Eugenie Bouchard Announces Her Retirement from Tennis
Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard, who reached the Wimbledon final and two other Grand Slam semi-finals in 2014, has decided to end her professional tennis career. Bouchard, 31, will participate in the National Bank Open in Montreal later this month before retiring definitively, according to an announcement by Tennis Canada on Wednesday. The organization reported that Bouchard will receive a special invitation (wild card) to compete in the tournament to be held in her hometown.Bouchard reached the number 5 spot in the WTA ranking and won her only singles title in 2014. She lost to Petra Kvitova in the Wimbledon final, after reaching the semi-finals that same year at the Australian Open and Roland Garros. She returned to the quarterfinals in Australia in 2015, but her career was never the same after suffering a concussion from slipping on the wet floor of a locker room at the US Open that same year, which forced her to retire before her fourth-round match. She sued the United States Tennis Association, and a jury determined that the organization was 75% at fault and she was 25% at fault. Bouchard helped Canada win its only Billie Jean King Cup title in 2023, but has mostly dedicated herself to pickleball, playing only one tennis match on the circuit this season. Her career singles record is 299-230.“She has been one of the most important figures in the history of our sport in Canada and a pioneer who redefined what Canadian tennis could be,” said Valerie Tetreault, tournament director of the National Bank Open. “We are proud of everything she has done, as a player and role model, and we are eager to see her in action one last time at IGA Stadium this summer.”
Valerie Tetreault, director of the National Bank Open
