Starting the season outside the world's top 300, Victoria Mboko defeated three former Grand Slam champions to reach the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Montreal.
Canadian open director Karl Hale admitted his shock and disappointment at the absence of Novak Djokovic and other top players from this year's tournament.
Former world number 5 Eugenie Bouchard ended her tumultuous career with a 2-6, 6-3, 4-6 loss to Belinda Bencic in the second round of the Canadian Open on 30/7.
