_01_(cropped).jpg) Garcia at the2023 Washington Open | |
| Country (sports) |  France |
|---|---|
| Residence | Lyon, France |
| Born | (1993-10-16)October 16, 1993 (age 31) Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Turned pro | 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Louis-Paul Garcia (–2021) Gabriel Urpí (2021) Juan Pablo Guzmán (–Apr 2023), Bertrand Perret (2021–Oct 2022, Apr 2023–)[2][3] |
| Prize money | US$18,461,391[4] |
| Official website | caro-garcia.com |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 470–361 |
| Career titles | 11 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (September 10, 2018) |
| Current ranking | No. 74 (March 17, 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2018,2023) |
| French Open | QF (2017) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2017,2022) |
| US Open | SF (2022) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2022) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 191–119 |
| Career titles | 8 |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (October 24, 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 64 (September 9, 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2017) |
| French Open | W (2016,2022) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2016,2023) |
| US Open | F (2016) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2016) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2024) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2015,2021) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2015) |
| Other mixed doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2016,2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Fed Cup | W (2019) |
| Hopman Cup | RR (2016) |
| Last updated on: March 3, 2025. | |
Caroline Garcia (French pronunciation:[kaʁɔlinɡaʁsja], born 16 October 1993) is a French professionaltennis player. She has a career-highranking of world No. 4 in singles and world No. 2 in doubles.[1] Garcia is the2022 WTA Finals champion.
She is also a two-timemajor champion in doubles, having won theFrench Open women's doubles title in2016 and2022 partneringKristina Mladenovic.[5][6] The pair were also runners-up at the2016 US Open, and reached the semifinals at the2017 Australian Open. Garcia reached her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 2 in October 2016, and has won eight doubles titles on theWTA Tour, including the2016 Madrid Open. She has also qualified for theWTA Finals on two occasions, and alongside Mladenovic was voted the 2016WTA Doubles Team of the Year.
In singles, Garcia has won eleven WTA Tour titles, including three at theWTA 1000 level: the2017 Wuhan Open,2017 China Open and2022 Cincinnati Open. She achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 in both September 2018 and November 2022, the latter after winning the WTA Finals.[3]
Garcia has represented France in theBillie Jean King Cup since 2013, and was part of the team that won the title in2019. She won a Fed Cup Heart Award in2016 for her role in leading France to its first final in eleven years.[7] She has also twice competed for France at the2016 and2024 Olympics.
Caroline Garcia was born inSaint-Germain-en-Laye, in theYvelinesdépartement, but moved with her family toBron, a suburb ofLyon, shortly after.[8] She is the only child of Mylène and French Algeria-born Louis-Paul Garcia, a former sales manager whose grandparents originate from the SpanishCosta Blanca region.[9][10] Until 2021, Garcia was trained by her father.[11]
In 2023, Garcia opened up about her struggles withbulimia nervosa following a foot injury and a loss of form. She stated that conversations with family and friends, as well as a break from tennis, helped her to overcome bulimia, and to develop a healthy relationship with food once again.[12]
As a junior, Garcia reached the semifinals of theAustralian Open,French Open andWimbledon, and the finals of theUS Open, losing toGrace Min, all in 2011. She reached her highest junior ranking of 5, on 12 December 2011.[13]
At theAustralian Open, she earned a wild card and beatVarvara Lepchenko in the first round in a three-set match in her first appearance in the main draw of aWTA tournament. However, she lost toAyumi Morita in the second round in straight sets.[14][note 1]
Garcia made entry into theFrench Open as a wildcard. She playedZuzana Ondrášková and defeated her in straight sets. In the second round, she had a 6–3, 4–1, 15–0 lead against former No. 1,Maria Sharapova, who then won eleven games in a row. Garcia garnered a lot of respect for her talent.Andy Murray said the following via his Twitter account: "The girl Sharapova is playing is going to be number one in the world one day ... what a player".[15]
