St Petersburg, FL, – Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard, a former Wimbledon finalist and WTA World No. 5, competed in her final professional singles match tonight at the Omnium Banque Nationale presented by Rogers in Montreal. Having announced earlier this month that this tournament would be her last, the 31-year-old athlete was eliminated in the second round after a three-set match against Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic, with scores of 2-6, 6-3, 4-6.
In addition to being the first Canadian-born player to reach a Grand Slam singles final and the first from her country to rank in the WTA’s Top 5, Bouchard also made history as a member of the first Canadian team to win the Billie Jean King Cup in 2023.
“You’ll know when it is time. For me, it’s now,” Bouchard said on X. Ending where it all started: Montreal.”
In 2008, Bouchard made her professional debut on the ITF Circuit. At age 14, she competed in her first WTA qualifying event in Montreal. Her WTA main draw debut occurred as a wild card entry at Washington, D.C., in 2011. In 2012, she secured the girls’ singles title at Wimbledon after defeating Elina Svitolina.
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She made her Top 100 debut on April 8, 2013, and advanced to the Top 50 on September 16, 2013. Later that season, at the Japan Open in Osaka, Bouchard reached her first of eight Tour-level singles finals and was appropriately recognized as the WTA Newcomer of the Year.
In 2014, Bouchard achieved significant milestones, reaching the semifinals at both the Australian Open and Roland Garros, where she was defeated by the eventual champions, Li Na and Maria Sharapova, respectively. Subsequently, as the No. 13 seed at Wimbledon, she advanced to the final after defeating the No. 3 seed, Simona Halep, in the semifinals, before ultimately finishing as the runner-up to Petra Kvitova.
“With her standout achievements on court and engagement with fans, Genie has inspired a generation of young Canadians and helped grow the popularity of tennis around the world,” Portia Archer, CEO of the WTA, said. “On behalf of the WTA, I wish her every happiness and success as she sets out to conquer fresh challenges.”
The 2014 season included several notable achievements, such as winning a singles title on clay in Nürnberg, where Bouchard defeated Karolina Pliskova to secure the championship. She also reached the final at Wuhan, finishing as the runner-up to Petra Kvitova, marking her best result at a WTA 1000 event. Additionally, she qualified for the WTA Finals in Singapore and was honored with the WTA Most Improved Player Award.
Playing as an unranked wildcard in Montréal this week, Bouchard secured a commanding three-set victory over Colombia’s Emiliana Arango in the first round on Monday evening.
The Canadian athlete concludes the tournament with a career singles record of 158 wins and 145 losses, including 12 victories over Top 10 opponents, and has earned approximately $7 million in career prize money. In addition to her singles title at Nürnberg, she secured a doubles championship in 2019 alongside Sofia Kenin at Auckland, and has reached a total of five doubles finals. Her career-high WTA singles ranking was No. 5, achieved on October 20, 2014.
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