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A number of Canadians survived into the second week of Indian Wells, with the rest looking ahead (for the most part) to the Miami Open.
There were half a dozen men’s Challengers on tap this week, but virtually no Canadians taking part.
But there are two more $15K Futures in Quebec – in Victoriaville for the women, and in Montreal at Stade IGA for the men.
Doubles titles for: Cleeve Harper, Françoise Abanda and Alexandra Vagramov. Singles finals for Abanda, Bianca Andreescu and Vagramov. Good haul.
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BNP Paribas Open
Indian Wells, Calif. (ATP/WTA 1000)
Men’s singles
[9] Félix Auger-Aliassime
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def. [WC] Gaël Monfils (FRA) 67 (5) 63 64
3rd rd: def Gabriel Diallo (CAN) 67 (5) 63 63
4th rd: lost to [30] Arthur Fils (FRA) 64 76 (9)
Women’s singles
Victoria Mboko
1st rd: Bye
2nd rd: def Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 64 76 (5)
3rd rd: def [23] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 64 61
4th rd: def [6] Amanda Anisimova (USA) 64 61
QF: lost to [1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 76 (0) 64
Men’s doubles
Félix Auger-Aliassime / Sebastian Korda (USA)
1st rd: deef [ALT] Marcelo Melo / Alexander Zverev (GER) 67 (6) 62 [10-5]
2nd rd: lost to Andrey Rublev / Karen Khachanov (RUS) 76 (3) 46 [10-5]
Gabriel Diallo / Evan King (USA)
1st rd: lost to Flavio Cobolli (ITA) / Corentin Moutet (FRA) [ALT] Orlando Luz / Rafael Matos (BRA) 62 62
Women’s doubles
[2] Gabriela Dabrowski / Luisa Stefani (BRA)
1st rd: vs Ulrikke Eikeri (NOR) / Zhang Xinyu (CHN) 57 63 [10-5]
2nd rd: def Ingrid Neel (EST) / Peyton Stearns (USA) 64 62
QF: lost to [7] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Cristina Bucsa (ESP) 76 (3) 36 [10-8]
Victoria Mboko / Mirra Andreeva (RUS)
1st rd: def [4] Elise Mertens (BEL) / Zhang Shuai (CHN) 64 46 [10-8]
2nd rd: def [WC] Hailey Baptiste (USA) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 76 (7) 36 [11-9]
QF: lost to [5] Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Aleksandra Krunic (SRB) 76 (5) 62
Mixed doubles exhibition
[1] Gabriela Dabrowski / Lloyd Glasspool (GBR)
1st rd: def Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Andrey Rublev (RUS) 75 retd
QF: def Erin Routliffe (NZL) / Tim Puetz (GER) 75 64
SF: def [WC] Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 62 46 [13-11]
F: lost to Belinda Bencic (SUI) / Flavio Cobolli (ITA) 63 26 [10-7]
Erin Routliffe (NZL) / Tim Puetz (GER)
1st rd: def Leylah Fernandez (CAN) / John Peers (AUS) 64 67 (4) [10-8]
QF: lost to [1] Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN) / Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) 75 64
Leylah Fernandez / John Peers (AUS)
1st rd: lost to Erin Routliffe (NZL) / Tim Puetz (GER) 64 67 (4) [10-8]
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Republica Domicana Cup
Cap Cana, Dominican Republic (ATP Challenger 175)
Singles qualifying
[8] Liam Draxl
1st rd: lost to [ALT] Rei Sakomoto (JPN) 63 75
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Austin 125
Austin, Texas (WTA 125)
Singles
[WC] Bianca Andreescu