At theAustralian Open, Garcia lost in the first round to No. 47Elena Vesnina. She then beat qualifierYuliya Beygelzimer, before losing to eventual champion,Serena Williams, at theFrench Open. She qualified forWimbledon.[16] This marks the first Grand Slam for which she qualified; she received a wild card for the previous five. Caroline beatZheng Jie in the first round, before losing again to Serena Williams in the second round.[14][note 1]
She was ranked high enough to gain direct entry to the main draw of the US Open, and beat American wild cardShelby Rogers in the first round, before losing to 30th seedLaura Robson of Great Britain.[14][note 1] Her first round win meant that Garcia reached the world's top 70 for the first time.[17]
At theSony Open, Garcia was the only player to win a set against Serena Williams, as Williams was on her way toward winning her seventh title and setting the record for the most titles held by a man or woman at the tournament. At theCopa Claro Colsanitas in Bogotá, Colombia, Garcia won her maiden WTA Tour singles title, beating the defending champion and former world No. 1,Jelena Janković, winning in straight sets.[14][note 1]
At theMadrid Open in May, Garcia reached the quarterfinals of any Premier event for the first time, defeatingAngelique Kerber in the first round after the German retired with a lower back injury, receiving a walkover fromMaria Kirilenko after the Russian withdrew with a wrist injury, and then defeating tenth seedSara Errani in three sets in the third round. She eventually lost to third seedAgnieszka Radwańska in the quarterfinals in three sets.[18] Garcia lost in the first round of theFrench Open toAna Ivanovic.
Garcia made the third round of theWimbledon, eventually losing toEkaterina Makarova. She lost early at theUS Open to AmericanNicole Gibbs. Garcia rebounded at theWuhan Open, defeatingVenus Williams and Agnieszka Radwańska back to back, in final-set tiebreaks. She also defeated AmericanCoCo Vandeweghe in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals, where she was defeated by eventual championPetra Kvitová.[14][note 1] Despite the loss, Garcia moved up to a career high of No. 36 in the rankings.[17]
Garcia began her season at theBrisbane International where she lost in the first round to No. 3 seed Angelique Kerber. She then played at theAustralian Open where she beat No. 27 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova andStefanie Vögele before losing to Eugenie Bouchard in the third round. After her campaign, Garcia joined France's Fed Cup team for their tie against Italy. Despite losing to Sara Errani, Garcia managed to grab a win as she beatCamila Giorgi in three sets as her country advanced to the semifinals.[14][note 1]
At theDubai Tennis Championships, Garcia lost in the second round to Agnieszka Radwańska after beating qualifierArina Rodionova in straight sets. She followed that with a run to the finals at theMexican Open, receiving a walkover from Maria Sharapova in the semis as the Russian withdrew due to illness. She then lost toTimea Bacsinszky. Garcia also reached the finals of theMonterrey Open where she also was a runner-up to Bacsinszky. She grabbed her first win over former world No. 1, Ana Ivanovic, en route.[14][note 1]
After receiving a first round-bye atIndian Wells, Garcia beat qualifierPolona Hercog before grabbing her second straight win over Ivanovic in three sets. She then lost to eventual semifinalistSabine Lisicki.[14][note 1]
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Garcia represented France at the2016 Hopman Cup alongsideKenny de Schepper. She was undefeated in her singles matches, beatingHeather Watson, Sabine Lisicki, and eventual championDaria Gavrilova. Garcia and de Schepper were beaten in all of their mixed doubles matches. At theSydney International, Garcia defeated Kristina Mladenovic, but lost in three sets to eventual semifinalistSimona Halep. She then fell short in the first round of the Australian Open, losing toBarbora Strýcová in straight sets.
At theFed Cup, however, Garcia rebounded and helped France in their tie against Italy, earning singles wins over Sara Errani andCamila Giorgi. In her next tournament, the Dubai Tennis Championships, she lost her singles semifinal match, defeatingAnna Karolína Schmiedlová,Carla Suárez Navarro andAndrea Petkovic en route. Two weeks later, she reached her second WTA Tour singles semifinals of the year at the tournament inMonterrey, losing her semifinal match to Heather Watson. Garcia then lost in her opening match inIndian Wells toChristina McHale. Her next tournament was the Miami Open, where she beatMirjana Lučić-Baroni and Andrea Petkovic before losing in three sets to eventual finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova.
