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The Roland Garros qualifying features a number of Canadians making their debut: Victoria Mboko, Carson Branstine, Liam Draxl.

And a return after a time in Bianca Andreescu.

Concurrently, other players in the RG main draw were playing a final tuneup event, with Félix Auger-Aliassime making the semifinals in Hamburg.

And there were other Canadians sprinkled around the world on the ITF circuit.

Canucks This Week – Week ending June 1, 2025

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Roland Garros Qualifying
Paris, France (Grand Slam)

Women’s qualifying singles

Victoria Mboko
1st rd: def. Sinja Kraus (AUT) 64 62
2nd rd: def Kathinka Von Deichmann (LIE) 63 62
Final rd: def [PR] Kaja Juvan (SLO) 75 63

[17] Bianca Andreescu
1st rd: def. Yao XinXin (CHN) 60 60
2nd rd: lost to Nao Hibino (JPN) 26 76 (5) 64

[24] Marina Stakusic
1st rd: def. Lauren Davis (USA) 64 64
2nd rd: lot to Tamara Korpatsch (GER) 62 61

Carson Branstine
1st rd: def. Whitney Osuigwe (USA) 64 62
2nd rd: lost to [10] Rebeka Masarova (SUI) 60 63

Men’s qualifying singles

[31] Liam Draxl
1st rd: lost to Filip Misolic (AUT) 62 62

Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: lost to [WC] Matteo Martineau (FRA) 76 (5) 26 63

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BitPanda Hamburg Open
Hamburg, Germany (ATP 500)

Singles

[6] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: def Daniel Altmaier (GER) 63 63
2nd rd: def. Giovanni Mpetschi Perricard (FRA) 62 64
QF: def Alexandre Muller (GER) 76 (4) 67 (6) 63
SF: lost to [3] Andrey Rublev (RUS) 61 64

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Internationaux de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France (WTA 500)

Singles

Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: lost to [WC] Diane Parry (FRA) 75 76 (3)

Doubles

[1] Gabriela Dabrowski / Erin Routliffe (NZL)
1st rd: def. Wang Xinyu / Zheng Saisai (CHN) 62 62
QF: def. Cristina Bucsa (ESP) / Xu Yifan (CHN) 64 26 [10-8]
SF: lost to Timea Babos (HUN) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) WALKOVER

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Grand Prix Sar La Princesse Lalla Meryem
Rabat, Morocco (WTA 250)

Singles qualifying

[3] Carol Zhao
1st rd: lost to Carolina Alves (BRA) 75 36 63

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Macedonian Open
Skopjee, North Macedonia (ATP Challenger)

Doubles

[2] Cleeve Harper / Ryan Seggerman (USA)
1st rd: def Marco Bortolotti (ITA) / Cristian Rodriguez (COL) 64 63
QF: vs [PR] Andrew Paulson / Michael Vrbensky (CZE) 67 (1) 63 [10-5]

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Mziuri Cup
Tbilisi, Georgia (ATP Challenger)

Doubles

Kelsey Stevenson / Henry Wendelken (GBR)
1st rd: lost to [3] Lukas Pokorny (CZE) / Sun Fajing (CHN) 64 76 (7)

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W75 Kursumlijska Banja
Zagreb, Croatia (ITF W60)

Singles

[WC] Havah Kaur Kaler
1st rd: lost to [2] Irina Maria Bara (ROU) 60 60

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W50 Pelham
Pelham, Alabama (ITF W40)

Singles

[4] Cadence Brace
1st rd: lost to Martina Okalova (SVK) 26 63 63

Doubles

Cadence Brace / Victoria Hu (USA)
1st rd: lost to Martina Okalova (SVK) / Anita Sahdiieva (UKR) WALKOVER

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IV Torneig Internacional Ciutat de Mataro
Mataro, Spain (ITF $30K)

Singles qualifying

Pascal Tylek
1st rd: lost to [15] Javier Molino (ESP) 64 62

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M25 Orlando, FL
Orlando, Fla. (ITF $30K)

