July 24, 2026
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STORY OF THE WEEK |
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Kayla Cross Wins ITF W75 in Granby! |
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Kayla Cross (London) captured the women’s singles title at the Granby National Bank Championships on Sunday, defeating Japan’s Sara Saito 7-5, 6-1 in the final. The No. 3 seed produced a dominant performance throughout the week to secure the WTT W75 title, the biggest singles trophy of her career. After a tightly contested opening set, Cross won five consecutive games to pull away from Saito and seal the victory in one hour and 32 minutes. Following today’s win, Cross will reach a career-high ranking when the WTA rankings are updated on Monday, with a position projected around world No. 169. The title caps off an impressive week for the Canadian, as it was announced that she clinched the Road to the NBO competition in her comeback semi-final win over No. 1 seed Elizabeth Mandlik of the United States. Cross is the first Canadian woman in 14 years to win the Granby singles title since Eugenie Bouchard did so in 2012. She joins elite company in Bouchard and Stéphanie Dubois (2011) as the only three Canadian women to capture the title. Congratulations Kayla! Story courtesy of Tennis Canada. |
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Sebov, Brace and Marino GetMain-draw Wild Cards for NBO in Toronto! |
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Doubles entry list unveiled, highlighted by top seeds and 2021 champions Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani. Two Ontarians, Katherine Sebov) and Cadence Brace, both from Toronto, plus Rebecca Marino from Vancouver, have been awarded main-draw wild cards for the singles draw at the 2026 National Bank Open presented by Rogers. “We’re thrilled to welcome Katherine, Cadence, and Rebecca into the main draw, where they will have the opportunity to represent themselves and Canada proudly on home soil,” said Tournament Director Karl Hale. “It’s incredibly exciting for both the players and our fans to have so many Canadians competing at the tournament. The National Bank Open is the fuel of tennis across Canada, and having so many Canucks to cheer for at Sobeys Stadium will create another unforgettable experience while showcasing the depth of Canadian tennis, inspiring future generations, and supporting the growth of our sport from coast to coast.” Congratulations to all the players! To read the full press release, visit the Press Releases page of the Tennis Canada Virtual Media Centre. Story and images courtesy of Tennis Canada. |
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Get Your NBO Tickets andSave Using Your Club’s Promo Code! |
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Save up to 50% on selected NBO Toronto tickets! Tennis Canada unveiled the player entry list for the 2026 National Bank Open presented by Rogers (NBO) in Toronto on Wednesday, with less than a month remaining until the tournament begins. The list features 72 of the WTA Tour’s Top 75 players, including world number one Aryna Sabalenka Coco Gauff, two-time NBO Singles Champion Jessica Pegula, Mira Andreeva and Canada’s own Leylah Annie Fernandez. Canadian and 2019 NBO and US Open singles champion Bianca Andreescu was also awarded a main-draw wild card, as was seven-time Grand Slam champion and 2014 NBO runner-up Venus Williams. The 2026 OTA NBO Promo Code Contest entered Period 8 this week. Only a little over three weeks left until the tournament begins! Clubs are competing to see who the top seller is and claim weekly prizes of NBO tickets including a suite to for the 2026 tournament as a grand prize! As well… individual ticket purchasers will be entered into a draw each week for the chance to win an OTA swag bag. For more information, click here. Weekly club winners will be identified and highlighted in our weekly SPIN newsletter and club news releases. Check with your member-club executive to find out your club’s promo code and unique Ticketmaster website landing page. Period 9 OTA NBO Promo Code Contest Results
To see the latest club standings, click here. Let’s see which club has the biggest NBO fans! Use your promo code on the NBO Ticketmaster website; call 416-665-9777 or 1-877-283-6647. For ticket info, email tickets@tenniscanada.com Not affiliated with an OTA Member Club but want to save on NBO Toronto tickets? No problem! Use promo code TO26OTA. |
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Yonex Provincial Masters SinglesChampionships at Boulevard August 10-16 |
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Sign up now for the 2026 Yonex Provincial Masters Singles Championships in Memory of Tony Collings. The tournament is scheduled at the Boulevard Club in Toronto from August 10th to 16th. Age categories range from O30 to O80. The doubles categories will be played later in the year. For tournament information and to sign up, click here. |
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Steve Stevens MastersTennis Championships |
