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One last gasp on the top-level pro side, with the Davis Cup Finals taking place in Malaga, Spain.

Canada was the defending champion (and the reigning Billie Jean King Cup champion).

But certainly there were question marks in terms of the health and participation. And those concerns were in plain view Tuesday, as the Canadians went out to the hardly-imposing Finns (although they had huge patriotic support in Málaga) in their opener.

Winners on the week are Chili-Canuck Alejandro Tabilo in Brasilia, and recent college graduate Layne Sleeth in doubles at a $40K ITF in Guadalajara.

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

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Davis Cup Finals
Malaga, Spain

Félix Auger-Aliassime
Gabriel Diallo
Alexis Galarneau
Vasek Pospisil
Milos Raonic

FIN 2, CAN 1 (Final)

#2 Milos Raonic (CAN) def. #2 Patrick Kaukovalta (FIN) 63 75
#1 Otto Virtanen (FIN) def #1 Gabriel Diallo (CAN) 64 75
Patrick Niklas-Salminen Harri Heliovaara / Otto Virtanan (FIN) def Alexis Galarneau / Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 75 63

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Takasaki Open
Takasaki, Japan (ITF $100K)

Singles

Carol Zhao
1st rd: lost to [WC] Sara Saito (JPN) 60 52 retd

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Aberto Da Republica
Brasilia, Brazil (ATP Challenger $130K)

Singles

[Q] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: def [Q] Ignacio Buse (PER) 64 76 (5)
2nd rd: def [LL] Mateus Alves (BRA) 64 64
QF: def Bernard Tomic (AUS) 64 67 (4) 76 (9)
SF: def. Juan Pablo Ficovich (ARG) 64 36 62
F: def Roman Andres Burruchaga (ARG) 63 76 (6)

Singles qualifying

[1] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: Bye
Final rd: def [7] Rubin Statham (NZL) 64 64

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Copa Faulcombridge
Valencia, Spain (ATP Challenger €118K)

Doubles

Kelsey Stevenson / Scott Duncan (GBR)
1st rd: def Ivan Hakhov (RUS) / Denis Yevseyev (KAZ) 76 (5) 76 (1)
QF: lost to [3] Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan / Vijay Sundar Prashanth (IND) 62 62

Singles, qualifying

[8] Steven Diez
1st rd: lost to Carlos Lopez Montagud (ESP) 60 62

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W40 Guadalajara City
Guadalajara, Mexico (ITF $40K)    

Singles

[Q] Layne Sleeth
1st rd: def [WC] Maria Fernanda Navarro Oliva (MEX) 46 76 (3) 64
2nd rd: lost to [3] Valeriya Strakhova (UKR) 64 64

[Q] Dasha Plekhanova
1st rd: def [WC] Maria Fernanda Mertinez Hernandez (MEX) 60 60
2nd rd: lost to [8] Gabriela Lee (ROU) 62 63

[Q] Ana Grubor

Doubles

[4] Layne Sleeth / Haley Giavara (USA)
1st rd: Bye
QF: def. Lucia de Santa Ana (URU) / Gabriela Lee (ROU) 60 62
SF: def. Paris Corley (USA) / Jessica Hinojosa Gomez (MEX) 75 63
F: def. [2] Veronica Miroshnichenko (RUS) / Fanny Ostlund (SWE) 64 63

Singles qualifying

[2] Layne Sleeth
1st rd: Bye
Final rd: def. [WC] Maria Dominique Fuenzalida Gigareda (MEX) 61 62

[4] Ana Grubor
1st rd: Bye
Final rd: def. [10] Lucia de Santa Ana (URU) 63 62

[5] Dasha Plekhanova
1st rd: Bye
Final rd: def [9] Amanda Carolina Nava Elkin (MEX) 61 61

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Lousana Indoor Open
Lousada, Portugal (ITF $25K)    

Singles

[Q] Kayla Cross
1st rd: lost to [1] Arina Rodionova (AUS) 63 64

Doubles

[2] Kayla Cross / Stephanie Judith Visscher (NED)
1st rd: Bye
QF: lost to Isabelle Lacy / Ella McDonald (GBR) 46 63 [10-8]

Singles qualifying

[7] Kayla Cross
1st rd: Bye
Final rd: def. [9] Isabelle Lacy (GBR) 62 76 (4)

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Brisbane QTC Tennis International
Brisbane, Australia (ITF $25K)   

Singles qualifying

Andre Szilvassy
1st rd: def [WC] Jack Bruce-Smith (AUS) 62 63
2nd rd: def. [1] Pavle Marinkov (AUS) 64 64
Final rd: lost to Blake Bayldon (AUS) 64 75

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Sanctband M15 ITF World Tennis Tour
Ipoh Perak, Malaysia (ITF $15K)   

Singles

[1] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: def [JE] Seungmin Park (KOR) 61 61
2nd rd: lost to [Q] Alexey Zakharov (RUS) 75 30

Doubles

Filip Peliwo (POL) / Matthias Southcombe (GBR)

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Open Internacional Ciudad Alcala de Henares
Alcala de Henares, Spain (ITF $15K)   

Singles qualifying

Kayla Lorrimer
1st rd: lost to [11] Sofia Snitko (ISR) 64 75

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