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Eugenie Bouchard to Retire at Montreal’s National Bank Open

Her final matches will cap a career spanning a Grand Slam breakthrough in 2014 followed by a move into professional pickleball.

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Eugenie Bouchard hits a backhand during the Dallas Open Women's Tennis Classic at Styslinger/Altec Tennis Complex in Dallas, Texas, on February 3, 2024.
Bouchard receives the Wimbledon runners-up trophy after losing the 2014 final against Petra Kvitová.

Overview

  • Tennis Canada will grant Bouchard a main-draw wildcard for the WTA 1000 tournament beginning July 26.
  • In a farewell post on X, she wrote, “You’ll know when it’s time. For me, it’s now. Ending where it all started: Montreal.”
  • Bouchard rose to world No. 5 in 2014 and became the first Canadian woman in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam singles final at Wimbledon.
  • A concussion at the 2015 US Open and subsequent form struggles prevented her from returning to her 2014 peak on the WTA Tour.
  • In 2024 she joined the Professional Pickleball Association tour, reached a Las Vegas semifinal and climbed to No. 19 before returning for her farewell event.