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A lot of tennis as the Australian Open qualifying begins, other Canadians are playing leadup events, and the Challenger season begins.

So does the ITF season, which has a few more events this week – including a couple in the US that are populated by Canadians.

It’s been a great week in TitleTown for the Canuckians.

Canucks This Week – Week ending Jan. 19, 2025

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Australian Open Qualifying
Melbourne, Australia (Grand Slam)

Women’s singles qualifying

[17] Marina Stakusic
1st rd: lost to Nao Hibino (JPN) 76 (5) 61

Men’s singles qualifying

Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: lost to [28] Lukas Klein (SVK) 64 36 75

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Adelaide International
Adelaide, Australia (WTA 500/ ATP 250)

Men’s singles

[5] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def. Arthur Cazaux (FRA) 16 64 75
QF: def. Marcos Giron (USA) 76 (3) 63
SF: def. [1] Tommy Paul (USA) 76 (3) 36 64
F: def. [2] Sebastian Korda (USA) 63 36 61

Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: def [9] Zhang Zhizhen (CHN) 63 64
2nd rd: lost to Marcos Giron (USA) 75 62

Women’s singles

[Q] Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: lost to Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 64 36 62

Women’s doubles

Leylah Fernandez / Nadiia Kichenok (UKR)
1st rd: lost to Desirae Krawczyk (USA) / Giuliana Olmos (MEX) 61 64

Women’s singles qualifying

[2] Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: def. Jodie Burrage (GBR) 63 76 (2)
Final rd: def. [12] Irina-Camelia Begu (ROU) 63 61

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ASB Classic
Auckland, New Zealand (ATP 250)

Singles

[2] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: lost to [Q] Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) 64 57 64

[WC] Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: lost to Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 76 (5) 26 76 (7)

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Hobart International
Hobart, Tasmania (WTA 250)

Singles qualifying

Stacey Fung
1st rd: lost to [3] Arantxa Rus (NED) 61 61

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Oeiras I
Oeiras, Portugal (ATP Challenger)

Singles

[5] Liam Draxl
1st rd: def J.J. Wolf (USA) 57 62 64
2md rd: def. Samuel Vincent Ruggeri (ITA) 36 61 76 (7)
QF: def [2] Alexander Ritschard (SUI) 64 61
SF: def Rudolf Molleker (GER) 76 (6) 60
Final: lost to [1] Hamad Medjedovic (SRB) 61 63

Doubles

Liam Draxl / Benjamin Sigouin
1st rd: lost to [WC] Pedro Araujo / Tiago Perreira (POR) 62 61

[3] Cleeve Harper / David Stevenson (GBR)
1st rd: def. [WC] Gastao Elias / Duarte Vale (POR) 63 75
QF: lost to Inigo Cervantes / Daniel Rincon (ESP) 36 76 (5) [11-9]

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W35 Emilio Sanchez Academy
Naples, Fla (ITF $25K)

Singles

Katherine Sebov
1st rd: def [2] Carson Branstine (CAN) 62 26 64
2nd rd: def Julie Belgraver (FRA) 62 62
QF: def Ekaterine Gorgodze (GEO) 64 63
SF: def [4] Elisabeth Mandlik (USA) 67 (4) 63 75
F: def Jessica Pieri (ITA) 62 60

[3] Kayla Cross
1st rd: def [WC] Lilian Poling (USA) 64 62
2nd rd: lost to Jessica Pieri (ITA) 61 62

[2] Carson Branstine
1st rd: lost to Katherine Sebov (CAN) 62 26 64

Doubles

Katherine Sebov / Victoria Osuigwe (USA)
1st rd: def Isabella Barrera Aguirre / Abigail Renchell (USA) 75 retd
QF: lost to [4] Allura Zamarripa / Maribella Zamarripa (USA) WALKOVER

[2] Kayla Cross / Makenna Jones (USA)
1st rd: lost to Adriana Reami / Christina Rosca (USA) 64 64

Cookie Jarvis-Tredgett / Fanny Norin (SWE)
1st rd: lost to Marcela Cruz / Karina Miller (USA) 60 63

Singles qualifying

[13] Jada Bui
1st rd: def. Emma Charney (USA) [ALT] Fanny Norin (SWE) 62 62
FInal rd: lost to [WC] Alexis Nguyen (USA) 63 76 (5)

[WC] Cookie Jarvis-Tredgett
1st rd: lost to [6] Victoria Gomez-O’Hayon (ESP) 63 75

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W35 Le Lamentin
Le Lamentin, Martinique (ITF $25K)

Singles

[4] Victoria Mboko
1st rd: def [Q] Gabriela Vilar (USA) 60 60
2nd rd: vs. Karolina Lincer (POL) 60 62
QF: def. Mathilde Lollia (FRA) 75 64
SF: vs. [5] Cadence Brace (CAN) 76 (4) 62
F: def [2] Clervie Ngounoue (USA) 75 63