Singles

[Q] Jaden Weekes
1st rd: def [SE] Victor Lilov (USA) 75 65 retd
2nd rd: lost to [Q] Martin Borisiouk (RUS) 61 62

Dan Martin
1st rd: lost to [5] Renzo Olivo (ARG) 57 75 62

Doubles

[3] Justin Boulais / Charles Barry (IRL)
1st rd: def. Nicolas Arseneault / Dan Martin (CAN) 46 75 [10-7]
QF: lost to Navneet Raghuram / Vihaan Reddy (USA) 76 (3) 63

Nicolas Arseneault / Dan Martin
1st rd: lost to [3] Justin Boulais (CAN) / Charles Barry (IRL) 46 75 [10-7]

Joshua Peck / Leonardo Vega (USA)
1st rd: lost to Navneet Taghuram / Vihaan Reddy (USA) 75 36 [10-4]

Singles qualifying

[10] Jaden Weekes
1st rd: def. William Hsieh (USA) 46 63 [11-9]
Final rd: def. [2] Leo Vithoontien (JPN) 63 64

[4] Justin Boulais
1st rd: def. Jefferson Wendler Filho (BRA) 61 61
Final rd: lost to Oren Vasser (UA) 63 64

[6] Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: def. Justin Roberts (BAH) 76 (3) 63
Final rd: lost to [12] Joao Vitor Goncalves Ceolin (BRA) 67 (4) 64 [10-8]

[15] Joshua Peck
1st rd: lost to Oren Vasser (USA) 60 61

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W35 Orlando, Fla.
Orlando, Fla. (ITF $30K)

Singles

[5] Dasha Plekhanova
1st rd: def. [Q] Heidi Bulger (USA) 46 64 62
2nd rd: def. [WC] Capucine Jauffret (USA) 63 46 62
QF: def. [3] Riya Bhatia (IND) 63 67 (10) 63
SF: lost to [1] Jenny Duerst (SUI) 63 63

Doubles

[4] Dasha Plekhanova / Jenny Duerst (SUI)
1st rd: def Ema Burgic (BIH) / Sofia Elena Cabezas Dominguez (VEN) WALKOVER
QF: def Anastasia Goncharova / Madison Tattini (ITA) 62 76 (8)
SF: def [2] Riya Bhatia (IND) / Elena-Teodora Cadar (ROU) 46 64 [10-4]
F: lost to [1] Allura Zamarripa / Maribella Zamarripa (USA) 26 62 [10-8]

Selin Vakalapudi / Dilana Rsovac (AUS)
1st rd: lost to [3] Isabelle Barrera Aguirre / Lexington Reed (USA) 61 62

Singles qualifying

[12] Selin Vakalapudi
1st rd: def. [WC] Isabella Leurck (USA) 60 61
Final rd: lost to Katerina Shabashkevich (USA) 62 62

Britney Brace
1st rd: lost to [4] Jamilah Snells (USA) 64 60

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W35 Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, DR (ITF $30K)

Singles

[15] Ana Grubor
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def. Prathyusha Rachapudi (IND) 61 64
3rd rd: lost to [1] Despina Papamichail (GRE) 75 57 75

Raphaelle Lacasse
1st rd: def. Naoko Eto (JPN) 63 60
2nd rd: def. [14] Julia Konishi Camargo Silva (BRA) 46 64 62
3rd rd: lost to [4] Haruna Arakawa (JPN) 76 (3) 61

Doubles

Raphaelle Lacasse / Ana Carmen Zamburek (DOM)
1st rd: def Joelle A Fiallo Schad (DOM) / Ashleigh Harvey (USA) 62 62
QF: lost to [4] Haruna Arawaka (JPN) / Mary Lewis (USA) 75 46 [10-1]

Singles qualifying

Melissa Holmberg
1st rd: Bye
Final rd: lost to [2] Summer Yardley (GBR) WALKOVER

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Cervia II rofeo Citta’ di Cervia
Cervia, Italy (ITF $30K)

