The Tennis Freaks is a Canadian tennis archive, built and maintained by fans who grew up watching Milos Raonic serve bombs through Thornhill winters and Bianca Andreescu lift the 2019 US Open trophy. It is not a newswire. It is not a betting site. It is a permanent, regularly-updated record of Canadian tennis careers, with an editorial lens that takes the players seriously without inflating their place in history.
This page explains who runs the site, how we research it, and what standards we hold ourselves to when ranking Canadian players against each other and against the global legends who define the sport.
Who Runs The Tennis Freaks
The Tennis Freaks is a small, reader-run editorial project. The core team are Canadian tennis fans first, writers second. We watch Davis Cup ties at 4am, we travel to the National Bank Open each summer, we argue about draws in group chats, and eventually we write up what we think is worth keeping on a page that loads fast on a phone.
We are not affiliated with Tennis Canada, the ATP, the WTA, or any player management group. Every ranking and opinion on this site is editorial. When we cite a fact, we cite the source it came from.
Why a Canadian Tennis Archive
Canada finally won Davis Cup in November 2022 and Billie Jean King Cup in November 2023. Andreescu is the first Canadian Grand Slam singles champion. Felix Auger-Aliassime hit the ATP Top 5 in November 2025. Gabriela Dabrowski reached World No. 2 in doubles in February 2026. The country is in its most important tennis era, and it deserves a dedicated archive written from the inside.
Most general tennis sites cover Canadian players as footnotes. This archive runs the other direction — Canadian players at the centre, global legends in supporting context. If you want our ranked take on the core careers, start with our modern-era ranking.
How We Research and Rank Players
Our research leans on primary sources first: ATP and WTA tour data, Tennis Canada releases, official Grand Slam draws, and verified career records. We cross-check against reputable tennis reporting (CBC Sports, TSN, the Globe and Mail, the ATP and WTA websites) and keep a log of where each factual claim on the site came from.
Our ranking weights Grand Slam results, peak ATP or WTA ranking, Davis Cup and Billie Jean King Cup contributions, career titles, and longevity. We do not use fan polls or search trends to order players — a career is measured by what happened on the court.
Editorial Standards and Sources
We follow a handful of standards. Facts must trace to a cited source. Opinions are labelled as opinions. Comparisons between Canadian players and global legends are framed as style or mentality parallels, not ranking equivalencies. We will not inflate a Canadian career to make a better headline, and we will not dismiss one to sound objective.
If we get something wrong, we correct it on the page with a visible note and update the date. Errors are the cost of writing about a moving sport. What matters is that we catch them quickly and say so clearly when we do.
What You Will Find on This Site
Three pillars organise the archive. The homepage serves as the index, pulling together the latest updates. The Canadian pros directory is the wide-net roster of every active Canadian professional worth following. The ranked modern-era page is our opinionated take on who has mattered most since the 2010s breakthroughs.
Beyond those, we run a comparison hub that frames Canadian careers against the Big Three, Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and other legends — honestly, without pretending the trophy gap does not exist. You can always browse the archive from the homepage hub links.
How to Suggest a Player or Correction
We take reader input seriously. If we missed a Canadian pro who deserves a profile, if a career stat is out of date, or if you have a primary source that corrects something on the site, we want to hear about it. The fastest route is the contact form — get in touch and we will respond.
Player suggestions for the ranked modern-era page need a specific argument: a result, a ranking, a team contribution, a record. We are happy to revise the list when the evidence supports it.
The Tennis Freaks exists because Canadian tennis finally has a story worth archiving at this depth. We write it the way we want to read it — mobile-first, honest about the gap between Canadian stars and global legends, and proudly Canadian without pretending the country has already won more than it has. Thanks for reading.