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Tennis in fact sheet

Participation continues to grow

ranks eighth among all

 Two in 10 Canadians say they played tennis in the last year o This number rose 14 per cent in 2016 from the year before, from 5.7 million to 6.5 million o This number rose 14 per cent in 2016 from the year before, from 5.7 million to 6.5 million

 Under-12 frequent play (defined as at least once a week during an eight-week season) grew eight per cent in 2016, from 150K to 161K

 Under-12 frequent play (defined as at least once a week during an eight-week season) grew eight per cent in 2016, from 150K to 161K *all above numbers from a 2016 Charlton Insights study

 24 per cent of parents stated safety as a reason for putting their kids into tennis

 24 per cent of parents stated safety as a reason for putting their kids into tennis

 In 2015, the average cost of tennis was $655, making it cheaper than hockey, soccer, baseball, and golf

 In 2015, the average cost of tennis was $655, making it cheaper than hockey, soccer, baseball, and golf

 Tennis is one of the most gender-neutral sports: split in Canada is 58 per cent male and 42 per cent female

 Tennis is one of the most gender-neutral sports: split in Canada is 58 per cent male and 42 per cent female *above numbers from a 2015 Charlton Insights study

Interest on the rise

 Tennis ranks sixth among all sports in Canada

 Tennis ranks sixth among all sports in Canada

 57 per cent of Canadians have an interest in tennis with 15 per cent considered avid fans  and are the most-followed tennis athletes in Canada, with homegrown stars and tied for third *all above numbers from a 2016 Charlton Insights study

 4.7 million unique viewers and an average audience of 1.6 million Canadians watched Milos Raonic compete in the 2016 Wimbledon final on TSN and RDS

 3.6 million unique viewers and an average audience of 1.8 million Canadians watched Eugenie Bouchard compete in the 2014 Wimbledon final on TSN and RDS

Next generation coming on strong

 Canadians have won four titles since 2015: * 2015 Junior US Open doubles (Felix Auger-Aliassime and ) * 2016 Junior Wimbledon singles (Denis Shapovalov) * 2016 Junior US Open singles (Felix Auger-Aliassime) * 2017 Junior doubles ( and )

Plus, Canadians have reached three other Grand Slam finals: * 2016 Junior singles (Felix Auger-Aliassime) * 2016 Junior Wimbledon doubles (Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov) * 2016 Junior US Open doubles (Felix Auger-Aliassime and Benjamin Sigouin)

 FIVE Canadian juniors have been inside the Top 10 world rankings since January 2016 (Bianca Andreescu, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Charlotte Robillard-Millette, Denis Shapovalov, and Benjamin Sigouin)

 Two juniors are already inside the Top 200 on the ATP and WTA professional rankings: Denis Shapovalov, 17, No. 172 Bianca Andreescu, 16, No. 189

Hitting new pinnacles on the pro circuit

Over the past few years, Canadian tennis has reached unprecedented peaks in professional tennis.

 No. 3 – Highest-ever world ranking by a Canadian male in singles (MILOS RAONIC, Nov. 21, 2016)

 No. 5 – Highest-ever world ranking by a Canadian female in singles (EUGENIE BOUCHARD, Oct. 20, 2014)

 TWO GRAND SLAM SINGLES FINALS Eugenie Bouchard, Wimbledon 2014 – first Canadian to ever make a Grand Slam singles final Milos Raonic, Wimbledon 2016 – first Canadian male to ever make a Grand Slam singles final  Canadians have won 28 ATP World Tour and WTA titles since 2013: Milos Raonic (5 singles) Eugenie Bouchard (1 singles) (11 doubles) (6 doubles) (4 doubles) (1 doubles).