May 11, 2026

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Canucks This Week – Week ending Oct. 17, 2025 (final results)

There are three ATP 250s this week – and the three highest-ranked Canadian men have split them up with Félix Auger-Aliassime in Brussels, Denis Shapovalov in Stockholm and Gabriel Diallo in Almaty, Kazakstan.

All three have had success in their chosen venues, so they can be confident going in.

On the women’s side, the second tier are all finding themselves at a WTA 125 in Tampico (Mexico has traditionally been good to the Canucks).

As for the rest, there’s a new $30,000 ITF in Quebec City this week, at the Auger-Aliassime Academy. And the Canadian content there will be massive.

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2025 Aux Ningbo Open
Ningbo, China (WTA 500)

Singles 

Victoria Mboko
1st rd: lost to Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 63 76 (3)

Doubles

Victoria Mboko / Maya Joint (AUS)
1st rd: lost to [4] Timea Babos (HUN) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) 62 62

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Kinoshito Group Japan Open
Osaka, Japan (WTA 250)

Singles 

[4] Leylah Fernandez
1st rd: def Hailey Baptiste (USA) 62 75
2nd rd: vs. [Q] Dalma Galfi (HUN) 61 64
QF: def Rebecca Sramkova (SVK) 76 (2) 63
SF: vs. Sorana Cirstea (ROU) 61 26 64
F: def. [Q] Tereza Valentova (CZE) 60 57 63

Bianca Andreescu
1st rd: lost to Viktorija Golubic (SUI) 63 46 64

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BNP Paribas Fortis European Open
Brussels, Belgium (ATP 250

Singles 

[2] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 76 (3) 46 76 (5)
QF: def [Q] Eliot Spizzirri (USA) 62 76 (6)
SF: def [WC] Raphael Collignon (BEL) 76 (2) 64

F: def. [3] Jiri Lehecka (CZE) 76 (2) 67 (6) 62

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BNP Paribas Nordic Open
Stockholm, Sweden (ATP 250

Singles 

[3] Denis Shapovalov
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def [WC] Leo Borg (SWE) 62 57 61
QF: def. [WC] Elias Ymer (SWE) 64 67 (3) 61
SF: lost to [2] Casper Ruud (NOR) 63 64

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Almaty Open
Almaty, Kazakhstan (ATP 250

Singles 

[7] Gabriel Diallo
1st rd: def [WC] Amir Omarkhanov (KAZ) 63 61
2nd rd: lost to [Q] James Duckworth (AUS) 76 (3) 67 (3) 64

Singles qualifying

[3] Liam Draxl
1st rd: lost to Marc-Andrea Huesler (SUI) 64 36 63

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Abierto Tampico
Tampico, Mexico (WTA 125

Singles 

[6] Cadence Brace
1st rd: def Hanna Chang (USA) 63 64
2nd rd: def. Leonie Kung (SUI) 62 61
QF: def Elvina Kalieva (USA) 63 46 63
SF: def. Jessica Pieri (ITA) 36 75 61
F: lost to [5] Hanne Vandewinkel (BEL) 64 63

[4] Marina Stakusic
1st rd: def. Alana Smith (USA) 46 61 60
2nd rd: def Anastasia Tikhonova (RUS) 62 76 (5)
QF: lost to [5] Hanne Vandewinkel (BEL) 63 63

[7] Kayla Cross
1st rd: def. Emina Bektas (USA) 64 62
2nd rd: lost to Jessica Pieri (ITA) 64 63

[Q] Dasha Plekhanova
1st rd: def Victoria Rodriguez (MEX) 62 76 (4)
2nd rd: lost to [8] Harriet Dart (GBR) 40 retd

Doubles

[3] Kayla Cross / Amelia Rajecki (GBR)
1st rd: def Elysia Bolton (AUS) / Catherine Harrison (USA) 63 75
QF: def Cadence Brace (CAN) / Marian Gomez Pezuela Cano (MEX) 36 63 [10-4]
SF: def Jessica Hinojoso Gomez (MEX) / Sahaja Yamalapalli (IND) 60 62
F: def. [4] Weronika Falkowsna (POL) / Kristina Nowak (SLO) 64 63

Cadence Brace / Marian Gomez Pezuela Cano (MEX)
1st rd: def. [WC] Ana Paola Gonzalez Dominguez / Daniela Martinez Guerrero (MEX) 46 61 [10-4]
QF: lost to [3] Kayla Cross / Amelia Rajecki (GBR) 36 63 [10-4]

Singles qualifying

[5] Dasha Plekhanova
1st rd: def Sabastiani Leon (MEX) 61 62
FInal rd: def. Ekaterina Kazionova (RUS) 62 63

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Olbia Challenger
Olbia, Italy (ATP Challenger 125

Singles 

[1] Alejandro Tabilo (CHI)
1st rd: def [Q] Lorenzo Carboni (ITA) 46 63 76 (4)
2nd rd: def. [Q] Daniil Glinka (EST) 63 57 61
QF: lost to [6] Pablo Carreño Busta (ESP) 63 16 76 (3)

