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Everyone but Cana-Chilean Alejandro Tabilo (in doubles) is out of Shanghai before the start of the second week. So it … is what it is.
In Wuhan, Leylah Fernandez is representing at the one-week WTA 1000. And Cana-Kiwis Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe, who are officially qualified for the year-end champions again, are the top seeds in doubles.
It’s a bit Canuckian week, as a $25K ITF in Edmonton reunites both the men and women (and youngsters) in a veritable Canadian buffet.
Liam Draxl does the double there, winning both singles and doubles. Kayla Cross wins in doubles, while wild card Ariana Arseneault goes (almost) all the way, losing in the singles final.
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Wuhan Open
Wuhan, China (WTA 1000)
Singles
Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: def. [12] Diana Shnaider (RUS) 67 (7) 63 63
2nd rd: def. [LL] Kamila Rakhimova (RUS) 62 57 76 (4)
3rd rd: lost to [5] Zheng Qinwen (CHN) 57 63 60
Doubles
[1] Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe (NZL)
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def Wang Yafan / Xu Yifan (CHN) 06 64 [11-9]
QF: lost to Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Irina Khromacheva (RUS) 64 63
Leylah Fernandez (CAN) / Aldila Sutjiadi (INA)
1st rd: def Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) / Laura Siegemund (GER) 26 75 [10-6]
2nd rd: def [5] Elise Mertens (BEL) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) 61 60
QF: def. [2] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Ellen Perez (AUS) 64 64
SF: lost to Asia Muhammad / Jessica Pegula (USA) 75 62
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Rolex Shanghai Masters
Shanghai, China (ATP 1000)
Doubles
Alejandro Tabilo (CHI) / Luciano Darderi (ITA)
1st rd: def. [ALT] Stefanos Tsitsipas / Petros Tsitsipas (GRE) 75 46 [11-9]
2nd rd: lost to Adam Pavlasek (CZE) / Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) 36 63 [10-4]
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Hangzhou Open
Hangzhou, China (ATP Challenger)
Singles
[6] Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: def James McCabe (AUS) 64 62
2nd rd: def [Q] Kasidit Samrej (THA) 63 62
QF: def. [4] Arthur Cazaux (FRA) 26 64 64
SF: lost to Mackenzie McDonald (USA) 76 (9) 63
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Taube – Grossman Pro Tennis Tournament
Fairfield, Calif. (ATP Challenger)
Singles
Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: def [3] J.J. Wolf (USA) 76 (2) 64
2nd rd: def. [ALT] Kiranpal Pannu (NZL) 64 61
QF: lost to [7] Bernard Tomic (AUS) 76 (6) 16 76 (6)
Doubles
Kelsey Stevenson / Gonzalo Oliveira (POR)
1st rd: def Kody Pearson (AUS) / Joshua Sheehy (USA) 76 (5) 57 [12-10]
