MONTREAL, February 20, 2026 (Tennis Canada Media Release)
Tennis Canada announces a total of 50 tournaments to be held from January to July, after unveiling the first part of its National Event Calendar today. The events will take place across eight provinces and will include 10 professional events, among them the muchanticipated return of the Odlum Brown VanOpen. The Eastern and Western Canadian Indoor Masters Championships will also be returning in 2026.
On the professional circuit, the first event that took place was the Davis Cup Qualifiers 1st Round, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, as Canada defeated Brazil to reach the second round of the event in September, also to be staged in Canada. March will then see four professional International Tennis Federation (ITF) $15,000 tournaments held in Quebec: women’s events in Trois-Rivieres and Victoriaville, and men’s events in Sherbrooke and Montreal. The W15 Victoriaville will mark the first time the city has hosted a professional-level tournament.
This summer, the ITF M25 tournament in Laval, Quebec, will kick things off the week of July 5, followed by the Granby National Bank Championships (ITF W75 and ATP Challenger 75), the Winnipeg National Bank Challenger (ATP Challenger 75), and the W35 Saskatoon. July will end with the Odlum Brown VanOpen (WTA 125 and ATP Challenger 125) – the second largest tournament in the country after the prestigious National Bank Open presented by Rogers (NBO), to be hosted in August.
Returning in 2026, Canadians are competing for a wild card into the NBO as part of the Road to the NBO, an innovative competition introduced in 2025 to increase engagement and participation in tournaments held in Canada. This year’s competition began immediately after the 2025 NBO, with seven tournaments played across the men’s and women’s divisions, and will continue until the conclusion of the Winnipeg National Bank Challenger and the W35 Saskatoon. Points earned at the Odlum Brown VanOpen will count toward the 2027 rankings. Katherine Sebov (Toronto, ON) currently leads the women’s wild card standings with 40 points, while Duncan Chan (Markham, ON) sits atop the men’s leaderboard with 47 points.
“We are proud to officially unveil the first half of our 2026 National Events Calendar, a schedule that reflects our long-term strategy to provide our players with more opportunities to play in Canada at all levels of the game,” said Ryan Borczon, Senior Director, Professional and National Events, at Tennis Canada. “This year, we are introducing an event in Victoriaville, Quebec, and welcoming the highly anticipated return of the Odlum Brown VanOpen, the second biggest event held in Canada, providing our players with new opportunities and growing the sport’s popularity by reaching fans in new regions.”
“At the same time, we are delighted to announce the second edition of the Road to the NBO – a competition that brings added intensity and purpose to the season, as players compete for valuable points on home soil to secure a wild card into the prestigious National Bank Open presented by Rogers,” said Richard Quirion, Director, Professional and International Events, Quebec, at Tennis Canada. “Last year, we really felt the excitement of the competition, particularly in Granby, where many Canadians were not only battling for the title, but also for the prized WTA wild card.”
Click here for more information on the Road to the NBO, including the points system and standings.
