Tennis Canada Launches New National Rogers Rankings

Tennis Canada has launched the new national Rogers Rankings which will replace the previous head-to-head ranking method that had been used since 2009. The new system will award players points for progress in a tournament. This system will be used on a 52-week rollover period and will include the player’s best five results for juniors and best 3 results for open level. For more information, click here.

Click here to view the Rogers Rankings

New for this summer – National Junior Open Series

A series of three National Junior Open Series events will take place in July and August in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. The events are open to all junior players in the Under 12, Under 14, and U16 age divisions. Each tournament has the equivalent to quarter final national ranking points, with bonus ranking opportunities based on strength of draw, and provide players the potential of a direct entry to the Rogers Outdoor Junior Nationals in August.

The National Junior Open Series schedule is below:

Rules & Regulations (PDF)

2014 Rogers Outdoor Junior Nationals

The Rogers Outdoor Junior Nationals continue to be moved back to the end of August in order to lengthen the summer competitive season. Dates and venues are as follows:

*LeBlanc Cup (U12): August 13-18, St-Hyacinthe, QC

Notes on Outdoor Nationals:

Rewards for Top Results (players in the National Junior Training Program or full time in the Montreal NTC are not eligible)

• The winners of the Boys U18 Rogers Outdoor Junior Nationals will receive a wild card to a Futures event and the winner of the Girls U18 Rogers Outdoor Junior Nationals will receive a wildcard to the qualifying of a Challenger event. The specific events and details will be determined at a later date by the Tennis Canada High Performance staff.
• The winners of U16 and U18 events will receive a $1,000 travel grant and the runners-up will receive a $500 travel grant for competition.
• The Top 3 finishers of U16 and U18 Rogers Outdoor Junior Nationals will receive a formal invitation to a training camp at the Montreal National Training Centre (NTC) program.

Rewards for Top Results at Provincial Championships (players in the National Junior Training Program or full time in the Montreal NTC are not eligible)

• The winner of each U16 and U18 Outdoor Provincial/Regional Championship (ON, BC, QC, AB, ATL, PRA) will receive $500 travel grants for competition.

Officiating

• The increased officiating presence will continue for all Junior National events. This includes an increased number of qualified roving umpires, and more matches being officiated by chair umpires. This is intended as one of the measures to improve the level of officiating and player behaviour at all events.

NCAA Presence

• The U18 Outdoor Rogers Junior Nationals, at the Ontario Racquet Club, will continue to be a “College Showcase” event with every effort to ensure a number of NCAA coaches are present.

Seeding Guidelines for Rogers Junior Nationals

• Click here for the Seeding Guidelines for the Rogers Junior Nationals. This includes the objectives, process and guidelines for seeding that will be used at all nationals for the 2014 year.