QF: def. [4] Marcus Daniell (NZL) / Hans Hach Verdugo (MEX) 63 64
SF: lost to Gabi Adrian Boitan (ROU) / Bruno Kuzuhara (USA) 62 75
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Open de Roanne
Roanne, France (ATP Challenger)
Singles qualifying
[ALT] Steven Diez
1st rd: lost to [10] Jiri Vesely (CZE) 46 62 63
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Edmond Open
Edmond, Okla. (ITF $60K)
Singles
Victoria Mboko
1st rd: def. [WC] Iva Jovic (USA) 57 62 76 (3)
2nd rd: def [2] Kayla Day (USA) 64 62
QF: def. [5] Elizabeth Mandlik (USA) 76 (7) 64
SF: lost to [Q] Alana Smith (USA) 14 retd
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The Campus Carby VW Ladies Open
Quinta do Lago, Portugal (ITF $40K)
Doubles
Love-Star Alexis (HAI) / Teresa Franco Dias (POR)
1st rd: lost to [1] Matilde Jorge (POR) / Justina Mikulskyte (LTU) 61 60
Singles qualifying
[16] Love-Star Alexis (HAI)
1st rd: def Alica Ruskova (SVK) 75 63
Final rd: lost to [6] Anastasiia Grechkina (RUS) 64 63
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Edmonton National Bank Challenger
Edmonton, Alberta (M&W ITF $25K)
Women’s singles
[WC] Ariana Arseneault
1st rd: def Mana Kawamura (JPN) 61 64
2nd rd: def [8] Dalayna Hewitt (USA) 63 63
QF: def Lea Ma (USA) 63 61
SF: def. [5] Jenny Duerst (SUI) 63 62
F: lost to Julie Belgraver (FRA) 63 16 62
[2] Stacey Fung
1st rd: def Viktoria Morvayova (SVK) 63 64
2nd rd: def [Q] Rachael Smith (USA) 62 46 63
QF: lost to [5] Jenny Duerst (SUI) 67 (2) 61 75
[7] Cadence Brace
1st rd: def Amy Zhu (USA) 62 63
2nd rd: def. [Q] Victoria Gomez (MEX) 64 75
QF: lost to Julie Belgraver (FRA) 63 16 63
[3] Kayla Cross
1st rd: def Mia Kupres (CAN) 36 62 63
2nd rd: lost to Julie Belgraver (FRA) 46 63 64
Isabelle Boulais
1st rd: def. [Q] Raphaelle Lacasse (CAN) 36 64 76 (0)
2nd rd: lost to [1] Anouk Koevermans (NED) 64 62
[WC] Gabriella Vannessa Lindgren (CAN)
1st rd: def Ana Grubor (CAN) 26 62 62
2nd rd: lost to Lea Ma (USA) 60 61
[WC] Mariya Dobreva
1st rd: lost to [5] Jenny Duerst (SUI) 61 61
[Q] Raphaelle Lacasse
1st rd: lost to Isabelle Boulais (CAN) 36 64 76 (0)
Mia Kupres
1st rd: lost to [3] Kayla Cross (CAN) 36 62 63
[WC] Sophie Stanton
1st rd: lost to [8] Dalayna Hewitt (USA) 64 64
Ana Grubor
1st rd: lost to [WC] Gabriella Vannessa Lindgren (CAN) 26 62 62
Men’s singles
[2] Liam Draxl
1st rd: def. [Q] Jim Hendrikx (NED) 61 76 (5)
2nd rd: def. [Q] Nicaise Muamba (CAN) 64 64
QF: def Alvin Nicholas Tudorica (CAN) 62 63
SF: def Adhithya Ganesan (USA) 63 63
F: def. [4] Patrick Maloney (USA) 64 61
Taha Baadi
1st rd: def [8] Leo Vithoontien (JPN) 61 64
2nd rd: def Juan Carlos Aguilar (CAN) 62 64
QF: def [1] Aziz Dougaz (TUN) 64 26 64
SF: lost to [4] Patrick Maloney (USA) 75 61
Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
1st rd: def. [WC] Mikael Arseneault (CAN) 63 64
2nd rd: def Cesar Bouchelaghem (FRA) 75 62