She then played inCharleston, losing her first-round match toIrina-Camelia Begu. However, Garcia won thedoubles title alongside Kristina Mladenovic.[14][note 1]
Playing for France in the Fed Cup semifinal, Garcia lost her first match againstKiki Bertens in straight sets, but managed to beatArantxa Rus. France eventually won the tie after the doubles match, in which Garcia once again played with Mladenovic. Her next tournament was thePorsche Tennis Grand Prix, where, despite another first-round defeat in thesingles toMonica Niculescu, she won another title indoubles with Mladenovic after beating top-seedsMartina Hingis andSania Mirza in the final.
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In May, Garcia won her firstPremier Mandatory/Premier-5 doubles title at theMadrid Open, partnering Mladenovic. In the same month, Garcia won theInternationaux de Strasbourg singles title by defeating Mirjana Lučić-Baroni in straight sets in the final, becoming only the third Frenchwoman to win that title since it became a WTA event in 1987.[14][note 1]
At theFrench Open, Garcia won thewomen's doubles event partnering Mladenovic, beatingEkaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final. It was the first Grand Slam women's doubles crown for Garcia and Mladenovic and they became the first all-French pair to win the French Openwomen's doubles title sinceGail Chanfreau andFrançoise Dürr in 1971.[19]
On 19 June, Garcia won her second WTA singles title of 2016 and her first on grass by beatingAnastasija Sevastova in straight sets in the final of the inauguralMallorca Open. She had defeated a pair of former Wimbledon singles semifinalists in Ana Ivanovic andKirsten Flipkens to reach the final. On 20 June, she returned to No. 32 of the singles rankings and replaced Kristina Mladenovic as the French singles No. 1.[20]
Garcia participated in both the women's singles and women's doubles of the2016 Summer Olympics.[21] Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic, seeded No. 2, lost in the first round of thewomen's doubles.
At theUS Open, Garcia was seeded No. 25 in singles. She reached the third round of the draw, defeating Kiki Bertens andKateřina Siniaková before falling to the fourth-seeded Agnieszka Radwańska. As a result, Garcia reached a career-high ranking of 24. In thedoubles event, Garcia yet again partnered with Mladenovic. The Frenchwomen were the No. 1 seed of the event. They reached the final, where they were defeated byBethanie Mattek-Sands andLucie Šafářová. As a result of reaching the final, Garcia and Mladenovic qualified for theWTA Finals as second doubles team.[14][note 1]
Garcia kicked off the Asian swing at theWuhan Open. She was scheduled to play singles at theGuangzhou Open one week earlier, but withdrew before the tournament started. In Wuhan, Garcia played in both singles and doubles. In singles, she was defeated in the second round by No. 8 seedMadison Keys. In doubles, Garcia and Mladenovic, the No. 1 seeds, lost their opening second round to Christina McHale andPeng Shuai. Next, at theChina Open, Garcia reached the third round of the singles draw, before falling toDaria Gavrilova. In doubles, she was once again top-seeded with Mladenovic. The French team fought their way to the final, defeating third-seeds,Chan Hao-ching andChan Yung-jan, in the semifinals. This was Garcia and Mladenovic's eighth final together. They would end up losing to Mattek-Sands and Šafářová, the US Open champions.[14][note 1]
Garcia ended her run in Asia at theHong Kong Open, where she was seeded No. 5 in singles. She passed the first round before losing to her doubles rival, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, in the second round.[14][note 1]She also played singles at her last regular-season tournament of the year, theLuxembourg Open, where she was seeded fourth. She had a hard-fought match againstAnett Kontaveit, and just barely won. She was then defeated by Andrea Petkovic.[14][note 1]
Garcia and Mladenovic received the WTA Award forBest Doubles Team of the Year shortly before the start of the WTA Finals. Garcia also won the Heart Award for the Fed Cup World Group semifinals stage. At the Finals, Garcia and Mladenovic started strong, defeatingJulia Görges andKarolína Plíšková in the quarterfinals. However, in the semifinals, they were once again defeated by their rivals, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Šafářová. Garcia and Mladenovic missed the chance to become the WTA year-end doubles world number-ones.