[5] Cadence Brace
1st rd: def. [Q] Tara Malik (USA) 62 61
2nd rd: def Salma Ewing (USA) 61 63
QF: def Nicole Rivkin (GER) 63 64
SF: lost to [4] Victoria Mboko (CAN) 76 (4) 62

Doubles

Cadence Brace / Victoria Mboko
1st rd: def. Sarah Victoria Majesty Nita (CUW) / Nehanda Thomias (FRA) WALKOVER
QF: def. [4] Marie Villet (FRA) / Angelina Wirges (GER) 63 36 [10-5]
SF: def. [2] Nicole Rivkin / Vivien Sandberg (GER) 61 62
F: def. [1] Olivia Lincer (AUT) / Clervie Ngounoue (USA) 62 76 (2)

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W35 Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya (ITF $25K)

Singles qualifying

Leora Moyo
1st rd: lost to Gabriela Mikaul (USA) 60 60

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Grossman Family M25
Ithaca, NY (ITF $25K)

Singles

[Q] Justin Boulais
1st rd: def Karl Poling (USA) 64 75
2nd rd: def Adhithya Ganesan (USA) 75 46 76 (4)
QF: lost to [5] Tyler Zink (USA) 76 (3) 67 (4) 63

[Q] Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: def [2] Ernesto Escobedo (MEX) 62 62
2nd rd: lost to Strong Kitchheimer (USA) 63 46 60

Doubles

Nicolas Arseneault / Mikael Arseneault
1st rd: lost to Rushil Khosia (IND) / Eric David Verdes (ROU) 76 (1) 61

Singles qualifying

[8] Justin Boulais
1st rd: def Agustin Salazar (MEX) 62 60
Final rd: def [15] Joao Vitor Goncalves Ceolin (BRA) 63 61

[14] Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: def [WC] William Robinson (USA) 62 61
Final rd: def. [7] Christopher Bulus (NGR) 62 62

[ALT] Nicola Ion
1st rd: def. [WC] Eric Perkowski (USA) 61 63
Final rd: lost to [16] Noah Zamora (USA) 64 62

Mikael Arseneault
1st rd: lost to [3] Axel Nefve (USA) 36 76 (3) [10-3]

Adam Farag-Cao
1st rd: lost to [16] Noah Zamora (USA) 76 (3) 75

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Kingalarm
Kingston, Jamaica (ITF $25K)

Singles

Dan Martin
1st rd: def Michael Zhu (USA) 63 57 62
2nd rd: def. [6] Evan Zhu (USA) 75 26 64
QF: lost to Daniel Milavsky (USA) 63 26 43 retd

[4] Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
1st rd: def Benjamin Thomas George (CAN) 46 61 63
2nd rd: lost to Gabriel Evans (USA) 64 62

[1] Juan Carlos Aguilar
1st rd: lost to Daniel Milavsky (USA) 64 64

Benjamin Thomas George
1st rd: lost to [4] Alvin Nicholas Tudorica (CAN) 46 61 63

Doubles

[1] Juan Carlos Aguilar / Kody Pearson (AUS)
1st rd: def Guillaume Dalmasso (FRA) / Maxwell McKennon (USA) 36 76 (3) [11-9]
QF: def. Gabriel Evans / Oren Vasser (USA) WALKOVER
SF: def. Sebastian Gima (ROU) / Daniel Milavsky (USA) 57 75 [10-7]
F: def Darian King / Stephen Slocombe (BAR) 63 63

[2] Benjamin Thomas George / Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
1st rd: def. Rafael Alfonso de Alba Valdes (MEX) / Jeffrey Fradkin (USA) 63 62
QF: lost to Darian King / Stephen Slocombe (BAR) 64 76 (3)

Dan Martin / Leonardo Vega (USA)
1st rd: def Kaipo Marshall (BAR) / Justin Roberts (BAH) 76 (2) 64
QF: lost to Sebastian Gima (ROU) / Daniel Milavsky (USA) 75 63

Singles qualifying

[12] William Bartram
1st rd: def Jonathan March (JAM) 61 20 retd
Final rd: lost to Blu Baker (GBR) 61 62

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M15 Manacor
Manacor, Mallorca (ITF $15K)

Singles qualifying

Sebastian Mandic
1st rd: lost to Gil Brahier (SUI) 61 60

Vincent Simone
1st rd: def Claus Piening (GER) 76 (3) 61
2nd rd: lost to [14] Keoni Puig Mccallan (ESP) 64 61

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Antalya Series
Antalya, Turkey (ITF $15K)

Singles qualifying

Ghouse Ali Faisal
1st rd: lost to Valerio Bracci (ITA) 76 (3) 75

 

 

 

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