Canadian tennis player Eugenie Bouchard, who reached number 5 in the WTA ranking in a 2014 season, retires from the tennis tennis in the National Bank this year in Montreal.
Tennis Canada announced the retirement of Bouchard in the tournament of his hometown in a press release on Wednesday and said he will receive a main wildcard in the WTA 1000 Punta Tournament, which begins on July 26.
The Bouchard, born in Montreal, reached the Wimbledon female final in 2014, losing to Petra Kvitova in straight sets. He became the first Canadian woman in the open era to play a Grand Slam Singles final.
He also reached the semifinals at the Australia Open and the France Open and qualified for the WTA finals in 2014 on the way to win the most improved tour of the tour. The 2014 Bouchard season also included its only WTA title in the Clay-Court Nuremberg Cup.
“She has been one of the most important figures in the history of our sport in Canada and a pioneer that redefined what could be Canadian tennis,” said Valerie Tretault, director of the National Bank’s open tournament. “We are proud of everything he has done, as a player and model to follow, and we cannot wait to see her in action for the last time at the IGA stadium this summer.”
While the injuries, including a brain shock in 2015 US Open, and an inconsistent form prevented that it reached those heights on the WTA tour again, she remained an important part of the female team of Canada.
The 31 -year -old represented Canada at the Olympic Games in 2016 and won 13 victories in the match more than 10 Billie Jean King Cup. He associated with Gabriela Dabrowski in two double victories on the group stage as part of the first BJK Cup in Canada in 2023.
“You will know when the time is. For me, it is now. Finishing where it all started: Montreal,” Bouchard published on the social media platform X.
The executive director of Tennis Canada, Gavin Ziv, thanked Bouchard for his contributions to tennis in Canada.
“Few athletes have left such a deep brand in Canadian tennis as Genie has done throughout his extraordinary career,” Ziv said in a press release, adding that his achievements at the beginning of his career were “the things that many thought would be impossible for Canadian players.”
“The most prominent aspects of his career, which include a final appearance of Wimbledon and a Billie King Cup championship, are extraordinary and were a true catalyst for the development of tennis in our country,” he added. “She has been and is still an incredible ambassador for our sport and, on behalf of Tennis Canada, I want to thank her for everything she has done.”