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Entries are now Open! The outdoor tennis season is well underway and so are the plans for the Steve Stevens Masters Tennis Championships. We are pleased to be returning to the city of Ottawa after a ten-year absence. The event takes place August 23-29, 2026, and all the details about the event can be found at the following link: Steve Stevens | Tennis Canada ENTRY DEADLINE IS MONDAY, JULY 27 *NOTE*: This is a firm deadline and will be strictly adhered to. Please ensure that you and your friends who are planning to play this prestigious event are aware of this. Please be aware that each player on a doubles team must submit an individual entry form by the entry deadline. Registration is now open. Link; 2026 Steve Stevens Masters Tennis Championships | Tennis Canada |
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Upcoming TPA CoachingCertification Courses |
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New Course added! As we continue into the outdoor season, we’re excited to share two upcoming Coaching Certification opportunities taking place in Ontario. These courses are a great way to begin or continue your professional development, connect with fellow coaches, and advance your coaching pathway. It's not too late to register for the next installment of spring instructor level 1 course. For more information, please see below. Upcoming Certification Courses Premier Mississauga Instructor July Course #3 Premier Instructor August Course #1 Instructor Course Requirements: Please review the following requirements carefully before registering for an Instructor course:
Benefits of TPA/OTA Instructor Certification:
We encourage coaches to register early, as space is limited and demand is expected to be high. If you have questions regarding eligibility, prerequisites, or course details, please don’t hesitate to contact Andrew Chappell, achappell@tennisontario.com. |
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Women’s Day at NBO –Tuesday, August 4, Day Session!! |
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Join your friends for a fun-filled day at the National Bank Open presented by Rogers. The Women's Day presented by Cleveland Clinic Canada event includes a reception in the VIP Lounge driven by Mercedes-Benz, featuring a continental breakfast, curated experiences, a complimentary gift bag, and inspiring programming focused on women’s health and wellness at every stage of life*. Then, enjoy world-class tennis from your reserved lower bowl seats on Centre Court, where top WTA stars compete. Lower bowl tickets starting at $75 (includes taxes and processing fees). To secure your tickets, use promo code: TO26WOMENSDAY. Click here to purchase online, or call 1-877-283-6647 ext. 1, or email tickets@tenniscanada.com. You can also visit www.nationalbankopen.com for more information. Women's Day tickets receive early gate access for the breakfast. *Programming is subject to change. |
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ACE International Team Program@Smart VMC - September 2026 |
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ACE is launching a specialized "International Team" program for the 2026–2027 Academy year at our ACE SmartVMC location in Vaughan. Led by Doug Burke and Pierre Lamarche, it’s a highly selective, intensive training track tailored specifically for online-or home-schooled athletes looking to compete internationally. To keep the training quality incredibly high, we are limiting the group to just 8 elite players (ages 13 - 17).
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Community Tennis LeaguesTournament in Mississauga |
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The Ontario Community Tennis Leagues (CTL) was featured at Settler’s Green Park in Mississauga last week as part of a City of Mississauga event held in partnership with Tennis Canada. The event celebrated the reopening of four public tennis courts, part of the National Bank Play Your Court initiative and featured a one-day CTL tournament with eight participants. Congratulations to Eddy Zylberberg (above left), who defeated Yan Gu (above right) in the final to capture the title. Thank you to everyone who participated and helped celebrate community tennis in Mississauga! For more information on Community Tennis Leagues click here. |
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$500 cash — New Early Bird Draw is Live! |
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A new draw. A new prize. The same great cause. Early Bird Draw #2 is officially open and this week you could win $500 cash. By entering, you're supporting grassroots community tennis programs that give kids the chance to discover the love of tennis. $25 for 20 tickets. Six dream tennis trips are still on the table, including Roland-Garros, Indian Wells and Cincinnati. Don't wait!
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Merchant of Tennis NBO Giveaway #2! |
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The NBO is coming up and Merchant of Tennis is giving you another chance to catch the action!
Don’t miss out on your chance to win Premium tickets for the day session on Sunday August 9th!
