Every December, Tennis Canada unveils its list of the 10 most memorable moments of the Canadian tennis season. The selected moments include on-court and off-court highlights that cover everything from player achievements and the National Bank Open presented by Rogers (NBO) to our tennis development program milestones.
Without further ado, here’s our Top 10 countdown for 2025.
1. Victoria Mboko completes a dream run on home soil in Montreal
In August, Mboko became the youngest Canadian to win the National Bank Open, defeating a quartet of Grand Slam champions en route to her first WTA 1000 title: Sofia Kenin, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina, and Naomi Osaka.
Starting the season as world No. 350, the teenager strung together 20 consecutive ITF main-draw wins, a record for a Canadian woman, before qualifying for the French Open, Wimbledon, and earning a seed at the US Open. She added a title at the WTA 250 event in Hong Kong and finished the year as the world No. 18.
2. Félix Auger-Aliassime becomes the second Canadian man to reach the Top 5
Auger-Aliassime capped a memorable 2025 campaign by reaching the final four at the ATP Finals and joined Milos Raonic as the only Canadian to crack the Top 5 in the world.
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He also became the first Canadian to record multiple 50-win seasons in the Open Era, after reaching a second Grand Slam semi-final (US Open), a second Masters 1000 final (Paris), and winning three ATP 250 titles (Brussels, Montpellier, Adelaide).
3. Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe capture their second US Open title
The pair also won the WTA 500 event in Stuttgart, the WTA 1000 Cincinnati Open, and qualified for the year-end Finals before announcing the end of their very fruitful partnership.
4. Canadian tennis trailblazers Eugenie Bouchard and Vasek Pospisil announce their retirements
Both Bouchard and Pospisil played the final matches of their careers at the National Bank Open, in Montreal and Toronto respectively. Plus, both of their last wins came in Montreal with Bouchard recording her 300th singles victory at the NBO and Pospisil claiming his 33rd Davis Cup triumph in February, retiring as the Canadian with the second-most wins in Davis Cup history. They were honoured with emotional ceremonies at IGA Stadium and Sobeys Stadium, as they waved farewell to their trailblazing on-court careers.
5. The National Bank Open successfully transitions to a 12-day format
The tournament debuted an expanded 12-day, 96-player main draw in 2025, delivering two full weeks of tennis and enhanced fan activities around the grounds for spectators. On the court, Canadian Mboko and the USA’s Ben Shelton were crowned champions of the WTA and ATP events as fans in Montreal and Toronto were treated to thrilling tennis action.
Off-court, the tournament also launched a new identity to define the new era: Welcome to the Tennis Playground. Notably, 50% of ticket holders attended for the first time—a 20% increase compared to 2024. Moreover, the combined attendance of both events in Montreal and Toronto (504,860) set a new record amongst all 1000 combined events.
6. Leylah Annie Fernandez, Denis Shapovalov and Gabriel Diallo take home titles
Fernandez recorded her first multi-title year with trophies in Washington – her first at a WTA 500 event – and the WTA 250 Japan Open, while Shapovalov clinched his most prestigious title at the ATP 500 Dallas Open and won again at the ATP 250 in Los Cabos. For his part, Diallo won his maiden ATP crown at the ATP 250 Libema Open.
Click here to see the complete list of titles won by Canadian athletes this season.
7. National Bank and Tennis Canada celebrate the 20th anniversary of their partnership
Two decades of support from National Bank have contributed to the growth of tennis and laid the foundation for a more accessible and equitable ecosystem for all, including the establishment of the Game. Set. Equity. commitment, an ambitious and holistic strategy that will advance gender equity at all levels of the tennis ecosystem in Canada, from playgrounds to the professional tours. To mark this milestone, the Inequality Socks initiative was launched at the NBO, a bold and visual representation of the persistent inequalities in tennis, particularly in terms of gender equality.
8. Tennis Month in Canada returns with more than 140 registered events
The second edition of Tennis Month was more ambitious and better than ever with over 140 registered events, including over 100 Rogers First Set ‘Try Events’ taking place from coast to coast. In partnership with the Provincial and Territorial Tennis Associations, Tennis Month was a four-week celebration of the sport. Rogers First Set, a national program designed to introduce tennis to families and youth across Canada, also welcomed a new ambassador, none other than Canadian star Denis Shapovalov.
9. Tennis Canada continues to make the sport more accessible through its facilities programs
Accessibility continues to be a barrier to the sport for Canadians, and it remains a priority of Tennis Canada’s to ensure there are more year-round and playable, publicly accessible courts across the country. Thanks to continued financial support from Rogers, Tennis Canada confirmed it will reach the halfway point of the Year-Round Community Tennis Courts Program’s goal of creating 160 year-round courts at 30 facilities with the projects it announced in 2025. Additionally, the National Bank Play Your Court Program revitalized 21 more courts across four communities this year.
10. Tennis Canada hosts inaugural UNMATCHED Gender Equity in Sports conference in Montreal
The event featured Jessica Campbell as keynote speaker as well as inspiring panels that included the likes of Laura Stacey, Portia Archer, and Marinette Pichon. The conference was also held in Toronto for a fourth straight year with NCAA superstar head coach Dawn Staley featuring in the keynote conversation.
Photos by: Martin Sidorjak
