.jpg) Bouchard at the2023 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Canada |
|---|---|
| Residence | Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. Nassau, Bahamas |
| Born | (1994-02-25)February 25, 1994 (age 31) |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Turned pro | 2009 |
| Retired | 2025 |
| Plays | Right (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Tim Blenkiron (2020–2023) |
| Prize money | $6,940,637 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 300–230 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 5 (October 20, 2014) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2014) |
| French Open | SF (2014) |
| Wimbledon | F (2014) |
| US Open | 4R (2014,2015) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (2014) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 66–76 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 103 (August 12, 2013) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2014) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2013) |
| US Open | 2R (2015) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2016) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2015) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2013) |
| US Open | 2R (2015) |
| Team competitions | |
| BJK Cup | W (2023), record 15–4 |
| Hopman Cup | RR (2014,2015,2018) |
Eugenie "Genie"Bouchard (/buːˈʃɑːrd/;[1][2]French pronunciation:[øʒenibuʃaʁ]; born February 25, 1994) is a Canadian former professionaltennis player and currentpickleball player.[3] At the2014 Wimbledon Championships, she became the first player representing Canada[a] to reach the final of amajor singles tournament, finishing runner-up toPetra Kvitová.[4] Bouchard also reached the semifinals of the2014 Australian Open[5] and2014 French Open.[6] Having won the2012 Wimbledon girls' title as a junior,[7] she was namedWTA Newcomer of the Year at the end of the2013 WTA Tour.[8][9] She received theWTA Most Improved Player award for the2014 season and reached a career-high ranking of world No. 5, becoming the first Canadian tennis player to be ranked in the top 5 in singles.[10]
In 2017 and 2018, Bouchard was ranked No. 10 and No. 9 in Forbes’ World's Highest-Paid Female Athletes list, earning $6.2 million in 2017 and $7.1 million in 2018. She retired from professional tennis after the2025 Canadian Open. Bouchard began a professional pickleball career in 2024.[11]
Eugenie Bouchard was born as one of twins to Michel Bouchard, an investment banker, and Julie Leclair inMontreal.[12]
Bouchard started playing tennis at the age of 22 and was a member ofTennis Canada's National Training Centre in Gatineau Ottawa. She grew up in the affluent area of Pleasant Park in Ottawa of her Grandma Queen Mary Ball aa her Paternal Home of her Father Murray Stewart. Her grand-mama Francoise Bacon lived in Montreal as her Maternal Home.[13] At age 22, she moved toFlorida to train with coachNick Saviano.
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In 2005, Bouchard participated at the tournament Open Super 12 inAuray, France. She captured the ITF singles and doubles titles in Costa Rica and also the All Canadian ITF singles title in Burlington, Ontario in 2008. In 2009 and at only 15, she won the Canadian Under-18 Indoor Championship in Toronto. At this event, Bouchard overpowered fellow QuebeckerMarianne Jodoin to become, at 15 years and a month, one of the youngest winners of the indoor event. Later that year, she won her first professional main-draw match at Caserta, Italy, defeating No. 798 Frederica Grazioso. Also in that year, she won the Pan American Closed ITF Championships.[14]
At theAustralian Open, she lost in the semifinals of the singles junior event against fifth seedMonica Puig. A week later, she won her first professional title at the $25kBurnie International, where she defeated fellow 16-year-old qualifierZheng Saisai in the final.[15][16]
She won her second professional title in April at the $10k inŠibenik, Croatia, where she defeated qualifier Jessica Ginier in the final. She missed theFrench Open due to an injury. AtWimbledon, Bouchard lost in the quarterfinals of the singles junior event to No. 3 seedIrina Khromacheva but won the doubles junior event with her partnerGrace Min. She also reached a week later her first professional doubles final withMegan Moulton-Levy at the $50k tournament inWaterloo, where she lost. At the end of July, she beat the 114th ranked playerAlison Riske at theCiti Open inCollege Park. It was her firstWTA Tour main-draw win.[17] With that win, she had the chance to meet No. 2 seedNadia Petrova in the second round, but lost the match.[18] Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 302 in the world.[citation needed]