Alexis Galarneau
1st rd: lost to Luka Pavlovic (FRA) 76 (4) 63

Doubles

[1] Cleeve Harper / David Stevenson (GBR)
1st rd: def [WC] Andrea Mendola / Davide Vargiu (ITA) 63 62
QF: lost to Alexander Donski (BUL) / Denys Molchanov (UKR) 76 (4) 63

Singles qualifying

[ALT] Cleeve Harper
1st rd: lost to [11] Arthur Reymond (FRA) 62 61

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Mercer Tennis Classic
Macon, Georgia (ITF $100K

Singles 

Katherine Sebov
1st rd: def Mary Stoiana (USA) 64 67 (6) 63
2nd rd: lost to [4] Emerson Jones (AUS) 26 64 63

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Lincoln Challenger
Lincoln, Nebraska (ATP Challenger 75

Singles

[Q] Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: lost to [8/WC] Martin Damm (USA) 46 76 (4) 64

Doubles

Nicolas Arseneault / Antoine Ghibaudo (FRA)
1st rd: def Andrew Fenty / Noah Schachter (USA) 67 (5) 60 [10-8]
QF: lost to [2] Patrick Harper (AUS) / Johannus Monday (GBR) 63 61

[ALT] Dan Martin / Cannon Kingsley (USA)
1st rd: lost to Alfredo Perez / Jamie Vance (USA) 75 75

Singles qualifying

[4] Nicolas Arseneault
1st rd: def. [CO] Ozan Baris (USA) 75 76 (6)
Final rd: def Storm Kirchheimer (USA) 63 75

[2] Dan Martin
1st rd: def [WC] Nikoley Sysoev (RUS) 75 64
Final rd: lost to [9] Adhithya Ganesan (USA) 64 76 (3)

[10] Justin Boulais
1st rd: vs. Cooper Williams (USA) 61 63
Final rd: lost to [5] Cannon Kingsley (USA) 63 61

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Quebec City National Bank Challenger
Québec, Québec (ITF $30K)

Singles

Raphaelle Lacasse
1st rd: def. [6] Carolina Kuhl (GER) 63 64
2nd rd: def Clara Vlasselaer (BEL) 76 (3) 67 (3) 64
QF: def [WC] Teah Chavez (CAN) 36 62 76 (4)
SF: lost to [7] Victoria Allen (GBR) 61 61

[4] Ariana Arseneault
1st rd: def [Q] Iulia Bucea (CAN) 61 64
2nd rd: def. Kylie Collins (USA) 60 63
QF: lost to [5] Jasmijn Gambrere (NED) 36 62 63

[WC] Teah Chavez
1st rd: def Lilian Poling (USA) 75 63
2nd rd: def [3] Haruna Arakawa (JPN) 75 (0) 16 76 (5)
QF: lost to [4] Raphaelle Lacasse (CAN) 36 62 76 (4)

[WC] Laurence Demers
1st rd: def. [Q] Mariya Dobreva (CAN) 36 61 76 (1)
2nd rd: lost to [8] Esther Adeshina (GBR) 61 76 (1)

Nadia Lagaev
1st rd: def. [Q] Avery Alexander (CAN) 63 62
2nd rd: lost to [2] Jenny Duerst (SUI) 61 64

[Q] Avery Alexander
1st rd: lost to Nadia Lagaev (CAN) 63 62

[Q] Iulia Bucea
1st rd: lost to [4] Ariana Arseneault (CAN) 61 64

[WC] Andrea Cabio
1st rd: lost to [8] Esther Adeshina (GBR) 62 62

[Q] Mariya Dobreva
1st rd: lost to [WC] Laurence Demers (CAN) 36 61 76 (1)

Ana Grubor
1st rd: lost to [3] Haruna Arakawa (JPN) 76 (2) 62

[WC] Clémence Mercier
1st rd: lost to [Q] Irina Balus (SVK) 62 76 (3)

Alexandra Vagramov
1st rd: lost to [5] Jasmijn Gimbrere (NED) 75 36 75

Doubles

[4] Raphaelle Lacasse / Alexandra Vagramov
1st rd: vs. Andrea Cabio / Laurence Demers (CAN) 63 63
QF: def Yuno Kitahara (JPN) / Clara Vlasselaer (BEL) 63 61
SF: def Jordyn McBride / Lilian Poling (USA) 61 62
F: def Haruna Arakawa / Matsuho Arakawa (JPN) 63 62

[1] Ariana Arseneault / Jenny Duerst (SUI)
1st rd: def. Kylie Collins (USA) / Carolina Kuhl (GER) 62 61
QF: def. Nadia Lagaev / Clémence Mercier (CAN) 62 76 (0)
SF: lost to Haruna Arakawa / Matsuho Arakawa (JPN) 76 (5) 75