1st rd: def [3] Solana Sierra (ARG) 63 26 63
2nd rd: def. Renata Zarazua (MEX) 63 75
QF: vs. Emerson Jones (AUS) 62 36 63
SF: def [WC] Paula Badosa (ESP) 62 36 63
F: lost to Lanlana Tararudee (THA) 63 36 63
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Challenger Cherbourg La Manche
Cherbourg, France (ATP Challenger 75)
Doubles
[1] Cleeve Harper / David Stevenson (GBR)
1st rd: def Giorgio Ricca / Filippo Romano (ITA) 63 46 [10-5]
QF: def Ben Jones (GBR) / David Poljak (CZE) 63 63
SF: def Erik Grevelius / Adam Heinonen (SWE) 57 63 [10-8]
F: def [3] Karol Drzewiecki / Szymon Walkow (POL) 46 63 [10-8]
Singles qualifying
[WC] Cleeve Harper
1st rd: lost to [8] Maxenge Beauge (FRA) 64 62
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Magic Hotel Tours by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $30K)
Singles qualifying
Keira Blackbeard
1st rd: def Martyna Zaremba (POL) 76 (3) 63
2nd rd: lost to [1] Tian Jialin (CHN) 61 62
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W15 Victoriaville
Victoriaville, Québec (ITF $15K)
Singles
[5] Alexandra Vagramov
1st rd: def Rachael Smith (USA) 75 36 62
2nd rd: def [Q] Sara Shumate (USA) 63 64
QF: def [1] Ariana Arseneault (CAN) 62 20 retd
SF: def [Q] Kaya Moe (USA) 61 62
F: lost to [2] Esther Adeshina (GBR) 64 46 62
[1] Ariana Arseneault
1st rd: def Sabastiani Leon (MEX) 64 64
2nd rd: def Isabella Marton (CAN) 16 61 75
QF: lost to [5] Alexandra Vagramov (CAN) 62 20 retd
Nadia Lagaev
1st rd: def [WC] Andrea Cabio (CAN) 63 64
2nd rd: lost to [2] Esther Adeshina (GBR) 64 60
Isabella Marton
1st rd: def [Q] Kyle McPhillips (USA) 76 (2) 75
2nd rd: lost to [1] Ariana Arseneault (CAN) 16 61 75
Avery Alexander
1st rd: lost to [Q] Catherine Rennard (USA) 36 76 (4) 62
[Q] Abigeyle Bhopal
1st rd: lost to Sofia Johnson (GBR) 61 60
[WC] Andrea Cabio
1st rd: lost to Nadia Lagaev (CAN) 63 64
Rita Colyer
1st rd: lost to [2] Esther Adeshina (GBR) 75 64
[6] Ana Grubor
1st rd: lost to [Q] Jaedan Brown (USA) 64 63
Anna Tabunshchyk
1st rd: lost to Kallista Liu (HKG) 64 62
[WC] Andrea Taylor
1st rd: lost to [8] Carolina Bohrer Martins (BRA) 62 64
[WC] Eve Thibault
1st rd: lost to [3] Dasha Ivanova (USA) 62 62
[WC] Catherine Xie
1st rd: lost to [Q] Sara Shumate (USA) 64 63
Doubles
[1] Alexandra Vagramov / Esther Adeshina (GBR)
1st rd: def. Kallista Liu (HKG) / Rachael Smith (USA) 63 62
QF: def Julie Bedard (USA) / Khrystyna Vozniak (UKR) 60 63
SF: Andrea Cabio / Clémence Mercier (CAN) 36 63 [10-5]
F: def Jaedan Brown (USA) / Sofia Johnson (GBR) 63 63
Andrea Cabio / Clémence Mercier
1st rd: def Ana Grubor (CAN) / Sabastiani Leon (MEX) 63 46 [10-5]
QF: def Kaya Moe / Sara Shumate (USA) 75 75
SF: lost to [1] Alexandra Vagramov (CAN) / Esther Adeshina (GBR) 36 63 [10-5]
Emy Gauvin / Eve Thibault
1st rd: def. Avery Alexander / Anna Tabunshchyk (CAN) 75 62
QF: def [3] Abigeyle Bhopal (CAN) / Athina Schlepphorst (GBR) WALKOVER
SF: lost to Jaedan Brown (USA) / Sofia Johnson (GBR) 60 76 (6)
[2] Nadia Lagaev / Thea Frodin (USA)
1st rd: def. Kalyna Nichita / Anissa Saada (CAN) 64 62
QF: lost to Jaedan Brown (USA) / Sofia Johnson (GBR) 63 67 (5) [10-8]
[3] Abigeyle Bhopal (CAN) / Athina Schlepphorst (GBR)
