Throughout all ranges of tennis thus far in 2025, the trophies have been rolling in for the Canadians. That features Canada’s junior tennis gamers, notably Eve Thibault and Laurence Demers, who every have already scored a hat trick of titles within the new yr.
Right here is your month-to-month junior replace introduced by Har-Tru.
14-year-old Thibault has had an enormous begin to the yr, reaching a complete of 5 finals throughout each singles and doubles, profitable three titles, two in singles and one in doubles. The singles wins had been her first on the ITF Junior Tour whereas the doubles win was her third.
One in all Thibault’s titles got here at a J30 occasion in Sucre, Bolivia, the place she received an all-Canadian closing towards Romy Gravenor in three units. The 2 ladies teamed as much as attain the doubles closing.
Two weeks later in Punta del Este, Uruguay, the teenager picked up her second singles title, this time with out dropping a set. She additionally received the doubles title that week with Lila Bodur of Turkey per week after shedding within the doubles closing of the primary Punta del Este occasion.
Laurence Demers, age 15, additionally received three titles within the first six weeks of the 2025 season.
On the first J60 occasion in Durban, South Africa, she doubled-up, profitable each the singles and doubles titles. She dropped only one set on her solution to the title, which was her third ITF Junior singles title in a row stretching again to the top of the 2024 season. She additionally received the doubles title with Victoire Lansaman of France, with the pair dropping simply 9 video games in complete.
The next week on the second occasion in Durban, Demers’ singles profitable streak was lastly damaged at 18 matches when she misplaced within the semifinals, however she and Lansaman went back-to-back, choosing up their second doubles title in Durban collectively in as many weeks.
Demers now has 5 profession ITF Junior doubles titles to her title and three in singles.
Right here is the complete listing of Canadians who reached finals at occasions outdoors of Canada over the past month (Titles in daring)
Eve Thibault: J30 Sucre ladies singles champion, J30 Punta del Este 2 ladies singles champion, J30 Punta del Este 2 ladies doubles champion, J30 Sucre ladies doubles runner-up (w/ Gravenor), J30 Punta del Este 1 ladies doubles runner-up
Laurence Demers: J60 Durban 1 ladies singles champion, J60 Durban 1 ladies doubles champion, J60 Durban 2 ladies doubles champion
Caden Colburne: J60 San Jose 3 boys singles champion. J60 San Jose 4 boys doubles runner-up (w/ Woo)
Dani Szabo: J60 Szczecin boys singles champion
Romy Gravenor: J30 Sucre ladies singles runner-up, J30 Sucre ladies doubles runner-up (w/ Thibault)
Eliana Kook: J60 San Diego ladies doubles champion
Elicia Lin: J60 San Diego ladies doubles runner-up (w/ Lu)
Amy Lu: J60 San Diego ladies doubles runner-up (w/ Lin)
Brayden Woo: J60 San Jose 4 boys doubles runner-up (w/ Colburne)
Neda Rahimkhani: J60 San Jose 4 ladies doubles runner-up (w/ Rochon)
Lily Rochon: J60 San Jose 4 ladies doubles runner-up (w/ Rahimkhani)
Rankings Replace
Nadia Lagaev stays the top-ranked Canadian junior at no. 43 on the earth, three off her career-high. Emma Dong, a member of Tennis Canada’s Nationwide Tennis Centre (NTC) is the opposite Canadian woman ranked contained in the Prime 100 at no. 82.
On the boys’ aspect, Nicolas Arseneault leads the best way at no. 51. In the meantime, Volodymyr Gurenko (no. 163), Xavier Massotte (no. 323), and Dani Szabo (no. 410) all lately achieved career-highs.
