The 2026 Odlum Brown VanOpen features men\u2019s ATP Challenger 125 and women\u2019s WTA 125 tournaments, and is scheduled for July 26 to Aug. 2.<\/p>\n
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Vasek Pospisil, Genie Bouchard, Rebecca Marino, and Fernando Verdasco headlined the 2022 Odlum Brown VanOpen. (Rob Williams\/Daily Hive)<\/p>\n
Many big names in the tennis world played the Odlum Brown VanOpen before they became famous. That list includes Canadian stars like Felix Auger-Aliassime, Milos Raonic, Vasek Pospisil, Bianca Andreescu, Leylah Fernandez, and Genie Bouchard, as well as international stars like Maria Sharapova, Johanna Konta, Andy Murray, Taylor Fritz, and Marcos Baghdatis.<\/p>\n
Six players who competed at the last Odlum Brown VanOpen are now ranked in the top 40 in the world, including Arthur Rinderknech (28), Ugo Humbert (29), and Zizou Bergs (35) on the men\u2019s side, and Maja Chwali\u0144ska(22), Emma Navarro (26), and Wang Xinyu (40) on the women\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s and women\u2019s tournaments each include US$225,000 in prize money.<\/p>\n
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Views from the Odlum Brown VanOpen in West Vancouver. (Odlum Brown VanOpen)<\/p>\n
Eight players who featured in the main draw at Wimbledon will compete in the men\u2019s tournament, including France\u2019s Benjamin Bonzi, who is ranked 93rd in the world. Keep an eye on 23-year-old Pablo Llamas Ruiz, a rising star who in 2023 became the youngest Spaniard to win an ATP Challenger title since Carlo Alcaraz.<\/p>\n
Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis, who you may recognize as a breakout personality in Netflix\u2019s Break Point, is coming to town as a qualifying wild card entry.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the men\u2019s field (World ranking in parentheses):<\/p>\n
Benjamin Bonzi (93)
\nPablo Llamas Ruiz (119)
\nToby Samuel (123)
\nDane Sweeny (127)
\nJack Pinnington Jones (138)
\nAugust Holmgren (143)
\nTristan Schoolkate (149)
\nShintaro Mochizuki (151)
\nJacob Fearnley (159)
\nZhizhen Zhang (161)
\nMark Lajal (164)
\nMichael Mmoh (192)
\nHarry Wendelken (202)
\nTaro Daniel (203)
\nClement Chidekh (205)
\nYu Hsiou Hsu (TPE) (206)
\nLiam Broady (209)
\nHugo Grenier (223)
\nYi Zhou (240)
\nAndy Andrade (252)
\nKaichi Uchida (257)<\/p>\n
World No. 99 Lanlana Tararudee of Thailand headlines the women\u2019s draw, which includes four players who featured in the main draw at Wimbledon. The 22-year-old competed at the Australian Open and Wimbledon earlier this year.<\/p>\n
France\u2019s Kristina Mladenovic, who has over 328,000 followers on Instagram, is the most famous player in the tournament. Once ranked 10th in the world in singles, the 33-year-old won the doubles championship at Wimbledon earlier this month.<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s Priscilla Hon is also well followed on social media, to the tune of over 134,000 on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n Canadian content includes. Kayla Cross (World No. 197) from London, Ont, and Carol Zhao (216) of Richmond Hill.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the women\u2019s field (World ranking in parentheses):<\/p>\n Lanlana Tararudee (99) You might also like:Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime marries Nina Ghaibi in elaborate Moroccan wedding<\/a>
\nMoyuka Uchijima (108)
\nTaylah Preston (117)
\nHimeno Sakatsume (123)
\nEmerson Jones (135)
\nKayla Day (137)
\nLin Zhu (142)
\nMaddison Inglis (150)
\nPriscilla Hon (150)
\nSofia Costoulas (156)
\nHanyu Guo (159)
\nHarriet Dart (162)
\nMananchaya Sawangkaew (164)
\nElizabeth Mandlik (165)
\nYeonwoo Ku (185)
\nKayla Cross (197)
\nKristina Mladenovic (198)
\nMai Hontama (204)
\nGreet Minnen (205)
\nCaroline Dolehide (214)
\nCarol Zhao (216)
\nMadison Brengle (223)
\nHayu Kinoshita (227)<\/p>\n
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