Garcia made a last-minute appearance at theWTA Elite Trophy. She was originally one place short of qualifying, but was able to join the tournament when Venus Williams withdrew. She played in the Azalea Group againstJohanna Konta andSamantha Stosur. Garcia won her first match against Stosur, but lost her second match against Konta, the top-seed, and thus did not reach the semifinals. However, she walked away with a year-end ranking of 23, her best ranking yet.[14][note 1]
In the Fed Cup final in November against the Czech Republic, Garcia defeated two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová, then upset US Open finalist and Czech No. 1, Karolína Plíšková. Unfortunately, Garcia and Mladenovic then lost their doubles rubber against Pliskova and Strýcová, which meant that the Czech won the Fed Cup final 3–2.
In December, Garcia and Mladenovic were named the doublesITF World Champions of 2016.
During the off-season, Garcia announced that she would not play in the2017 Fed Cup, explaining that she wanted to focus on her singles career.
Garcia's first tournament of the year was theAustralian Open, in which she was the 21st seed. In the first round of the singles event, she defeatedKateryna Bondarenko in straight sets. In the second round, she faced countrywomanOcéane Dodin. Garcia lost the first set, but rallied back to win the match. She then lost in the third round to Barbora Strýcová. In the doubles event, Garcia paired up with Kristina Mladenovic, the French duo being the top seeds of the tournament. The pair won their first three matches to advance to the quarterfinals, in which they defeated Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua. Garcia and Mladenovic then lost in the semifinals to Andrea Hlaváčková and Peng Shuai.[14][note 1]
Garcia moved on to theTaiwan Open, in which she was seeded No. 3. She won her opening match against Marina Erakovic, setting up an encounter withMandy Minella in the second round, to whom she lost in straight sets. At theQatar Open, Garcia won her first round match against qualifierMadison Brengle before falling to No. 2 seed Karolína Plíšková in straight sets in the second round.[22] At theDubai Tennis Championships, Garcia was seeded No. 15. She defeatedJohanna Larsson in the first round, but lost to the 2016 Olympics singles gold medalistMonica Puig in the second round.[23] Garcia's poor form continued inKuala Lumpur, where seeded No. 3, she lost in the first round to the Russian qualifierAnna Kalinskaya.
Wanting to focus on her singles success, Garcia ended her partnership with Mladenovic.[24] However, she still played doubles at theIndian Wells Open, partnering Karolína Plíšková instead. In the BNP Paribas Open singles, Garcia received a bye into the second round, as she was seeded No. 21. She defeated lucky loserEvgeniya Rodina, upset No. 11th seed Johanna Konta in the third round[25] before losing to eventual finalist Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round. Prior to theMiami Open, Garcia lost her status as the top-ranked Frenchwoman in singles to Mladenovic. In that tournament, Garcia was seeded No. 21 and lost her opening match to Peng Shuai in the second round.[26] As the No. 3 seed at theMonterrey Open, Garcia reached the semifinals where she lost to eventual championAnastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Garcia began her clay season at theMadrid Open where she lost in the first round to the qualifierWang Qiang. She also had an early exit at her next event, falling in the second round of theItalian Open to Daria Gavrilova, having beatenDonna Vekić in the first round. She was also beaten by Gavrilova in the semi-finals of theInternationaux de Strasbourg.[14][note 1]
