (final results)

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Japan Open Tennis Championships
Tokyo, Japan (ATP 500)

Singles

[8] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: def Aleksander Vukic (AUS) 76 (3) 67 (2) 62
2nd rd: def Sebastian Ofner (AUT) 64 61
QF: lost to [Q] Marcos Giron (USA) 61 64

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Jiangxi Open
Nanchang, China (WTA 250)

Singles

Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: def [WC] Guo Hanyu (CHN) 61 63
2nd rd: def You Xiaodi (CHN) 64 61
QF: def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich (BLR) 63 64
SF: lost to Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 75 64

Doubles

~~[1] Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe (NZL)~~

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Shenzhen Luohu Challenger
Shenzhen, China (ATP Challenger $80K)

Singles

[7] Steven Diez
1st rd: def Nam Hoang Ly (VIE) 64 61
2nd rd: lost to [WC] Bai Yan (CHN) 36 61 64

Doubles

Steven Diez / Arthur Weber (FRA)
1st rd: lost to Mikalai Halliak (BLR) / Markos Kavelonis (GRE) 62 63

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Shenzhen Longhua Open 2023
Shenzhen, China (ITF $100K)

Singles

[6] Carol Zhao
1st rd: def [Q] Guo Meiqi (CHN) 64 64
2nd rd: def. Cody Wong (HKG) 61 63
QF: def. [3] Timea Babos (HUN) 26 63 63
SF: lost to [1] Bai Zhuoxuan (CHN) 63 46 62

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Challenger Banque Nationale de Saguenay
Saguenay, Québec (ITF $60K)

Singles

[1] Katherine Sebov
1st rd: def [Q] Natasha Sengphrachanh (THA) 75 62
2nd rd: def [Q] Scarlett Nicholson (CAN) 64 63
QF: def Victoria Mboko (CAN) 62 64
SF: def. [WC] Isabelle Boulais (CAN) 61 60
F: def [8] Fanny Stollar (HUN) 64 64

[WC] Isabelle Boulais
1st rd: def [Q] Anna Ulyashchenko (USA) 63 62
2nd rd: def. Sara Beth Grey (GBR) 46 64 76 (2)
QF: def. Madison Sieg (USA) 63 76 (7)
SF: lost to [1] Katherine Sebov (CAN) 61 60

Victoria Mboko
1st rd: def. Eden Silva (GBR) 64 76 (5)
2nd rd: def. [7] Marina Stakusic (CAN) 46 64 63
QF: lost to [1] Katherine Sebov (CAN) 62 64

[7] Marina Stakusic
1st rd: def. Nagi Hanatani (JPN) 63 75
2nd rd: lost to Victoria Mboko (CAN) 46 64 63

[Q] Scarlett Nicholson
1st rd: def [WC] Rhea Verma (CAN) 61 64
2nd rd: lost to [1] Katherine Sebov (CAN) 64 63

[WC] Nadia Lagaev
1st rd: def [Q] Louise Kwong (CAN) 60 62
2nd rd: lost to [6] Justina Mikulskyte (LTU) 64 60

Cadence Brace
1st rd: lost to Urszula Radwanska (POL) 62 46 75

[Q] Layne Sleeth
1st rd: lost to Caroline Romeo (FRA) 36 63 75

[WC] Rhea Verma
1st rd: lost to [Q] Scarlett Nicholson (CAN) 61 64

[WC] Mia Kupres
1st rd: lost to [6] Justina Mikulskyte (LTU) 63 62

[Q] Louise Kwong
1st rd: lost to [WC] Nadia Lagaev (CAN) 60 62

Doubles

Mia Kupres / Johanne Christine Svendsen (DEN)
1st rd: def. [3] Katarina Jokic (SRB) / Justina Mikulskyte (LTU) 64 64
QF: def [WC] Cadence Brace / Nadia Lagaev (CAN) 60 60
SF: def Isabelle Boulais / Layne Sleeth (CAN) 75 64
F: lost to [2] Robin Anderson / Dalayna Hewitt (USA) 61 64

Isabelle Boulais / Layne Sleeth
1st rd: def. Louise Kwong (CAN) / Anna Ulyashchenko (USA) 46 76 (2) [10-5]
QF: def [1] Sara Beth Grey / Eden Silva (GBR) 63 62
SF: lost to Mia Kupres (CAN) / Johanne Christine Svendsen (DEN) 75 64

[WC] Cadence Brace / Nadia Lagaev
1st rd: def Mary Lewis / Brandy Walker (USA) 63 63
QF: lost to Mia Kupres (CAN) / Johanne Christine Svendsen (DEN) 60 60