Nadia Lagaev / Clémence Mercier
1st rd: def Maya Iyengar (USA) / Cristina Elena Tiglea (ITA) 64 63
QF: lost to [1] Ariana Arseneault (CAN) / Jenny Duerst (SUI) 62 76 (0)

Andrea Cabio / Laurence Demers
1st rd: lost to [4] Raphaelle Lacasse / Alexandra Vagramov (CAN) 63 63

Leena Bennetto / Adriana Reami (USA)
1st rd: lost to Jordyn McBride / Lilian Poling (USA) 61 63

Mirka Delaney / Catherine Xie
1st rd: lost to [3] Esther Adeshina / Victoria Allen (GBR) 60 61

Love-Star Alexis (HAI) / Catherine Isabelle Denysiewicz Slowek 
1st rd: lost to [2] Jasmijn Gimbrere (NED) / Viktoria Hruncakova (SVK) 61 61

Raphaelle Bruneau / Maya Iacoban 
1st rd: lost to Yuno Kitahara (JPN) / Clara Vlasselaer (BEL) 76 (0) 61

Singles qualifying

[15] Iulia Bucea
1st rd: def Thara Gowda (USA) 63 64
Final rd: def [6] Maya Drozd (GER) 62 36 [10-7]

Avery Alexander
1st rd: def [9] Sarah Barry (NZL) 63 61
Final rd: def [8] Isabella Marton (CAN) 26 64 [10-3]

Mariya Dobreva
1st rd: def [11] Leena Bennetto (CAN) 61 62
Final rd: def Poudima Anne-Marie Bre-Naam Gnarou (USA) 62 64

[8] Isabella Marton
1st rd: def. Raphaelle Bruneau (CAN) 61 62
Final rd: lost to Avery Alexander (CAN) 26 64 [10-3]

Maya Iacoban (CAN)
1st rd: def [10] Selin Vakalapudi (CAN) 64 61
Final rd: lost to [3] Julita Saner (SWE) 63 60

[14] Catherine Xie
1st rd: def. Zynah Amber Salar (IND) 62 62
Final rd: lost to [2] Irina Balus (SVK) 61 62

Mirka Delaney
1st rd: def [16] Elena Ecker (USA) 61 61
FInal rd: lost to [4] Maya Iyengar (USA) 62 61

[7] Love-Star Alexis (HAI)
1st rd: lost to Poudima Anne-Marie Bre-Naam Gnarou (USA) 75 64

[11] Leena Bennetto
1st rd: lost to Mariya Dobreva (CAN) 61 62

Raphaelle Bruneau
1st rd: lost to [8] Isabella Marton (CAN) 61 62

Catherine Isabelle Denysiewicz Slowek 
1st rd: lost to [12] Cristina Elena Tiglea (ITA) 67 (2) 61 [14-12]

Camille Michel
1st rd: lost to [6] Maya Drozd (GER) 60 61

[10] Selin Vakalapudi
1st rd: lost to Maya Iacoban (CAN) 64 61

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Women’s Tennis Open
Bakersfield, Calif. (ITF $30K)

Singles qualifying

[11] Bianca Jolie Fernandez
1st rd: def Amy Lee (USA) 57 64 [10-2]
FInal rd: lost to [8] Tori Kinard (USA) 75 46 [10-2]

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Magic Hotel Tours by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $30K)

Singles qualifying

Luca Stopforth
1st rd: lost to Karthik Anand (IND) 63 64

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Egypt 17 Sharm ElSheikh Women’s Future
Sharm ElSheikh, Egypt (ITF $15K)

Singles

[Q] Ellie Daniels
1st rd: def. [7] Adriana Tkachenko (UKR) 63 62
2nd rd: def. Claudia Gasparovic (AUT) 63 76 (1)
QF: lost to [4] Victoria Milovanova (RUS) 64 36 64

Singles qualifying

[12] Ellie Daniels
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def. Sara Jamal (USA) 62 60
Final rd: def Leonie Rabi (AUT) 46 75 [10-4]

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M15 Heraklion
Heraklion, Greece (ITF $15K)

Singles qualifying

[13] Nicola Ion
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: lost to Patrick Kotan (AUS) 76 (4) 75

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M15 Castellon
Castellon, Spain (ITF $15K)

Singles qualifying

Pascal Tylek
1st rd: lost to [4] David Naharro (ESP) 62 63

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

Singles

[WC] Abigeyle Bhopal
1st rd: lost to Barbara Straszewska (POL) 75 60

Doubles

Abigeyle Bhopal / Harsshali Madavkar (IND)
1st rd: lost to Anna Donnell (IRL) / Valentina Vargas (ECU) 36 62 [10-8]

Singles qualifying

Ashley Chang
1st rd: def Zeineb Bouneb (TUN) 61 60
2nd rd: lost to [9] Sasha Natalie Chimedza (ZIM) 63 67 (6) [10-7]

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