Junior Update by Har-Tru: Canadians Dominate Quebec Events

Eight ITF Junior titles were up for grabs over the last month in Canada and seven ended up in Canadian hands.

The Great White North played host to a J200 event in Montreal and a J100 event in Quebec City in September and the representatives of the host nation very much rose to the occasion.  

Here is the monthly junior tennis update by Har-Tru.

The boys cleaned up at the two Quebec events, claiming all four titles.

Dani Szabo reached all four finals across the two events. While he was unable to get his hands on a singles title, losing to Benjamin Azar in Montreal and Xavier Massotte in Quebec City, he managed to claim both doubles titles. He won the first with Massotte at IGA Stadium and backed it up in the province’s capital with Quincy Yao.

Massotte had a chance to double-up in Quebec City, beating Szabo for the singles title and then reaching the doubles final with his twin brother Loic, but they were beaten 10-4 in the match tiebreak by Szabo and Yao.

Nadia Lagaev, Canada’s highest-ranked junior on the ITF tour, was the big star at the Montreal event, claiming the singles and doubles titles at the J200 tournament, matching the biggest win of her career in both disciplines.

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The 17-year-old dominated the singles. She was the top seed and did not drop a set on her way to her fourth singles title of 2025, all at the J200 level. Lagaev only lost more than three games in a set once, the final set she played in the tournament to cap off her 6-3, 7-5 win over Karlin Schock of the United States for the title, and dropped a mere 20 games across five matches.

In doubles, Lagaev and her American partner Isabelle Thi DeLuccia were the top seeds and survived a scare in round one, sneaking out the win 11-9 in the match tiebreak. From there, they dominated, losing just eight games in their next three matches to claim the title, Lagaev’s second doubles title of the year.  

Clémence Mercier joined the Canadian title rush in Quebec City, securing the girls' doubles title with American Thara Gowda. The pair did not drop a set and secured the title in impressive fashion with a 6-1, 6-0 win over the all-Canadian team of Mirka Delaney and Elicia Lin.

Here is the full list of champions from the ITF Junior events in Canada over the last month: 

Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup Juniors Team Announced

Earlier this week, the Canadian squads for the 2025 Davis Cup Juniors and Billie Jean King Cup Juniors Finals were announced. The Finals will be taking place in Santiago, Chile, in November.

The boys are running it back with the same squad that finished second in the Americas qualifying in April at IGA Stadium in Montreal. Joshua Adamson, Caden Colburne, and Antoine Généreux will all suit up again, with Hugo di Feo also returning to captain the team.

Photo : David Kirouac

There are a number of changes to the girls’ team, with only Laurence Demers returning from the qualifying round squad in the spring. Andrea Cabio and Lily Rochon join Demers on the team captained by Zack Ohlin, who is also a new addition to the team.

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The Finals will take place November 3 to 9. Canada has medaled seven times in the history of the two events, including a title in 2015 when Félix Auger-Aliassime, Denis Shapovalov, and Benjamin Sigouin won the Davis Cup Juniors title. The Canadian Billie Jean King Cup Juniors team has finished with a silver medal three times, most recently in 2011.

Here are the Canadian finalists from ITF Junior Tour events outside of Canada over the last month (titles in bold):

• Antoine Généreux: J60 Santo Domingo boys singles champion, J60 Santo Domingo boys doubles champion (w/ Tchinda Kepche)
• Kayla Lorrimer: J100 Accra girls doubles champion
• Andy Tchinda Kepche: J60 Santo Domingo boys doubles champion (w/ Généreux)
• Milagros Helena Pastuszka: J30 Szczwna Zdroj girls singles champion
• Brielle Amey: J30 Managua girls doubles runner-up (w/ Rabinovich)
• Veronica Rabinowich: J30 Managua girls doubles runner-up (w/ Amey)

Rankings Update

After her wins in Montreal, Nadia Lagaev sits at No. 37 in the ITF junior rankings. She is the lone Canadian in the Top 100, male or female.

Volodymyr Gurenko is the highest-ranked Canadian boy at No. 105, with Dani Szabo not too far behind at No. 131 after his strong showings in Quebec. 

Check out the full ITF junior rankings here.

Feature Photo : Académie de tennis Aliassime