Carson Branstine / Olivia Lincer (POL)
1st rd: def. Zoe Hitt (USA) / Jasmin Jebawy (GER) 63 61
QF: lost to [ALT] Carolyn Campana / Ivana Corley (USA) 62 46 [10-6]

Scarlett Nicholson / Rhea Verma
1st rd: lost to [2] Robin Anderson / Dalayna Hewitt (USA) 63 63

[WC] Love-Star Alexis / Raphaelle Leroux
1st rd: lost to Paris Corley (USA) / Victoria Muntean (FRA) 64 63

Louise Kwong / Anna Ulyashchenko (USA)
1st rd: lost to Isabelle Boulais / Layne Sleeth (CAN) 46 76 (2) [10-5]

Singles qualifying

[9] Layne Sleeth
1st rd: def. Annette Robertson (USA) 61 62
Final rd: def [2] Jasmin Jebawy (GER) 64 62

[15] Louise Kwong
1st rd: def. Tereza Suzen (CAN) 60 60
Final rd: def. [3] Victoria Muntean (FRA) 64 64

Scarlett Nicholson
1st rd: def. [5] Sabastiani Leon (USA) 62 46 62
FInal rd: def. [14] Dasha Plekhanova (CAN) 64 46 64

[14] Dasha Plekhanova
1st rd: def. Raphaelle Leroux (CAN) 75 60
Final rd: lost to Scarlett Nicholson (CAN) 64 46 64

[8] Ana Grubor
1st rd: def. Nifemi Akinbiyi (CAN) 61 64
Final rd: lost to [11] Anna Ulyashchenko (USA) 63 64

Lola Emlie Bean
1st rd: lost to [16] Mary Lewis (CAN) 64 61

Nifemi Akinbiyi
1st rd: lost to [8] Ana Grubor (CAN) 61 64

Clémence Mercier
1st rd: lost to [2] Jasmin Jebawy (GER) 62 63

Love-Star Alexis
1st rd: lost to [6] Weronika Baszak (POL) 62 46 76 (9)

[WC] Carson Branstine
1st rd: lost to [3] Victoria Muntean (FRA) 67 (4) 61 76 (4)

Jada Bui
1st rd: lost to [1] Olivia Lincer (POL) 76 (7) 62

Mariya Dobreva
1st rd: vs. lost to [7] Amy Zhu (USA) 60 64

Raphaelle Leroux
1st rd: lost to [14] Dasha Plekhanova (CAN) 75 60

Tereza Suzen
1st rd: lost to [15] Louise Kwong (CAN) 60 60

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Hamburg Ladies & Gents Cup
Hamburg, Germany (ATP Challenger €36K)

Doubles

[4] Kelsey Stevenson / Billy Harris (GBR)
1st rd: lost to Denis Istomin (UZB) / Evgeny Karlovskiy (RUS) 76 (4) 63

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Mercer Tennis Classic
Macon, GA (ITF $80K)

Singles qualifying

Bianca Jolie Fernandez
1st rd: lost to [10] Fangran Tian (CHN) 62 76 (4)

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Future Tennis International Pablo Arroyo
Morelia, Mexico (ITF $15K)

Singles

[Q] Eloi Roux
1st rd: lost to [WC] Rodolfo Jauregui Sainz de Rozas (MEX) 62 62

Doubles

Eloi Roux / Lance Amaury Lage Castelan (MEX)
1st rd: def Juan Pablo Beirana / Alberto Villanueva Couto (MEX) 62 64
QF: lost to [1] Juan Sebastian Gomez / Johan Alexander Rodriguez (COL) 26 61 [10-6]

Singles qualifying

[4] Eloi Roux
1st rd: def Blake Antonio Fuentes Gilbert (MEX) 60 61
Final rd: def. Cesar Carmona (MEX) 61 61

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M15 Heraklion
Heraklion, Greece (ITF $15K)

Singles

Zelimir Rudan
1st rd: lost to Alessandro Pecci (ITA) 61 62

Singles qualifying

Thomas Sorensen
1st rd: lost [WC] Lukas Rais (CZE) 64 63

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

Men’s singles qualifying

[14] Stefano Liokossis
1st rd: def Victor Paganetti (FRA) 63 60
2nd rd: def. Federico Bove (ITA) 63 46 [10-8]
Final rd: lost to [8] Niklas Waldner (AUT) 76 (5) 63

Stefan Frljanic
1st rd: lost to [4] Michael Gloeckler (AUT) 64 76

Rowan Blackbeard
1st rd: lost to [3] Jurriaan Bol (NED) 60 61