Most players in the open draw had world rankings.
After winning his round of 16 match 6-4, 6-4, he knocked out
the number 2 seed, Frenchman Sebastien Husser, in the quarters,
4-6, 6-4, 7-6(3). Husser has recently been ranked as high as
number 32 in the world.
The semi final match went three sets before losing to the
eventual runner-up Joel Dembe of Lynden Ontario, Canada,
6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3. Dembe is the number 2 player in Canada,
and is ranked 51 in the world.
Causton's performance earned enough ranking points to move
to number 156 in the world.