At theFrench Open, Garcia beatNao Hibino,Chloé Paquet,Hsieh Su-wei and Alizé Cornet to reach her first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal, where she lost to the No. 2 seed Karolína Plíšková. Garcia reached a career-high ranking of No. 21 in thesingles rankings.[14][note 1]
Garcia continued her good form atWimbledon by reaching the fourth round for the first time, where she lost to the No. 6 seed, Johanna Konta, in three tight sets. She then reached the singles semifinals inMallorca andBåstad and the singles quarterfinals at theRogers Cup andPan Pacific Open.[14][note 1]
Garcia won her first career Premier-5 singles title at theWuhan Open. It was the biggest singles title won by any French female player sinceMarion Bartoli won Wimbledon in 2013. At Wuhan, the unseeded Garcia defeated the No. 12 seed Angelique Kerber in the first round, registered her first victory of 2017 over a player ranked in the top 10 of the WTA singles rankings by beating the No. 7 seed Dominika Cibulková in the third round, and went on to defeat the unseeded Ashleigh Barty in three sets in the final. Garcia reached a career-high of No. 15 in the WTA singles rankings.[27][28]
At theChina Open, Garcia progressed to the quarterfinals after defeatingElise Mertens and Cornet. She then saved a match point in her three-set victory over the third seedElina Svitolina to reach the semifinals. She defeatedPetra Kvitová in straight sets to reach her second consecutive WTA final, where she beat the newly crowned No. 1, Simona Halep, in straight sets, to win her first Premier-Mandatory title, becoming the first WTA player to win the Wuhan and China Open in the same year. AfterJohanna Konta pulled out of theKremlin Cup, Garcia was confirmed to be the final qualifier for the WTA finals. Garcia lost her first match in the WTA Finals to Halep in straight sets, but then beat both Svitolina andCaroline Wozniacki in three sets to reach the semifinals, where she was defeated by Venus Williams.[14][note 1]
After starting her season inBrisbane, Garcia played at theAustralian Open. The eighth seed, she advanced to the fourth round for the first time in her career before losing to Madison Keys.[29]
Garcia reached the fourth round of her home Slam at the2018 French Open. She also reached the quarterfinals in Dubai and Doha, semifinals in Stuttgart and Madrid, as well as quarterfinals in Rome, Montreal, New Haven, and Tokyo.[14][note 1] She reached a career-high ranking of world No. 4 on 10 September 2018 following her third round showing at the2018 US Open (tennis).
She finished the year ranked No. 19 in the singles rankings.[17]
Garcia helpedFrance win the2019 Fed Cup. She reunited with Mladenovic to clinch the final doubles match against Ashleigh Barty and Sam Stosur ofAustralia.[30]
Garcia began the 2020 tennis season with average results, losing in the second round of theAustralian Open toOns Jabeur.[31] However, at theUS Open, Garcia reached the third round, beating top-seeded Karolína Plíšková in the second round.[32]
She also achieved positive results at the postponedFrench Open, beating 17th seedAnett Kontaveit,Aliaksandra Sasnovich, and 16th seed Elise Mertens en route to the fourth round. Garcia was defeated by third seedElina Svitolina in the fourth round.[33] Garcia's best performance of 2020 was a quarterfinal finish at theLyon Open, losing to the fifth seedAlison Van Uytvanck, in straight sets.[34]
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Garcia started her 2021 season at the first edition of theGippsland Trophy. Seeded 12th, she reached the third round where she lost to seventh seed and eventual champion, Elise Mertens.[35] At theAustralian Open, she was defeated in the second round by third seed, 2019 champion, and eventual champion,Naomi Osaka.[36] Seeded 10th at the first edition of thePhillip Island Trophy, she was eliminated in the first round byMisaki Doi.[37] InAdelaide, she was beaten in her first-round match by Anastasija Sevastova.[38]