1st rd: def Laurence Demers / Andrea Taylor (CAN) 62 62
QF: lost to Emy Gauvin / Eve Thibault (CAN) WALKOVER
Ana Grubor / Sabastiani Leon (MEX)
1st rd: lost to Andrea Cabio / Clémence Mercier (CAN) 63 46 [10-5]
Sophie Dement / Maya Iacoban
1st rd: lost to Jaedan Brown (USA) / Sofia Johnson (GBR) 60 64
Laurence Demers / Andrea Taylor
1st rd: lost to [3] Abigeyle Bhopal (CAN) / Athina Schlepphorst (GBR) 62 62
Avery Alexander / Anna Tabunshchyk
1st rd: lost to Emy Gauvin / Eve Thibault (CAN) 75 62
Kalyna Nichita / Anissa Saada
1st rd: lost to [2] Nadia Lagaev (CAN) / Thea Frodin (USA) 64 62
Singles qualifying
[14] Abigeyle Bhopal
1st rd: def. Catherine Isabelle Denysiewicz Slowek (CAN) 46 64 [10-5]
Final rd: def Sophia Xie (CAN) 75 60
[11] Love-Star Alexis (HAI)
1st rd: def Sophie Dement (CAN) 76 (5) 06 [10-8]
Final rd: lost to Catherine Rennard (USA) 75 62
[13] Maya Iacoban
1st rd: vs. Kalyna Nichita (CAN) 61 63
Final rd: lost to [7] Sara Shumate (USA) 60 61
Madeleine Kroupetski
1s rd: def [6] Karma Yacavino (USA) 21 retd
Final rd: lost to [10] Lina Qostal (MAR) 57 63 [10-7]
Sophia Xie
1st rd: def [3] Sarah Barry (NZL) 62 63
Final rd: lost to [14] Abigeyle Bhopal (CAN) 75 60
[4] Selin Vakalapudi
1st rd: lost to Catherine Rennard (USA) 62 61
Charline Cloutier
1st rd: lost to [9] Kate Gardiner (IRL) 60 60
Sophie Dement
1st rd: lost to [11] Love-Star Alexis (HAI) 76 (5) 06 [10-8]
Laurence Demers
1st rd: lost to [5] Jaedan Brown (USA) 60 62
Emy Gauvin
1st rd: lost to Autumn Pitts-Clark (USA) 62 26 [13-11]
Thea Istrate
1st rd: lost to [10] Lina Qostal (MAR) 76 (1) 61
Kalyna Nichita
1st rd: lost to [13] Maya Iacoban (CAN) 61 63
Anissa Saada
1st rd: lost to [7] Sara Shumate (USA) 63 62
Alexia Tchamani
1st rd: lost to [2] Athina Schlepphorst (GBR) 60 61
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M15 Montréal
Montréal, Québec (ITF $15K)
Singles
[2] Dan Martin
1st rd: def [Q] Jim Hendrikx (NED) 62 64
2nd rd: def Rares Teodor Pieleanu (ROU) 62 63
QF: lost to Kacper Szymkowiak (POL) 64 61
[8] Alvin Nicholas Tudorica
1st rd: def Nicaise Muamba (CAN) 76 (2) 63
2nd rd: def Jesse Flores (CRC) 16 63 75
QF: lost to [3] Andrew Fenty (USA) 63 63
[WC] Volodymyr Gurenko
1st rd: def Joao Victor Couto Loureiro (BRA) 76 (4) 46 76 (4)
2nd rd: lost to [4] Mees Rottgering (NED) 63 64
[WC] Joshua Peck
1st rd: def [Q] Reece Falck (NZL) 64 64
2nd rd: lost to [3] Andrew Fenty (USA) 64 64
[WC] Maxime St-Hilaire
1st rd: def Justin Roberts (BAH) 76 (4) 42 retd
2nd rd: lost to [6] Strong Kirchheimer (USA) 61 62
[5] Taha Baadi (MAR)
1st rd: lost to [Q] Daniil Kakhniuk (USA) 76 (2) 63
[JR] Benjamin Azar
1st rd: lost to [8] Andrew Fenty (USA) 63 62
[WC] Adam Farag-Cao
1st rd: lost to [Q] Ilija Palavestra (USA) 61 63
Benjamin Thomas George
1st rd: lost to [6] Strong Kirchheimer (USA) 36 63 63
[Q] Jared Horwood
1st rd: lost to [Q] Oren Vasser (CAN) 64 62
Nicaise Muamba
1st rd: lost to [8] Alvin Thomas Tudorica (CAN) 76 (2) 63
Doubles
Benjamin Thomas George / Jared Harwood
1st rd: def [3] Jeffrey Fradkin / Oren Vasser (USA) 61 01 retd
QF: def Preston Brown / Ilija Palavestra (USA) 61 75
SF: lost to [1] Reece Falck (NZL) / Billy Suarez (USA) 64 67 (7) [10-5]
