Masters Year in Review by Abrysvo: Victoria Closes Out Dominant 2024 on Home Soil

As the calendar flips over to December, the 2024 season is quickly approaching its conclusion. While events remain on the ITF Masters calendar, the season in Canada came to a close in November with one final ITF event in Victoria, BC. 

With the season winding down, it’s time to have a look back not just at the last month, but at the 2024 year of Masters Tennis. Here is the monthly Masters tennis update by Abrysvo.   

ITF Victoria 

The final ITF Masters stop in Canada came in early November on the west coast as British Columbia’s capital played host to the Wilson Victoria Masters ITF event. 

Once again, the hosts dominated, claiming 14 of 15 trophies available in Victoria. 

Five players doubled up with singles and doubles titles. Ian Slater (30+), Mohamed Azmy (50+), and Johane Mui (50+) each won both titles in their divisions. Cristina Mir Baucells and Gillian Shea each won a singles and doubles title but across multiple age groups. Baucells won the 30+ doubles and the 40+ singles, while Shea won the 60+ doubles and the 70+ singles. 

Only Art Hobbs of Singapore managed to break up the Canadian sweep as he won the 60+ men’s singles title. Eva Miller of Germany also shared the 30+ women’s doubles title with Baucells. 

Here is the full list of winners (all Canadian unless otherwise noted):    

Overall, Canada played host to 10 ITF events in 2024. The hosts won 221 of a possible 261 titles at their home events, with the best tournament coming in Ottawa where Canadians won all 20 titles. They won at least 90 per cent of the titles at seven of the 10 events and never less than half at any ITF Masters event held in Canada. 

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At the end of August, over 600 competitors arrived in Toronto for the 2024 Steve Stevens Masters Tennis Championships, Canada’s national championships for Masters tennis. 

There were over 1200 matches played across 43 draws, with competitors ranging in age from 30 years old to over 85.  

CLICK HERE to see the results from the Steve Stevens National Championships. 

ITF Tour 

Canadians saw success all over the world in 2024, picking up over 20 titles on the ITF Masters tour. 

Most recently over the last month, Carol Lau won an all-Canadian final at the MT400 event in Hong Kong in the women’s 55+ singles, beating countrywoman Eunice Yi Kuen Ng in straight sets in the final.  

Charlotte DeHeinrich also took home an MT400 title in Malaga, Spain. Aamer Javed was a doubles winner at the MT100 event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, claiming the 35+ doubles title with Muhammad Imran Shaukat of Pakistan. 

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Additionally, Team Canada picked up a pair of medals at the ITF Masters World Team Championships in Turkey in March. 

The men’s 75+ team dominated, with Tim Griffin, Chris Burr, and Joe Forrayi winning all five of their ties and 13 of 15 matches to claim gold for Canada. The men’s 70+ team also got to the title match but walked away with the silver medal. 

Burr and Griffin then teamed up to win gold at the individual championships in the 75+ doubles. Griffin took silver in the singles. 

CLICK HERE to read more about the ITF Masters World Team Championships results. 

For more detailed information on Canadian Masters tennis results in 2024, check out the monthly updates by Abrysvo (Brackets indicate domestic tournaments covered that month): 

• April (Calgary ITF Masters Championship)
• May (VLTBC Masters Indoor Tennis Championships) 
• June (BC Masters) 
• July (Mont-Tremblant Cup, Ottawa ITF Masters) 
• August (London Hunt Club Championships, Gatineau Masters, Credit Valley Cup) 
• September (Steven Stevens Masters Tennis Championships) 
• October 
• November (Atlantic Masters)