Doubles

[4] Roy Stepanov (ISR) / Sekou Bangoura (USA)
1st rd: lost to Facundo Juarez (ITA) / Damien Wenger (SUI) 64 75

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M15 Kursumlijska Banja
Kursumlijska Banja, Serbia (ITF $15K)

Singles

Benjamin Thomas George
1st rd: def Giannicola Misasi (ITA) 63 retd
2nd rd: def [4] Aleksandr Braynin (UKR) 64 64
QF: lost to [5] Sean Cuenin (FRA) 62 63

Doubles

[1] Benjamin Thomas George / YOunes Lalami Laaroussi (MAR)
1st rd: Bye
QF: lost to David Naharro (ESP) / Michael Zhu (USA) 76 (4) 64

Singles qualifying

Zelimir Rudan
1st rd: def. Boris Stojanovic (SRB) 76 (6) 63
2nd rd: lost to [8] Nicolas Rafael Goldberg Alviani (ESP) 75 46 [10-4]

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Hayot Bank Cup
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (ITF $15K)

Singles

Adam Farag-Cao
1st rd: lost to Krlish Tyagi (IND) 76 (5) 64

Doubles

Adam Farag-Cao / Alexandru Toubi Hebhang Balan
1st rd: lost to Ilya Ignatov / Amir Milushev (UZB) 61 61

Singles qualifying

Alexandru Toubi Hebhang Balan
1st rd: def Alexandere Ushakov (RUS) 64 67 (6) [10-5]
Final rd: lost to [1] Madhwin Kamath (IND) 75 64

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

Men’s singles

[2] Alvin Thomas Tudorica
1st rd: def [Q] Matthew Rankin (GBR) 36 63 63
2nd rd: lost to Gilbert Klier Junior (BRA) 64 62

Women’s singles

[Q] Andrea Cabio
1st rd: def [WC] Varvara Bernovich (RUS) 62 61
2nd rd: lost to [Q] Valeria Bhunu (ZIM) 62 62

[WC] Anna Tabunshchyk
1st rd: lost to [Q] Katy Dunne (GBR) 76 (2) 61

Women’s doubles

Anna Tabunshchyk / Ximena Senties (MEX)
1st rd: lost to Lya Fernandez (MEX) / Tamara Sramkova (SVK) 64 46 [10-7]

Justine Bryson / Marika Jones (USA)
1st rd: lost to [1] Baylen Brown (USA) / Arabella Koller (AUT) 75 60

Men’s doubles

[1] Alvin Nicholas Tudorica / Pedro Araujo (POR)
1st rd: lost to Gilbert Klier Junior / Igor Marcondes (BRA) 63 64

Women’s singles qualifying

[11] Andrea Cabio
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def. Aisulu Zholbolat (KAZ) 64 61
Final rd: def. Lya Fernandez (MEX) 61 76 (6)

[10] Justine Bryson
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: ef. [WC] Michelle Kelly Tikhonko (USA) 16 62 [10-4]
Final rd: lost to [6] Coco Bosman (NED) 63 62

Addison Yang Comiskey
1st rd: lost to Masa Viriant (SLO) 61 61

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W15 Fukui Daito Kentaky Open
Fukui Japan (ITF $15K)

Singles qualifying

[10] Keira Blackbeard
1st rd: defe [WC] Yuzuki Miyajima (JPN) 60 36 [10-7]
Final rd: lost to [3] Honori Koyama (JPN) 62 61

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M15 Heraklion
Heraklion, Greece (ITF $15K)

Singles qualifying

Nicolas Ion
1st rd: def Roy Keegan (GBR) 64 62
2nd rd: lost to Anthony Wright (GBR) 63 63

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Raiffeisen Bank ITF Romania
Bucharest, Romania (ITF $15K)

Singles qualifying

Alex Vukovic
1st rd: lost to [6] Rares Teodor Pieleanu (ROU) 62 61

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