Four weeks have passed since we last caught up with Canada’s Juniors and four more tournaments on Canadian soil are in the books. One Canuck in particular shone during this stretch, picking up three overall titles while reaching three straight singles finals.
Here is the monthly junior tennis update by Har-Tru.
15-year-old Caden Colburne played at three of the ITF junior events in Canada over the last month and walked away with a trophy in each one.
First, he won the doubles at an event in Fredericton, NB, with fellow National Training Centre member Antoine Généreux. Colburne then headed west and picked up back-to-back singles titles in Alberta, winning the J100 title in Calgary followed by the J60 title in Edmonton.
Colburne actually reached the singles final at all three of the events, but lost in the Fredericton final to Xavier Massotte. The singles titles in Alberta were the second and third ITF junior wins for the Nova Scotian, while the doubles title was also his third. All of his titles have come in 2025.
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Ironically, the one event Colburne did not participate in over the last month was the one in his home province. His absence at the J30 in Halifax opened the door for Kyle McDadi, who was the only person to win both the singles and doubles titles at the same Canadian ITF junior event over the last month.
While she did not do it at the same tournament, Clémence Mercier picked up singles and doubles titles in the past month on home soil. The 17-year-old won the singles in Fredericton, her first ITF singles title of the year, and then claimed the doubles with American Thara Gowda in Calgary.
Overall, the hosts dominated the events on home soil over the last month. Of the 16 draws, 12 were won outright by Canadians, including all four boys singles titles, with another two doubles titles being won by a Canadian and a foreign partner.
Here is the full list of winners from the Canadian ITF junior events over the last month. All winners are Canadian unless otherwise indicated:
| Girls Singles | Boys Singles | Girls Doubles | Boys Doubles |
J30 Halifax | Amy Shen | Kyle McDadi | Emy Gauvin/ | Kyle McDadi/ |
J60 Fredericton | Clémence Mercier | Xavier Massotte | Sophie Dement/ | Caden Colburne/
|
J100 Calgary | Lilian Liu | Caden Colburne | Thara Gowda (USA)/ | Andre Alcantara (USA)/ |
J60 Edmonton | Georgia Campbell (AUS) | Caden Colburne | Amy Lu/Lily Rochon | Enoch Lin/ |
Results Abroad
With so much action taking place in Canada, it was a quieter month for the Canadians playing abroad.
The junior event at Roland-Garros took place last week, with Nadia Lagaev representing Canada in Paris. However, she was defeated in the first round of both singles and doubles.
Here is the full list of Canadians who reached finals at events outside of Canada over the last month (Titles in bold)
- Miko Lapalme: J100 Lousada boys singles champion, J100 Lousada boys doubles champion (w/ Adamson)
- Ashvini Tara Gopalan: J60 Managua girls doubles champion, J60 Santa Tecla girls doubles runner-up
- Volodymyr Gurenko: J100 Santo Domingo boys singles champion
- Eve Thibault: J100 Santo Domingo girls doubles champion
- Joshua Adamson: J100 Lousada boys doubles champion (w/ Lapalme)
- Camille Michel: J30 Christiansted girls doubles champion
- Finn Muller: J60 Ventspils boys singles runner-up
- Jay Lin Gibson: J60 Anning boys singles runner-up
- Jasmine Li: J60 Tabasco girls doubles runner-up
Rankings Update
As a result of his strong results on home soil, Colburne jumped 60 places in the most recent edition of the ITF junior rankings, entering the Top 300 at No. 245. Volodymyr Gurenko, who picked up a J100 title in Santo Domingo back in May, is the top-ranked Canadian boy at No. 119.
Lagaev remains the top Canadian overall at No. 45 in the girls rankings. She is the only Canadian in the Top 100, male or female.
Check out the full ITF junior rankings here.
Feature Photo : David Kirouac