Enter by signing up to Merchant of Tennis’ newsletter here:
Or on social media: Merchant of Tennis’ Oakville store is now open with limited hours and services as they continue restoring their full in-store product selection over the coming weeks. Check their website for store hours: www.merchantoftennis.com/oakville Keep track of upcoming deals and events: www.merchantoftennis.com/pages/newsletter Shop Gift Cards: www.merchantoftennis.com/collections/gift-cards MerchantOfTennis.com is open 24/7 with shipping and store pickup services available. Store hours and updated information: www.merchantoftennis.com/pages/contact-us |
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Check Out the Latest ONTENNISPodcast featuring Gavin Ziv |
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In this episode of the ONTENNIS Podcast presented by Merchant of Tennis we're joined by Tennis Canada’s CEO Gavin Ziv. Gavin has spent most of his life around tennis. He got the tennis bug playing with his family as a youngster in the Thornhill area, later joining a couple of local clubs, taking some lessons and playing a little junior tennis. His family took him to the Canadian Open (now the National Bank Open presented by Rogers) when he was young and he was hooked for life! Gavin answered an ad in the paper looking for ball kids for the tournament in 1986 but was too young. He tried out again in 1987, made the squad and that is where his journey with Tennis Canada in began. In 1995 he furthered his role as a Tennis Canada volunteer, part of the ball crew committee and later as co-committee head for the ball crew team. Gavin joined Tennis Canada as a Marketing Intern in 1998 and got his first full-time position as tournament operations manager in 2001. He rose through the ranks at Tennis Canada, taking on positions including Director, Professional and National Events Tournament Manager, VP of Professional Events & NBO Managing Director and Chief Tournaments Officer of the National Bank Open, before being named Chief Executive Officer of Tennis Canada September of 2023. Gavin has not missed being at the NBO for 40 years and has many great memories and stories to tell! Watch or listen as he talks about the tournament’s early days at the first York University site, his involvement with the ATP and the WTA, Davis Cup and Billie Jean Cup memories, behind-the-scenes stories from the NBO and his thoughts about some of Canada’s great Canadian players like Daniel Nestor, Milos Raonic, Gaby Dabrowski. Leylah Annie Fernandez, Denis Shapovalov, and of course Bianca Andreescu and Vicky Mboko! He also talks about the future of Canadian tennis and how important his role, and that of Tennis Canada’s, is in growing the sport at the grassroots level across the country. Listen to the episode on Soundcloud here or search ONTENNIS on Apple and Spotify podcasts. View it on the OTA’s Youtube channel, OTATV, here. |
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Not a member of an OTA Club?You Can Still Save on NBO Tickets! |
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Attention Public Tennis Players! If you’re not a member of an OTA club, you can still save up to 50% on National Bank Open presented by Rogers tickets, starting August 1st at Sobeys stadium in Toronto. Tennis Canada unveiled the player entry list for the 2026 National Bank Open presented by Rogers (NBO) in Toronto on Wednesday, with less than a month remaining until the tournament begins. The list features 72 of the WTA Tour’s Top 75 players, including world number one Aryna Sabalenka Coco Gauff, two-time NBO Singles Champion Jessica Pegula, Mira Andreeva and Canada’s own Leylah Annie Fernandez. Canadian and 2019 NBO and US Open singles champion Bianca Andreescu was also awarded a main-draw wild card, as was seven-time Grand Slam champion and 2014 NBO singles finalist Venus Williams. Scan the QR code in the image above or visit the Ticketmaster OTA promo code landing page here and save! Or, call 416-665-9777 or 1-877-283-6647, use the OTA promo code TO26OTA and save. For ticket info, email tickets@tenniscanada.com. See you at the tournament! |
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Duncan/South CowichanMT200, August 5-9, 2026 |
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The South Cowichan Lawn Tennis Club (SCLTC) on Vancouver Island has recently become a proud member of The Association of Centenary Tennis Clubs (CTC), an umbrella organization that includes clubs over 100 years old. The club’s International Tennis Tournament, its 139th annual edition, has attracted top players from around the world for generations, and this summer, the club will again host its Masters ITF 200 tournament August 5-9. With 7 beautiful grass courts, this tournament has “bucket list potential” for anyone who has never competed in a lawn tournament. The cost is $75 for one event, and $125 for two events. All the details about the event can be found at the following link: https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/mt200-duncan-bc/can/2026/s-mt200-can-2026-003/fact-sheet/. |
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2026 OTA Tournament of Champions! |
