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Here is the list of all the Canadian professional singles tennis players who have been ranked in the top 100 in the Open Era and the dates that they achieved their highest ranking. This list is fluid and will continually change – and is most likely incomplete, as it was like trying to find a needle in a haystack on data about Canadian tennis players. It is interesting to note that most of the entries are as a result of Canada’s first wave of success in singles tennis in the 1980s and early 1990s. Since then, Canada has had sprinkles of success until the results of Canada’s Golden Age of tennis began to kick in, in the early 2010s. This is a short list compared to the historical results of the United States, Australia, Great Britain, France, Germany and the Czech Republic, given their deep roots in the game. Considering Canada’s relatively short history in the game, this is a respectably long list – one that will continue to grow as Canada is in the middle of its Golden Age of tennis. Milos Raonic: 4 - May 11, 2015 Eugenie Bouchard: 5 - October 20, 2014 Carling Bassett: 8 - March 4, 1985 Helen Kelesi: 13 - November 20, 1989 Aleksandra Wozniak: 21 - June 22, 2009 Vasek Pospisil: 25 - January 27, 2014 Patricia Hy: 28 - March 8, 1993 Rebecca Marino: 38 - July 11, 2011 Andrew Sznajder: 46 - September 25, 1989 Maureen Drake: 47 - September 13, 1999 Marjorie Blackwood: 48 - August 1, 1981 Sonya Jeyaseelan: 48 - December 4, 2000 Glenn Michibata: 48 - April 7, 1986 Daniel Nestor: 58 - August 22, 1999 Jill Hetherington: 64 - February 29, 1988 Jana Nejedly: 64 - October 2, 2000 Frank Dancevic: 65 - September 10, 2007 Grant Connell: 67 - June 17, 1991 Jesse Levine: 69 - October 1, 2012 Rene Simpson: 70 - April 10, 1989 Chris Pridham: 75 - March 1, 1988 Sebastien Lareau: 76 - April 17, 1995 Sharon Fichman: 77 - May 19, 2014 Martin Wostenholme: 84 - November 1, 1985 Stephanie Dubois: 87 - January 30, 2012 Rejean Genois: 89 - July 31, 1978 Martin Laurendeau: 90 - October 10, 1988 There were several Canadians who just missed making the list – their career-best ranking just short of the top 100:
Marie-Eve Pelletier: 106 – June 20, 2005 Stephane Bonneau: 107 – July 26, 1986 Vanessa Webb : 107 – August 7, 2000 Valerie Tetreault: 112 – February 22, 2010
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