Seeded third at theLyon Open, Garcia lost in the second round to qualifier and eventual finalist,Viktorija Golubic.[39] At theDubai Tennis Championships, she beat Angelique Kerber in the first round.[40] She was defeated in the third round by tenth seed Elise Mertens.[41] InMiami, she faced third seed Simona Halep in the second round. She pushed Halep to three sets but ended up losing the match.[42]
In May 2021, Garcia announced her new coach asGabriel Urpí, thus ending a partnership with her father and long-time coach Louis-Paul Garcia.[43] She started her clay-court season at theItalian Open. She was eliminated in the second round byVeronika Kudermetova.[44] Seeded eighth at the first edition of theEmilia-Romagna Open in Parma, she reached the quarterfinals where she was beaten by Kateřina Siniaková.[45] At theInternationaux de Strasbourg, she lost in the second round to fifth seed and eventual champion,Barbora Krejčíková.[46] AtRoland Garros, she beat last year quarterfinalist,Laura Siegemund, in the first round.[47] She was defeated in the second round byPolona Hercog.[48]
Kicking off her grass-court season at theBirmingham Classic, Garcia lost in the second round to eighth seedMarie Bouzková.[49]
Her last match was at theIndian Wells Open in the beginning of October where she lost toCoco Gauff in the second round.[14][note 1] She finished the season ranked No. 74 in the singles rankings.[17]
She started working with a new coach Bertrand Perret in December.[50]
At theFrench Open, she reached the final as a wildcard pair with compatriotKristina Mladenovic.[51][52]She won her second French Open in doubles defeatingJessica Pegula andCoco Gauff in the final.[53]
She secured her eighth career singles title in the lead up to Wimbledon at theBad Homburg Open in the two longest matches of the tournament, overAlizé Cornet in the semifinals (2:45) andBianca Andreescu in the final (2:42).[54][55][56]AtWimbledon, she reached the fourth round only for a second time at this major.
At thePoland Open, Garcia upset the world No. 1,Iga Świątek, in the quarterfinals for her first win against a world No. 1 in ten attempts, ending Swiatek's 18 match win streak on clay in the process.[57][58] She went on to win the tournament, defeatingAna Bogdan, in straight sets in the final, for her ninth title and second in two months.[59]
At theCincinnati Open, she reached the quarterfinals of a WTA 1000 for the first time in four years, since the Canadian Open in 2018, as a qualifier, defeating world No. 3Maria Sakkari, her second top-3 win of 2022[60] andElise Mertens. Next she defeated world No. 8 and seventh seedJessica Pegula to reach her first WTA 1000 semifinal since Madrid in 2018,[61] becoming the first qualifier to advance to the semifinals at this tournament sinceAkgul Amanmuradova in 2007.[62] With her win over sixth seedAryna Sabalenka she became the first qualifier to ever advance to a WTA 1000 final since the tier was created in 2009.[63][64] She won her tenth title defeatingPetra Kvitová in straight sets.[65] As a result, she moved back into the top 20, at world No. 17.[17]
Garcia entered theUS Open as the 17th seed, on an eight-match winning streak dating back to the first round of qualifying in Cincinnati.[66] She defeated lucky loserKamilla Rakhimova,Anna Kalinskaya, 2019 championBianca Andreescu, andAlison Riske-Amritraj in the first four rounds to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time in her career at the US Open and the second time at a major.[67] She defeated 12th seedCoco Gauff in the quarterfinals,[68] but lost to fifth seedOns Jabeur in straight sets in her first major semifinal, snapping a 13-match winning streak.[69] As a result, she re-entered the top 10 in singles on 12 September 2022.[17] In doubles, she reached the quarterfinals with compatriot Mladenovic.