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The OTA is introducing a fun tournament for our member clubs this fall: The 2026 Tournament of Champions team competition. Now your club has a chance to gain bragging rights as the best of the best in Ontario! When: Fall 2026 Club Eligibility: Your club must be a 2026 member of the OTA and use the either the free Tournament Planner software or free WTN Box Ladder software platform to run your club’s event. Timeline: Club events must be completed by September 30th. Is your club ready to win?! Clubs can get involved and qualify to enter a team by:
Click here for more details on the WTN Match Play software All club software is complimentary when running your club events. Benefits include:
Streamlined registration for box ladders and club tournaments through OTA software platforms. Make sure your club executives sign up to participate ASAP! |
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OTA Club and Regional News |
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Recycleballs Program Gets a Boost in Southwest Region! |
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It’s time to activate our local tennis communities to do their part to ensure tennis is more sustainable in Ontario. Clubs across the province are busy getting ready to open for the outdoor season. Nets and windscreens are being put up, courts are being groomed and cleaned, picnic tables are being put outside, hoppers are being filled and clubhouses are being cleaned out. And… a group of enthusiastic volunteers in the OTA’s Southwest Region, led by Regional Chair Rosemary Goodwin, are making a difference in a new way! Clubs in the region have coordinated their efforts and pooled their resources to ensure that old tennis balls don’t end up in a landfill site. They are working with Recycleballs Canada to efficiently and effectively find new uses for their old yellow orbs. Volunteers across the region, like the ones pictured above at Welland Tennis Club, are rounding up last year’s old tennis balls and packing them into the new RecycleBalls bins, getting them ready for delivery back to the collection depot at Sobeys Stadium. Other clubs from the Southwest region (and other parts of Ontario) who have ordered the recycling boxes, include Fenelon Falls Tennis Club, Aldershot Tennis Club, Wallace Park Tennis Club, Youngs Sportsplex and Queen’s Club and Grimsby Tennis Club (with Tim Moleski, pictured below).
Recycleballs Canada, managed by Tendev, a non-profit organization operated by volunteers and tennis lovers, has been in operation and providing a recycling solution for tennis balls since 2022. So far, more than 500,000 balls have been recycled in Canada. The program is proud to count on the support of Tennis Canada, for whom RecycleBalls Canada recycles balls at their headquarters in Toronto (Sobeys Stadium) and Montreal (IGA Stadium), which house their Regional and National Training Centres respectively. Tennis Canada also participates by recycling balls from ATP and WTA professional tournaments held throughout the country. In addition, these facilities serve as hubs to store the empty and full bins and coordinate the shipping within each province. The RecycleBalls Canada program is based on a collection program at clubs and municipalities’ level. The bins used have been specifically designed to attract the attention of players, be easy to handle and send back once full.
The collected balls are recycled to be used in different ways. For example, balls can be recycled and used as part of tennis court resurfacing, as was the case when Sobeys Stadium in Toronto was resurfaced in 2023. The partnership with the OTA and Tennis Canada will enable the RecycleBalls Canada program to be introduced to club managers and tennis players throughout Ontario. Through this partnership, RecycleBalls Canada hopes to be able to reach its global goal to recycle 1,000 000 balls a year by 2030. We encourage all clubs and academies to join the program and all players to contribute, by making sure to drop all their used balls in the RecycleBalls Canada bins. Together, we can all make a difference! More information on the program and on how to join it can be found at the following websites. Recycleballs Canada https://recycleballs.ca/ Tendev https://www.tendev.ca/en Why not get your club and region involved in this program and become part of the solution?! |
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Airport Tennis Opens in October! |
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Airport Tennis, a brand-new public tennis club in Toronto's west end, will be opening in October. Located just south of Pearson Airport, two minutes from Renforth Drive and Hwy 401, the club will have nine new hard courts in a seasonal bubble. The club will have a full compliment of programming for all levels of players, expertly organized by The Supreme Court team:
Membership is now open, with 14-day advance booking and permanent court time available. We are building a club with a great community and social atmosphere! You should be part of it! |
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Silent Partner Sunshine Special Continues! |
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