QF: lost to [2] Liam Draxl (CAN) 62 63
[WC] Cleeve Harper
1st rd: def [5] Louis Wessels (GER) 62 63
2nd rd: def. [WC] Adam Faragcao (CAN) 46 62 61
QF: lost to [4] Patrick Maloney (USA) 62 64
Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: def. [Q] Boris Kozlov (USA) 63 62
2nd rd: lost to Taha Baadi (CAN) 62 64
[Q] Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: def [Q] Andres Valentin Ispas (CAN) 61 75
2nd rd: lost to [4] Patrick Maloney (USA) 76 (2) 60
[7] Justin Boulais
1st rd: def. Matt Kuhar (USA) 61 63
2nd rd: lost to Adhithya Ganesan (USA) 76 (5) 63
[WC] Adam Faragcao
1st rd: def [WC] Kaetan Mehta (CAN) 64 61
2nd rd: lost to [WC] Cleeve Harper (CAN) 46 62 61
[Q] Nicaise Muamba
1st rd: def Shu Matsuoka (JPN) 63 63
2nd rd: lost to [2] Liam Draxl (CAN) 64 64
[Q] Andre Szilvassy
1st rd: lost to [1] Aziz Dougaz (TUN) 64 75
[PR] Joshua Peck
1st rd: lost to [3] Andre Ilagan (USA) 62 62
[WC] Mikael Arseneault
1st rd: lost to Alvin Nicholas Tudorica (CAN) 63 64
[Q] Andres Valentin Ispas
1st rd: lost to [Q] Nicolas Arseneault (CAN) 61 75
Benjamin Thomas George
1st rd: lost to [4] Patrick Maloney (USA) 61 61
[WC] Kaetan Mehta (CAN)
1st rd: lost to [WC] Adam Faragcao (CAN) 64 61
[Q] Liam Spiers
1st rd: lost to Adit Sinha (USA) 60 61
Women’s doubles
[3] Kayla Cross / Maribella Zamarripa (USA)
1st rd: def. Raphaelle Lacasse (CAN) / Samantha Alicea (USA) 46 75 [10-3]
QF: def. Liga Dekmeijere / Dalayna Hewitt (USA) 76 (6) 46 [11-9]
SF: vs. [1] Ariana Arseneault / Mia Kupres (CAN) 64 64
F: def. [2] Jessica Failla / Anna Rogers (USA) 63 61
[1] Ariana Arseneault / Mia Kupres
1st rd: def Victoria Gomez O’Hayon (ESP) / Danielle Willson (USA) 64 62
QF: def Isabelle Boulais (CAN) / Fiona Crawley (USA) 64 63
SF: lost to [3] Kayla Cross (CAN) / Maribella Zamarripa (USA) 64 64
Isabelle Boulais / Fiona Crawley (USA)
1st rd: def Cadence Brace (CAN) / Viktoria Morvayova (SVK) 62 64
QF: lost to [1] Ariana Arseneault / Mia Kupres (CAN) 64 63
[WC] Sienna Miles / Amelie Savage
1st rd: def Abigeyle Bhopal / Madelynn Ludwig (CAN) 62 36 [12-10]
QF: lost to. [4] Julie Belgraver (FRA) / Jasmijn Gimbrere (NED) 60 60
Raphaelle Lacasse / Samantha Alicea (USA)
1st rd: lost to [3] Kayla Cross (CAN) / Maribella Zamarripa (USA) 46 75 [10-3]
Cadence Brace / Viktoria Morvayova (SVK)
1st rd: lost to Isabelle Boulais (CAN) / Fiona Crawley (USA) 62 64
Mariya Dobreva / Adaugo Ukaegbu (USA)
1st rd: lost to [4] Julie Belgraver (FRA) / Jasmijn Gimbrere (NED) 60 61
Gabriella Vannessa Lindgren / Jane Dunyon (USA)
1st rd: lost to Mana Kawamura (JPN) / Amy Zhu (USA) WALKOVER
Abigeyle Bhopal / Madelynn Ludwig
1st rd: lost to Sienna Miles / Amelie Savage (CAN) 62 36 [12-10]
Sophie Stanton / Jenna Dean (USA)
1st rd: lost to Liga Dekmeijere / Dalayna Hewitt (USA) 61 63
Men’s doubles
[1] Liam Draxl / Cleeve Harper