She qualified for theWTA Finals by defeatingRebecca Marino in the first round ofGuadalajara Open. One week before the start of WTA Finals, Bertrand Perret quit being her coach. Seeded sixth, she was placed in Group Tracy Austin of the WTA Finals. She defeatedMaria Sakkari in the semifinal in straight sets.[70] She proceeded to win the biggest title of her career defeatingAryna Sabalenka also in straight sets and moved back to her career-high world No. 4 in the singles rankings.[71]
She was the top seed at theLyon Open[72] and theMonterrey Open but lost in the final respectively toAlycia Parks[73] andDonna Vekić.[74]
At the2023 French Open she reached the quarterfinals in doubles withLuisa Stefani.[14][note 1]
At the WTA 10002023 Guadalajara Open Akron she reached the semifinals defeating tenth seedViktoria Azarenka.[75]
At the beginning of the year, Garcia participated with Team France in theUnited Cup. where she won three of the four singles matches she participated, losing only to world number oneIga Swiatek.[14][note 1] She then participated inAdelaide International, in which, in thesingles bracket, she beat the "wild card"Taylah Preston in the first round in a three-set match, but lost in the second toJelena Ostapenko, also in a three-set match with contradictory statistics.[76] In thedoubles bracket, her performance was much better, and with her usual partnerKristina Mladenovic they reached the final, which, however, they lost to the 3rd seeded pairBeatriz Haddad Maia /Taylor Townsend in straight sets.[77] Then Garcia entered directly into theAustralian Open. She got pastNaomi Osaka in the first round in straight sets.[78] In the second round, the No. 16 seed was surprised byMagdalena Frech, losing the match in straight sets.[79]
Continuing her campaign on hardcourts, in theMiddle East, Garcia participated in theAbu Dhabi Open, where she lost toSorana Cîrstea in the first round in a three-set match.[80]
On 27 September, Garcia announced she was ending her season early after being left "exhausted" by anxiety and panic attacks.[81][82]
Garcia is anoffensive baseliner, with consistent and powerful groundstrokes, and a strong service game. Her forehand is her stronger wing, and she can hit many clean winners off it. She also possesses a consistent and strong two-handed backhand. She also has a strong first and second serve, known for its accuracy. She led the WTA Tour in 2022 and 2023 in the number of aces served (394 and 462, respectively[83]). Her doubles success means she also has a solid net game, although this isn't frequently seen in her singles game. She has good movement and footwork around the court, which help her with hitting her groundstrokes effectively.
Garcia is sponsored byYonex for her clothing, byNew Balance for her shoes, and by Yonex for her racquets. She uses the Yonex VCORE SV 100 racquet. Garcia is also a spokeswoman for Sothys, a French cosmetics company.[84]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | 2R | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 14 | 16–14 | 53% |
| French Open | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | QF | 4R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 14 | 18–14 | 56% | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 1R | NH | 1R | 4R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 11 | 13–11 | 54% | |
| US Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | SF | 1R | 1R | 0 / 12 | 15–12 | 56% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–4 | 11–4 | 8–4 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 3–4 | 9–4 | 6–4 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 51 | 62–51 | 55% |
| Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | ... | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 3R | 3R | 3R | SF | A | 2R | A | 0 / 5 | 11–5 | 69% | |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | W | A | A | W | A | 2 / 7 | 15–5 | 75% | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 2R | QF | A | 1R | A | QF | 0 / 5 | 8–5 | 62% | |
| US Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | QF | F | A | 1R | QF | A | 0 / 6 | 13–6 | 68% | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–4 | 8–4 | 16–3 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 10–2 | 3–1 | 2 / 23 | 47–21 | 69% |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 2016 | French Open | Clay | Kristina Mladenovic |  Ekaterina MakarovaElena Vesnina | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2016 | US Open | Hard | Kristina Mladenovic |  Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová | 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 2022 | French Open(2) | Clay | Kristina Mladenovic | Coco GauffJessica Pegula | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 2022 | WTA Finals, Fort Worth, United States | Hard (i) |  Aryna Sabalenka | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 |
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| Preceded by | WTA Doubles Team of the Year (with Kristina Mladenovic)2016 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Martina Hingis&  Sania Mirza | ITF Doubles World Champion (with Kristina Mladenovic)2016 WTA Tour | Succeeded by |
Women's Tennis Association: Top French female singles tennis players | |
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as of 17 March 2025 | |
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Women's Tennis Association: Top French female doubles tennis players | |
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as of 10 June 2024 | |
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