Bouchard reached the semifinals of the juniorAustralian Open for the second straight year, but lost toYulia Putintseva.[citation needed] Bouchard won her first professional doubles title at the $50k tournament in Dothan, Alabama with partnerJessica Pegula. She defeated fellow CanadiansSharon Fichman andMarie-Ève Pelletier in the final.[citation needed] In May, Bouchard won her third professional singles title at the $10k in Båstad with a win in the final overKatharina Lehnert.[citation needed] The following week, she won her second straight ITF title in Båstad, where she defeated Milana Špremo in the final. Bouchard won the junior singles title atWimbledon defeating third seedElina Svitolina. She became the first Canadian ever, junior or pro, to win a major in singles.[7] She also won the doubles title for the second straight year, this time with AmericanTaylor Townsend, beatingBelinda Bencic andAna Konjuh in the final.[19]
At the end of July, Bouchard won her second $25k and fifth singles title of her career at theChallenger de Granby. She defeated fellow Canadian and defending champion,Stéphanie Dubois, in the final.[20] She played a week later at theWashington Open where she was awarded a wildcard for the main draw. Bouchard made it to the first WTA Tour quarterfinal of her career, but was defeated bySloane Stephens.[21] At theRogers Cup, she upset former world No. 11,Shahar Pe'er, in the first round.[22] She then lost in the next round to 2011 French Open championLi Na. Bouchard reached her first $50k final at theSaguenay Challenger, but lost toMadison Keys.[23] The following week, she won her first $50k title at theToronto Challenger.[24] She reached the doubles final as well. At her last tournament of the season, Bouchard lost toJacqueline Cako andNatalie Pluskota in the doubles final of the $75kPhoenix Classic.[25] Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 144 in the world.[citation needed]
For the2013 season, Bouchard enlistedNathalie Tauziat to coach and travel with her part-time, and Bouchard transformed her defensive, retrieving tactics from junior level into a game of aggression.[26] Tauziat was let go after the season and Saviano committed to a more present role alongside Bouchard.[citation needed]
At the start of the season, Bouchard attempted to qualify for the main draw at theSydney International, but lost toStorm Sanders in the first round of the qualifiers.[27] She played the qualifiers for theAustralian Open and was eliminated byDaria Gavrilova in the second round.[28] Bouchard played in the main draw of theCopa Bionaire in Colombia. She beatLaura Thorpe in the opening round but lost toAlexandra Panova in the next round.[29] At theCopa Colsanitas, she had to play the qualifying rounds again. She beatRichèl Hogenkamp in the opening round but the lost toArantxa Parra Santonja.[30] Bouchard played in the main draw of theMexican Open in Acapulco where she beatEva Birnerová in the first round, before she was defeated by defending champion and top seed,Sara Errani.[31] She received a wildcard entry to theMiami Open and beat Shahar Pe'er in her opening match and was defeated in the second round by world No. 2,Maria Sharapova.[32]
At theFamily Circle Cup, she successfully qualified for the main draw, and drew fellow qualifierNastassja Burnett which she won in straight sets.[citation needed] She also defeated world No. 42,Laura Robson, in three sets in the second round, her first top-50 win.[33] Bouchard won her third-round clash against former US Open championSamantha Stosur (the Australian retired), booking a spot in the quarterfinals of the Premier tournament.[34] It was the first top-10 victory of her career. Although she lost toJelena Janković, the quarterfinal appearance assured her a spot in the top-100 for the first time.[35] Bouchard went on to play a French Open warm-up tournament, theInternationaux de Strasbourg, where she had one of her most impressive runs on the WTA Tour to date. She made it to the semifinals by defeatingSílvia Soler Espinosa,[citation needed]Camila Giorgi[36] andAnna Tatishvili[37] all in straight sets, but lost toAlizé Cornet.[38] Bouchard made her first major main-draw appearance at theFrench Open, where she defeatedTsvetana Pironkova in straight sets.[39] Her next opponent was the defending champion Maria Sharapova, who defeated her.[40]
AtWimbledon, Bouchard beat qualifierGalina Voskoboeva in her opening match in three sets.[41] In the second round, she had one of the biggest wins of her career when she beat world No. 12 and former No. 1,Ana Ivanovic, on Centre Court in straight sets.[42] But she was eliminated in the third round byCarla Suárez Navarro.[43] At the beginning of August, Bouchard reached the doubles final at the tournament inWashington, D.C. which was the first WTA final of her career. She was defeated, with partner Taylor Townsend, byShuko Aoyama andVera Dushevina in the final.[44] The next week, she made it to the second round for the second straight year at theRogers Cup and was ultimately defeated by defending champion,Petra Kvitová.[45] At the last Premier-5-event before the US Open, Bouchard reached the second round of the2013 Western & Southern Open as a qualifier, but lost in three sets to world No. 1,Serena Williams.[46] At theUS Open, she was stopped by world No. 9,Angelique Kerber, in the second round.[47] Bouchard made it to the second WTA semifinal of her career at theChallenge Bell in mid-September, but was eliminated byLucie Šafářová.[48]