1st rd: def. Adam Faragcao / Joshua Peck (CAN) 64 61
QF: def [WC] Mikael Arseneault / Nicolas Arseneault (CAN) 63 62
SF: def. [4] Lucas Hammond / Boris Kozlov (USA) 63 36 [10-5]
F: def. Benjamin Thomas George / Alvin Nicholas Tudorica (CAN) 64 64
Benjamin Thomas George / Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
1st rd: def [3] Patrick Maloney (USA) / Louis Wessels (GER) 64 64
QF: def. Ryan Fishback / Holden Koons (USA) 62 46 [10-4]
SF: def. [2] Juan Carlos Aguilar / Justin Boulais (CAN) 63 36 [10-7]
F: lost to [1] Liam Draxl / Cleeve Harper (CAN) 64 64
[2] Juan Carlos Aguilar / Justin Boulais
1st rd: def Adhithya Ganesan (USA) / Leo Vithoontien (JPN) 64 64
QF: def. Nicaise Muamba (CAN) / Enzo Wallart (FRA) 46 64 [16-14]
SF: lost to Benjamin Thomas George / Alvin Nicholas Tudorica (CAN) 63 36 [10-7]
Nicaise Muamba / Enzo Wallart (FRA)
1st rd: def Maxwell Benson / Matt Kuhar (USA) 63 64
QF: lost to [2] Juan Carlos Aguilar / Justin Boulais (CAN) 46 64 [16-14]
[WC] Mikael Arseneault / Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: def Taha Baadi / Eloi Roux (CAN) 61 46 [10-6]
QF: lost to [1] Liam Draxl / Cleeve Harper (CAN) 63 62
Adam Faragcao / Joshua Peck (CAN)
1st rd: lost to [1] Liam Draxl / Cleeve Harper (CAN) 64 61
[WC] Mattias Uwe Kask / Kaetan Mehta
1st rd: lost to Ryan Fishback / Holden Koons (USA) 46 60 [11-9]
Taha Baadi / Eloi Roux
1st rd: lost to Mikael Arseneault / Nicolas Arseneault (CAN) 61 46 [10-6]
Aurel Ciocanu / Henry Barrett (USA)
1st rd: lost to Henry Lieberman / Oren Vasser (USA) 62 63
Men’s singles qualifying
[2] Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: def. Mitchell Dobek (USA) 76 (1) 61
Final rd: def Matthias Uwe Kask (CAN) 67 (6) 63 [10-6]
[3/WC] Nicaise Muamba
1st rd: vs. Stéphane Pierre-Jo Kamendje (CAN) 61 64
Final rd: def. Lucas Hammond (USA) 63 64
[11] Andre Szilvassy
1st rd: def. Rahul Duggi (CAN) 60 61
Final rd: def. [8] Maxwell Benson (USA) 63 63
Liam Spiers
1st rd: def. [15] Sid Donarski (CAN) 62 62
Final rd: def [7] Oren Vasser (USA) 63 76 (2)
Andres Valentin Ispas
1st rd: def. [6] Aurel Ciocanu (CAN) 62 63
Final rd: def [10] Henry Lieberman (USA) 46 62 [10-4]
Matthias Uwe Kask (CAN)
1st rd: def. [12] Marko Mesarovic (USA) 64 62
Final rd: lost to [2] Nicolas Arseneault (CAN) 67 (6) 63 [10-6]
Alex Vukovic
1st rd: def. [ALT] Samuel Goddard (USA) 62 63
FInal rd: lost to [13] Jim Hendrikx (NED) 63 76 (3
William Bartram
1st rd: lost to [13] Jim Hendrikx (NED) 46 75 [10-8]
Rowan Blackbeard
1st rd: Lost to [16] Anirudh Rao (USA) 61 63
[6] Aurel Ciocanu
1st rd: lost to Andres Ispas (CAN) 62 63
[15] Sid Donarski
1st rd: lost to Liam Spiers (CAN) 62 62
Rahul Duggi
1st rd: lost to [11] Andre Szilvassy (CAN) 60 61
Stéphane Pierre-Jo Kamendje (CAN)
1st rd: lost to [3/WC] Nicaise Muamba (CAN) 61 64
Zack Perala
