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Another big Canadian event – this one, a men’s and women’s Challenger in Calgary – is the centre of the Canadian tennis universe this week. Even better, with Rebecca Marinowinning the women’s singles final and Kayla Cross winning the women’s doubles.

But things continued overseas.

Bianca Andreescu returned (finally) at a WTA 250 in Osaka, Japan with her protected ranking. But she was one and done. Leylah Fernandez was to be there, but withdrew.

Gabriel Diallo moved back up from the Challenger circuit to an ATP 250 in Kazakhstan – and is in the final. And Félix Auger-Aliassime began the typically lucrative European indoor season in Belgium with a disappointing defeat in the Antwerp quarterfinals.

 

Canucks This Week – Week ending Oct. 13, 2024 (final results)

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European Open
Antwerp, Belgium (ATP 250)

Singles

[3] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 67 (4) 64 62
QF: lost to Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 36 62 76 (6)

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Kinoshita Group Japan Open
Osaka, Japan (WTA 250)

Singles

[2] Leylah Fernandez

[WC] Bianca Andreescu
1st rd: lost to Greet Minnen (BEL) 63 60

Doubles

[1] Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe (NZL)
1st rd: vs. Peangtarn Plipuech (THA) / Chia Yi Tsao (TPE) 64 63
QF: def Shuko Aoyama / Eri Hozumi (JPN) 62 64
SF: lost to [4] Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Monica Niculescu (ROU) WALKOVER

Singles qualifying

Marina Stakusic
1st rd: def [5] Jana Fett (CRO) 76 (3) 62
Final rd: lost to [11] Ena Shibahara (JPN) 26 76 (2) 76 (7)

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Almaty Open
Almaty, Kazakhstan (ATP 250)

Singles

Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: vs. Christopher O’Connell (AUS) 76 (5) 62
2nd rd: vs. Borna Coric (CRO) 76 (1) 64
QF: def [2] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)  36 63 64
SF: def. [4] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) 64 62
F: lost to [3] Karen Khachanov (RUS) 62 57 63

[2] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def Maximilian Marterer (GER) 62 64
QF: lost to Gabriel Diallo (CAN) 36 63 64

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Ningbo Open
Ningbo, China (WTA 500)

Singles qualifying

Carol Zhao
1st rd: lost to [5] Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 62 60

 

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Calgary National Bank Challenger
Calgary, Alberta (ATP Challenger/ITF $60K)

Women’s singles

[2] Rebecca Marino
1st rd: def Gabriela Lee (ROU) 61 64
2nd rd: def [Q] Ayumi Koshiishi (JPN) 63 62
QF: def [7] Anouk Koevermans (NED) 63 60
SF: def. [WC] Cadence Brace (CAN) 60 26 60
F: def [Q] Anna Rogers (USA) 75 64

[WC] Cadence Brace
1st rd: def. [WC] Isabelle Boulais (CAN) 62 63
2nd rd: def [SE] Julie Belgraver (FRA) 75 64
QF: def Kayla Cross (CAN) 62 75
SF: lost to [2] Rebecca Marino (CAN) 62 06 60

Kayla Cross
1st rd: def [Q] Jenny Duerst (SUI) 26 63 64
2nd rd: def. [3] Gabriela Knutson (CZE) 62 62
QF: lost to [WC] Cadence Brace (CAN) 62 75

Stacey Fung
1st rd def [5] Maria Mateas (USA) 43 retd
2nd rd: def Jaimee Fourlis (AUS) 61 64
QF: lost to [Q] Anna Rogers (USA) 62 63

Carson Branstine
1st rd: def Kajsa Rinaldo Persson (SWE) 63 26 64
2nd rd: lost to [1] Tatjana Maria (GER) 60 75

[WC] Alexia Jacobs
1st rd: lost to [Q] Anna Rogers (USA) 75 64

[WC] Mia Kupres
1st rd: lost to [Q] Ayumi Koshiishi (JPN) 75 63

[WC] Isabelle Boulais
1st rd: lost to [WC] Cadence Brace (CAN) 62 63

Men’s singles

[7] Liam Draxl
1st rd: def. Gonzalo Oliveira (VEN)
2nd rd: def. Louis Wessels (GER) 76 (4) 61
QF: def [4] Bernard Tomic (AUS) 64 46 61
SF: lost to [Q] Govind Nanda (USA) 62 64

