2025 is ending on a high note for the Canadians.
From a barrier-breaking performance in Turin to a clutch display in Monterrey, Canada’s best shone right to the end of the season.
The final Monday Digest of 2025 has everything you need to know.
In Case You Missed It: Big Finish for Felix
Few players on the ATP Tour had as strong an end to 2025 as Félix Auger-Aliassime and he was rewarded for his play with a career-high ranking to close the season.
Competing at the ATP Finals for the second time in his career, the 25-year-old delivered a strong performance, going 2-1 in the group stage with wins over Top 5 opponents Ben Shelton and Alexander Zverev to become the second Canadian to reach the semifinals in singles at the year-end championships. His lone loss in the group stage came at the hands of the eventual champion Jannik Sinner.
By reaching the final four, combined with Alex de Minaur’s loss to Sinner in the semis, Auger-Aliassime reached a new career-high ranking of No. 5 in the world on Monday. He is just the second Canadian man, after Milos Raonic, who was also the only other Canadian to reach the singles semis at the ATP Finals, to be ranked inside the Top 5 on the ATP Tour.
He was beaten in the semifinals by world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz.
Auger-Aliassime started 2025 at No. 29 in the rankings after a tough couple of seasons. He had only managed to climb two spots up to No. 27 by the start of the US Open in August. But the Canadian finished the year by reaching the quarter-finals or better at seven straight tournaments, including the US Open semifinals, a third title of the season in Brussels, and a finals run at the Paris Masters prior to the semifinal appearance in Turin. Those strong, consistent results allowed him to finish the season inside the Top 5 for the first time in his career.
Canada’s Billie Jean King Cup team had a good week in the Play-Offs in Monterrey, Mexico, winning Group A to advance to the 2026 Qualifiers. The Canadians beat Denmark 2-1 and the hosts Mexico 2-0 to win the group on the backs of strong performances from the entire team.
Victoria Mboko won all three of her matches, including a doubles win alongside Gabriela Dabrowski to clinch the tie with Denmark. Carson Branstine added a singles win in her Billie Jean King Cup debut against Mexico.
CLICK HERE for everything you need to know about the 2025 Billie Jean King Cup Play-Offs.
With the conclusion of the ATP Finals and Billie Jean King Cup Play-Offs, the season is over for the Canadians on the main tours. The 2026 season will begin on Jan. 2 with the United Cup.
Canada will be sending a strong team to Australia, featuring Auger-Aliassime, Mboko, Dabrowski, Kayla Cross, Alexis Galarneau, and Cleeve Harper. The draw was announced on Monday morning, with Canada landing in Group B with Belgium and China.
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Under the Radar
Heading into the weekend, Canada was guaranteed a titlist at the ITF W50 event in Chihuahua, Mexico, with three Canucks competing in the doubles final. It was the all-Canadian duo of Ariana Arseneault and Raphaelle Lacasse lifting the trophy, besting their compatriot Alexandra Vagramov and her Mexico partner Maria Fernanda Navarro 2-6, 7-6(4), 10-6.
It was the fourth ITF doubles title of the year for Lacasse and third for Arseneault. Three of Lacasse’s titles have come since the beginning of October. It was the pair’s second win together, having also lifted the trophy on home soil in Saguenay last month.
The final professional event of 2025 on Canadian soil took place last week, the Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville, an ATP Challenger event. While the host nation was unable to claim one of the winners’ trophies, Duncan Chan came close, reaching the singles final as a wildcard.
Click here to read the full Drummondville recap.
The final Canadian national championships of the year, the Birmingham National Wheelchair Tennis Championships, also took place last week. Thomas Venos continued his domination, winning both the singles and doubles titles with Barry Henderson. Anne-Marie Dolinar, Shawn Courchesne, and Hisham Mohammad were also winners.
Click here to read the full recap of the Birmingham Wheelchair Nationals.
While play is wrapping up on the main tours, action will continue on the ATP Challenger, WTA 125, and ITF Tours. There is another ITF event in Chihuahua this week with a large Canadian contingent, including the three Canucks who contested last week’s doubles final.
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Feature Photo : Corinne Dubreuil/ATP Tour