Benjamin Azar / Volodymyr Gurenko
1st rd: def [2] Joao Victor Couto Loureiro (BRA) / Tsz Fy Wong (HKG) 64 64
QF: lost to Jesse Flores (CRC) / Daniil Kakhiuk (USA) 61 63
[4] Nicaise Muamba / Rares Teodor Pieleano (ROU)
1st rd: lost to Henry Barrett (USA) / Oliver Okonkwo (GBR) 63 36 [12-10]
Samuel Pelletier / Maxime St-Hilaire
1st rd: lost to Reid Jarvis / Jamie Vance (USA) 63 64
Adam Farag-Cao / Joshua Peck
1st rd: lost to [1] Reece Falck (NZL) / Billy Suarez (USA) 36 62 [10-6]
Antoine Généreux / Niels Peter Van Noord
1st rd: lost to Jesse Flores (CRC) / Daniil Kakhiuk (USA) 63 62
Singles qualifying
[WC] Jared Horwood
1st rd: def [14] Jeffrey Fradkin (USA) 76 (0) 64
FInal rd: def [WC] Antoine Génereux (CAN) 67 (4) 64 [13-11]
[WC] Antoine Génereux
1st rd: def. [8] Stephen Slocumbe (BAR) 26 64 [10-6]
Final rd: lost to [WC] Jared Horwood (CAN) 67 (4) 64 [13-11]
Cadence Benchetrit
1st rd: def [10] Jack McGary (USA) 64 62
FInal rd: lost to [2] Reece Falck (NZL) 63 64
Numa Lemieux-Monette
1st rd: def [9] Niels Peter Van Noord (CAN) 57 75 [13-11]
Final rd: lost to [4] Ilija Palavestra (USA) 62 60
[9] Niels Peter Van Noord
1st rd: lost to Numa Lemieux-Monette (CAN) 57 75 [13-11]
[11] Alexandru Toubi Hebhang Balan
1st rd: lost to Daniel Kliebhan (USA) 76 (0) 76 (1)
Aurel Ciocanu (MDA)
1st rd: lost to [2] Reece Falck (NZL) 36 62 [10-2]
Antoine Clavel
1st rd: lost to [5] Henry Lieberman (USA) 63 76 (3)
[WC] Caden Colburne
1st rd: lost to [4] Ilija Palavestra (USA) 61 62
[WC] Samuel Pelletier
1st rd: lost to [7] Drew Van Orderlain (USA) 60 61
[WC] Randy Manoela Rakotonavahy
1st rd: lost to [15] Tsz Fu Wong (HKG) 61 64
[WC] Andy Tchinda Kepche
1st rd: lost to [6] Daniil Kakhniuk (USA) 61 63
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17e Internationaux Féminins de Gonesse
Gonesse, France (ITF $15K)
Singles
[Q] Françoise Abanda
1st rd: def [1] Eva Vedder (NED) 75 62
2nd rd: def. Océane Babel (FRA) 63 61
QF: def [8] Enola Chiesa (ITA) 64 64
SF: def [Q] Margaux Maquet (BEL) 64 62
F: lost to [Q] Maria Garcia Cid (ESP) 75 61
Doubles
Françoise Abanda / Lucie Nguyen Tan (FRA)
1st rd: def [1] Anastasiia Firman (UKR) / Mary Lewis (USA) 61 60
QF: def Tina Manescu / Leonie Schuknecht (GER) 76 (3) 75
SF: def Yelyzaveta Kotliar (UKR) / Katerina Tsygourova (SUI) 64 57 [10-2]
F: def Océane Babel (FRA) / Amélie Justine Hejtmanek (CZE) 63 63
Singles qualifying
[7] Françoise Abanda
1st rd: def Juliette Trunet (FRA) 60 62
Final rd: def [14] Julie Myatovic (FRA) 36 62 [10-6]
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M15 Maanshan
Maanshan, China (ITF $15K)
Singles
[5] Filip Peliwo (POL)
1st rd: def Thanapet Chanta (THA) 46 63 63
2nd rd: def. Rigele Te (CHN) 50 retd
QF: lost to [2] Andre Ilagan (USA) 60 61
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Asia Unv. Int’l Men’s Tennis Tournament 2026
Hinode, Japan (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
Jason Huang
1st rd: lost to Riku Takahata (JPN) 62 61
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Magic Hotel Tours by FTT
Monastir, Tunisia (ITF $15K)
Singles qualifying
[WC] Rowan Blackbeard
1st rd: lost to Hugo Maurice (FRA) 60 60
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