[6] Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: def Gabi Adrian Boitan (ROU) 64 63
2nd rd: def. [WC] Vasek Pospisil (CAN) 75 62
QF: lost to [Q] Murphy Cassone (USA) 67 (7) 76 (2) 76 (4)

[WC] Vasek Pospisil
1st rd: def [Q] Alfredo Perez (USA) 76 (4) 46 63
2nd rd: lost to [6] Alexis Galarneau (CAN) 75 62

[Q] Benjamin Thomas George
1st rd: lost to Andre Ilagan (USA) 64 75

[WC] Justin Boulais
1st rd: lost to Louis Wessels (GER) 76 (2) 26 64

[WC] Cleeve Harper
1st rd: lost to Aidan Mayo (USA) 64 76 (3)

Women’s doubles

Kayla Cross / Maribella Zamarripa (USA)
1st rd: def. Isabelle Boulais (CAN) / Amy Zhu (USA) 75 64
QF: def. [ALT] Fiona Crawley / Karina Miller (USA) 76 (3) 61
SF: def. Cadence Brace (CAN) / Jamie Loeb (USA) 63 62
F: def. Robin Anderson / Dalayna Hewitt (USA) 67 (3) 75 [12-10]

Cadence Brace / Jamie Loeb (USA)
1st rd: def. Carson Branstine (CAN) / Maria Mateas (USA) [ALT] Ayumi Koshiishi (JPN) / Demi Tran (NED) 26 76 (3) [16-14]
QF: def [2] Jesica Failla / Anna Rogers (USA) 62 63
SF: lost to Kayla Cross (CAN) / Maribella Zamarripa (USA) 63 62

Isabelle Boulais / Amy Zhu (USA)
1st rd: lost to Kayla Cross (CAN) / Maribella Zamarripa (USA) 75 64

Alexia Jacobs / Anna Frey (USA)
1st rd: lost to Fiona Crawley / Karina Miller (USA) WALKOVER

Gabriella Vannessa Lindgren / Sophie Stanton
1st rd: lost to [2] Jessica Failla / Anna Rogers (USA) 62 61

[WC] Raphaelle Lacasse / Gabriela Lee (ROU)
1st rd: lost to Jenny Duerst (SUI) / Lucija Ciric Bagaric (CRO) 76 (2) 16 [11-9]

Ariana Arseneault / Mia Kupres

Carson Branstine / Maria Mateas (USA)

Men’s doubles

[3] Liam Draxl / Cleeve Harper
1st rd: def. Maks Kasnikowski (POL) / Patrick Zahraj (GER) 63 67 (5) [10-6]
QF: def Tim Handel / Louis Wessels (GER) 62 63
SF: lost to [2] Robert Cash / JJ Tracy (USA) 76 (4) 46 [10-8]

[WC] Taha Baadi / Nicaise Muamba
1st rd: def Henry Barrett (GBR) / Kiranpal Pannu (NZL) 63 67 (5) [10-6]
QF: lost to [2] Robert Cash / JJ Tracy (USA) 64 63

[4] Kelsey Stevenson / Roy Stepanov (ISR)
1st rd: lost to Alfredo Perez / Jack Vance (USA) 64 36 [10-6]

Juan Carlos Aguilar / Justin Boulais
1st rd: lost to Aziz Dougaz (TUN) / Courtney John Lock (ZIM) 76 (4) 63

[WC] Mikael Arseneault / Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: lost to [2] Robert Cash / JJ Tracy (USA) 63 63

Women’s singles qualifying

[15] Ana Grubor
1st rd: def. Maribella Zamarripa (USA) 26 61 61
Final rd: lost to [3] Jessica Failla (USA) 62 61

Hailey Murphy
1st rd: lost to [2] Urszula Radwanska (POL) 64 36 64

Sophie Stanton
1st rd: lost to [8] Amy Zhu (USA) 61 61

Iulia Bucea
1st rd: lost to [12] Karina Miller (USA) 62 61

Raphaelle Lacasse
1st rd: lost to [7] Anna Rogers (USA) 63 63

Gabriella Vannessa Lindgren
1st rd: lost to [5] Jenny Duerst (SUI) 62 46 62

Ariana Arseneault
1st rd: lost to [11] Mana Kawamura (JPN) WALKOVER

Men’s singles qualifying

Benjamin Thomas George
1st rd: def. [10] Leo Vithoontien (JPN) 64 63
Final rd: def. [WC] Nicolas Arseneault (CAN) 76 (6) 36 64

