It was a winning weekend for Canada with a pair of trophies being claimed for the Great White North on the eve of our biggest tournament.
Two Canadian stars suited up in the red and white for a team victory in Europe, while another secured a personal milestone in style on the West Coast.
Here’s what you need to know.
In Case You Missed It: Andreescu, Auger-Aliassime, Shapovalov all winners
Canada can now lay claim to having won a fourth international team event. Last week, Bianca Andreescu and Félix Auger-Aliassime partnered up to win the nation’s first Hopman Cup title, defeating Italy 2-1 in the final.
The Canadians dominated in Bari, Italy, winning eight of nine matches played. They cruised through the group stage, winning all six matches in their two ties with Greece and Spain in straight sets. Auger-Aliassime's two singles wins were of particular note as he beat strong opponents in the form of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Roberto Bautista Agut.
Andreescu, who lost a combined four games in her two group stage singles matches, did the heavy lifting in the final. She scored the first point for Canada with a 6-2, 6-3 over Lucia Bronzetti before securing the title in the mixed doubles with Auger-Aliassime. They beat Flavio Cobolli, who kept the hosts alive with a nail-biting 7-6(7), 5-7, [10-8] win over Auger-Aliassime in singles, and Bronzetti 6-3, 6-3, to win the tie and lift the trophy.
It was just Canada’s fourth time participating in the Hopman Cup, having debuted in 2014 when Eugenie Bouchard and Milos Raonic donned the red and white. On two further occasions, Bouchard teamed up with Vasek Pospisil. In the three previous appearances at the event, the Canadian team had never made it out of the group stage.
The win goes along with victories at the Davis Cup in 2022, Billie Jean King Cup in 2023, and the now-defunct ATP Cup in 2022. Only the United Cup remains unconquered by Canada among the active international team tennis events.
Meanwhile on the main tour, Denis Shapovalov was busy dominating the field in Los Cabos, Mexico. The Canadian played a near-perfect tournament, cruising to his second title of 2025 and fourth overall. He did not drop a set on the Baja California Peninsula and lost a mere 18 total games in four matches.
Shapovalov capped off his title run with a win over Aleksandar Kovacevic in the final 6-4, 6-2. As a result of his third title in nine months, the Richmond Hillian climbed back into the Top 30 of the ATP rankings, guaranteeing himself a seed at his hometown National Bank Open, which gets underway this weekend.
The only other Canadian in action on the main tours last week was Cleeve Harper, who lost in the first round of the doubles at the ATP 250 event in Bastad.
In off-court news, Canadian tennis fans learned over the last week that they will be saying goodbye to two legends of the sport in this country over the coming weeks. Both Bouchard and Pospisil announced in the last few days that they will be retiring following the National Bank Open. Both have received main-draw wildcards in Montreal (Bouchard) and Toronto (Pospisil) for their farewell tournaments.
What to Watch: Canadians Descend on DC
With the 1000-level National Bank Open now less than a week away, the Canadians looking for some last-minute prep are heading to our neighbour’s capital for the 500 event in Washington, DC.
Gabriel Diallo is the lone Canadian man in the 48-player singles draw. He is seeded 15th and has a first-round bye. The Montrealer will meet either Benjamin Bonzi or Fabian Maroszan in his opening match. If he wins, he potentially faces a gauntlet of Americans with No. 4 seed Ben Shelton, No. 6 Frances Tiafoe, and No. 1 Taylor Fritz as his next three projected opponents.
The draw gods were unkind to the Canadians on the women’s side. Leylah Annie Fernandez will face rising star Maya Joint in her first-round match, with her reward for a win being a clash with top seed Jessica Pegula. If she were to upset the top seed and get to the quarter-finals, potential opponents include sixth seed Sofia Kenin, Taylor Townsend, Hailey Baptiste, or Tatjana Maria.
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Victoria Mboko defeated Anastasia Potapova in the first round on Monday to earn a date with third seed Elena Rybakina. If she upsets the former Wimbledon champion, the Canadian teen could meet fifth seed Magdalena Frech, who Mboko just beat at the All-England Club, although Peyton Stearns and Venus Williams are both in that section of the draw.
Eugenie Bouchard is competing in her second-to-last pro event in DC this week, playing doubles with Clervie Ngounoue. They will face Baptiste and Williams in the first round, with the second-seeded pair of Townsend and Shuai Zhang potentially waiting in round two.
Cleeve Harper is staying on the clay this week, competing in doubles at the ATP 250 event in Umag with Ryan Seggerman. They play Theo Arribage and Orlando Luz in the first round.
Under the Radar: Road to the NBO Wraps Up, Vagramov Breaks Through in Granby
There were a number of storylines to watch at the Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby last week, not least of which was the end of the Road to the NBO. Kayla Cross ultimately hung on to the top spot in the women’s standings to earn a wildcard into the Montreal main draw, albeit with a bit of help from top seed Talia Gibson.
Cross was upset in the first round of Granby, opening the door for the rest of the Canadians in the field to sneak up and steal the Montreal wildcard. Cadence Brace came the closest, reaching the semifinals. She only needed to get to the final to surpass Cross, but the LSU Tiger was beaten by Gibson, who went on to win the title, securing top spot in the Road to the NBO for Cross.
Photo : Sarah-Jade Champagne
With his wildcard to Toronto already assured after winning Winnipeg last week, which clinched top spot in the men’s Road to the NBO standings, Liam Draxl nearly went back-to-back at the Canadian ATP Challengers by reaching the Granby final, but he lost to August Holmgren.
Canada did have a champion in Granby, with Alexandra Vagramov claiming her first professional title in the doubles with Czech Darja Vidmanova.
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On the west coast, Vancouver played host to the ITF Wheelchair Tour last week, where Mitch McIntyre was the lone Canadian winner, claiming the quad singles title in an all-Canadian field. Barry Henderson also reached the men’s doubles final but was defeated.
Photo : BC Wheelchair Sports Association
After back-to-back events in British Columbia, the ITF Wheelchair Tour comes back to eastern Canada this week for the Saint-Hyacinthe International Open.
This week, the Fischer Outdoor Junior Nationals kick off with the U18s competing at the Ontario Racquet Club in Toronto. One age group will play per week over the next four weeks.
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