1st rd: lost to [5] Boris Kozlov (USA) 60 63
[14] Eloi Roux
1st rd: lost to Nedim Suko (USA) 62 63
Women’s singles qualifying
Raphaelle Lacasse
1st rd: def. [12] Sujin Lee (USA) 61 62
Final rd: def. [7] Camille Kiss (USA) 63 60
[8] Iulia Bucea
1st rd: def. Samantha Alicea (USA) 26 64 [10-4]
Final rd: lost to [9] Rachael Smith (USA) 75 63
[11] Winnie Wing Yee Choi
1st rd: lost Megan Mae Root (USA) 75 75
Abigeyle Bhopal
1st rd: lot to [5] Jenna Dean (USA) 75 46 [10-8]
Madelynn Ludwig
1st rd: lost to [6] Kallista Liu (USA) 63 63
Melissa Holmberg
1st rd: lost to [10] Jane Dunyon (USA) 60 60
Amelia Savage
1st rd: lost to Liga Dekmeijere (USA) 64 60
Sienna Miles
1st rd: lost to [15] Kaede Usui (USA) 62 63
[WC] Ela Trkulja
1st rd: lost to [9] Rachael Smith (USA) 60 60
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Bakersfield Women’s Open
Bakersfield, Calif. (ITF $25K)
Singles
[2] Carston Branstine
1st rd: def [Q] Alyssa Ahn (USA) 63 62
2nd rd: lost to [WC] Kate Fakih (USA) 62 52 retd
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Not Your Country Club. Louisville Tennis Classic
Louisville, KY (ITF $25K)
Singles
Dan Martin
1st rd: def [Q] Conor Gannon (IRL) 64 64
2nd rd: lost to [5] Alexander Rybakov (USA) 75 60
[WC] Jaden Weekes
1st rd: def [JE] Alexander Frusina (USA) 63 61
2nd rd: lost to [4] Tyler Zink (USA) 75 60
Doubles
[1] Roy Stepanov (ISR) / Garrett Johns (USA)
1st rd: lost to Keshav Chopra / Matthew Thomson (USA) 64 62
Dan Martin / Sekou Bangoura (USA)
1st rd: lost to J Mercer (USA) / Johannus Monday (GBR) 62 75
Singles qualifying
[WC] Eric Crivel
1st rd: lost to [7] Conor Gannon (IRL) 46 60 [10-6]
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Fortevillage ITF Trophy
Santa Margherita di Pula, ITA (ITF $25K)
Singles qualifying
[14] Justine Bryson
1st rd: def Sofia Del Balzo Ruiti (ITA) 63 75
Final rd: lost to [1] Jaeda Daniel (USA) 60 61
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Copa Nadia
Seville, Spain (ITF $25K)
Doubles
Andrea Cabio / Melissa Boyden (NED)
1st rd: def. Luna Dinoto Fernandez / Cateana Gay (ESP) WALKOVER
QF: lost to [2] Angela Fita Boluda (ESP) / Ylena In-Albon (SUI) 61 62
Singles qualifying
[14] Andrea Cabio
1st rd: def Liron Loiter (SGP) 63 60
Final rd: lost to [7/WC] Alizé Lim (FRA) 67 (5) 61 [10-7]
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Magic Hotel Tours by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $15K)
Doubles
Ghouse Ali Faisal / Vito Dell’elba (ITA)
1st rd: lost to Cristian Campese (ITA) / Jean-Chritian Morandais (GUD) 63 36 [10-7]
Singles qualifying
Aleksandar Petrovic
1st rd: def [7] Jackson Ross (USA) WALKOVER
2nd rd: lost to Takahiro Kubo (JPN) 26 63 [10-4]
Ghouse Ali Faisal
1st rd: def. Samir Mustafin (RUS) 61 63
2nd rd: lost to [2] Nicolas Jadoun (FRA) 63 62
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