[WC] Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: def [6] Adam Neff (USA) 63 57 41 retd
Final rd: lost to Benjamin Thomas George (CAN) 76 (6) 36 64

[WC] Mikael Arseneault
1st rd: def. [8] Dan Martin (CAN) 63 30 retd
Final rd: lost to [4] Murphy Cassone (USA) 62 63

Taha Baadi
1st rd: def. [12] Juan Carlos Aguilar (CAN) 62 64
Final rd: lost to [1] Alex Martinez (ESP) 46 63 62

Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
1st rd: vs. [3] Patrick Maloney (USA) 63 67 (5) 61

[WC] Adam Farag Cao
1st rd: lost to [11] Kosuke Ogura (JPN) 26 64 64

[12] Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: lost to Taha Baadi (CAN) 62 64

[WC] Tyler Waddock
1st rd: lost to [1] Alex Martinez (ESP) 61 62

[8] Dan Martin
1st rd: lost to [WC] Mikael Arseneault (CAN) 63 30 retd

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Olbia Challenger
Olbia, Sardinia, Italy (ATP Challenger)

Singles

[Q] Steven Diez
1st rd: lost to [Q] Laurent Lokoli (FRA) 46 63 60

Singles qualifying

[12] Steven Diez
1st rd: def. Davic Pichler (AUT) 67 (5) 62 63
Final rd: def. [5] Vitaliy Sachko (UKR) 64 62

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M15 Heraklion
Heraklion, Greece (ITF $15K)

Singles qualifying

Thomas Sorensen
1st rd: def [WC] Umberto Giuseppe Capitanio (ITA) 62 62
2nd rd: lost to [15] Stephanos Schinas (GRE) 76 64

Nicolas Ion
1st rd: lost to [WC] Amit Shahar (ISR) 64 64

Sebastian Mandic
1st rd: lost to [WC] Christos Keisidis (GRE) 61 60

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W15 Torello
Sant Vicenç de Torello, Spain (ITF $15K)

Doubles

[ALT] Andrea Cabio / Li Jiayou (CHN)
1st rd: lost to [2] Rose Marie Nijkamp / Isis Louise van Den Broek (NED) 61 63

Singles qualifying

Andrea Cabio
1st rd: def Didi Bredberg Canizares (ESP) 64 67 [10-6]
2nd rd: def. [15] Leyla Nilufer Elmas (TUR) 63 36 [10-3]
Final rd: lost to [5] Phillippa Preugschat (GER) 46 64 [10-3]

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Soltepec Tennis Tour
Huamantla, Mexico (ITF $15K)

Singles

[3] Dasha Plekhanova
1st rd: def. [Q] Elva Andrea Brindis Sanchez (MEX) 63 60
2nd rd: def Ana Karen Guadiana Campos (MEX) 62 63
QF: def. [Q] Emily De Oliveira (USA) 26 61 62
SF: def [5] Sabastiani Leon (USA) 63 63
F: lost to Malaika Rapolu (USA) 76 (3) 75

[Q] Selin Vakalapudi
1st rd: lost to Adaugo Ukaegbu (USA) 63 62

Doubles

Selin Vakalapudi / Malika M Adair (USA)
1st rd: lost to Christine Gouws (RSA) / Basant Kaur (USA) 62 61

Singles qualifying

Selin Vakalapudi
1st rd: Bye
Final rd: def Gabriela Fernanda Serrano (ARG) 61 60

Melissa Holmberg
1st rd: Bye
Final rd: lost to [WC] Juliette Sanchez Perez (MEX) WALKOVER

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Bol Bluesun Open
Bol, Croatia (ITF $15K)

Singles qualifying

[14] Justine Bryson
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: lost to Zuzana Kudlackova (CZE) 67 64 [10-6]

 

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

Singles qualifying

Stefano Liokossis
1st rd: def [WC] Lorenzo Vaccaro (ITA) 64 60
2nd rd: lost to Gabriel Sardo (USA) 64 64

Ghouse Ali Faisal
1st rd: lost to Valentin Guadagno (ARG) 63 75

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Canucks This Week – Week ending Oct. 6, 2024 (final results)

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