At the Premier 5Pan Pacific Open, Bouchard had a remarkable run. She defeatedMonica Puig in the first round[citation needed] and the No. 9 seed,Sloane Stephens, in three sets in the second.[49] In the third round, she beat the former world No. 1 and sixth seed, Jelena Janković, her second win over a member of the top 10, in straight sets to reach her first WTA Premier-5 quarterfinal and fourth WTA quarterfinal of her career.[50] She was defeated byVenus Williams in the next round in over three hours of play.[51] The next week, Bouchard lost to Sloane Stephens in the second round of the WTA Premier MandatoryChina Open.[52] AtOsaka, she made it to the first WTA singles final of her career and became the first Canadian to reach a WTA singles final sinceRebecca Marino in 2011 inMemphis.[53] She ultimately lost to Sam Stosur in the final.[54] At theLuxembourg Open, the last tournament of her season, Bouchard was defeated byAndrea Petkovic in the first round.[55] Bouchard was named theNewcomer of the Year after her breakthrough season, the first Canadian sinceCarling Bassett-Seguso in 1983 to win the WTA award.[8][9]
Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 32 in the world.[citation needed] During the 2013 off-season she appeared onCTV Montreal as a guest weather anchor.[56]
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Bouchard started the new season at theHopman Cup, where she representedCanada withMilos Raonic, followed by a first-round exit atSydney toBethanie Mattek-Sands.[57] The next week, Bouchard won her opening match at theAustralian Open over wildcardTang Haochen,[58] followed by wins overVirginie Razzano,[59]Lauren Davis,[60] andCasey Dellacqua to advance to the quarterfinals.[61] In the quarterfinals, Bouchard defeated Ana Ivanovic.[62] She was eliminated in the semifinals by world No. 4,Li Na, but guaranteed herself a spot in the world's top 20 for the first time.[63] Two weeks later, she won both of her singles matches in theFed Cup World Group II first round against Serbia, helping Canada reach the World Group playoffs for the first time since 2004.[64]
At theIndian Wells Open, Bouchard defeatedPeng Shuai in the second round[65] and scored her third win over a member of the top 10 with a victory over Sara Errani in the third round.[66] Her run was stopped by world No. 7,Simona Halep, in the fourth round.[67] Bouchard reached the quarterfinals of theFamily Circle Cup for the second straight year with wins overAlla Kudryavtseva[68] and Venus Williams in the second and third rounds, respectively.[69] She then advanced to the semifinals for the first time after defeating world No. 8, Jelena Janković, her fourth win over a top-10 player, but lost to Andrea Petkovic.[70][71] At theFed Cup World Group play-offs two weeks later, Bouchard helped Canada get its place in the World Group I, the first time for the country since the introduction of the new World Group format in 1995, by winning her two singles matches.[72] At theNürnberger Versicherungscup, a French Open warm-up tournament, Bouchard won the first WTA singles title of her career with a victory overKarolína Plíšková in the final. She is the first Canadian to win a WTA singles title sinceAleksandra Wozniak at theStanford Classic in 2008 and the sixth in history.[73][74]
At theFrench Open, Bouchard defeated Shahar Pe'er,[75]Julia Görges[76] andJohanna Larsson[77] in the first three rounds to set up a clash with world No. 9, Angelique Kerber, in the round of 16. She won the match in straight sets in only 52 minutes, her fifth victory over a member of the top 10, to reach the quarterfinals.[78] She then defeated Carla Suárez Navarro in three sets, coming back from 2–5 down and 1–4 down in the first and deciding set respectively, to make it to her second consecutive Grand Slam semifinal.[79] In the semifinals, she was eliminated by world No. 8 and eventual tournament winner, Maria Sharapova, in three sets.[6]
Bouchard suffered an opening-round exit at theRosmalen Open as the third seed, where she lost toVania King in three sets.[80] AtWimbledon, Bouchard defeatedDaniela Hantuchová,[81]Sílvia Soler Espinosa,[82] Andrea Petkovic,[83] Alizé Cornet[84] and Angelique Kerber,[85] all in straight sets, to make it to her third straight major semifinal. In doing so, she became the first WTA player to make the semifinals of the first three majors of the season sinceDinara Safina in 2009, and guaranteed her first top-10 ranking following the tournament.[86] She then defeated world No. 3, Simona Halep, in straight sets to become the first Canadian-born player representing Canada to make it into a Grand Slam singles final.[4] She lost in the final to Wimbledon 2011 champion Petra Kvitová in straight sets.[87]
Bouchard was scheduled to start herUS Open Series campaign at theWashington Open; however, she withdrew from the tournament citing a right knee injury. She played her first tournament since Wimbledon at theRogers Cup in her hometown of Montreal.[88] Seeded fifth, she received a first-round bye and facedShelby Rogers in her opener. Bouchard suffered a shocking three-set loss.[89] Bouchard was the seventh seed at theCincinnati Open and lost again in three sets in the second round, this time toSvetlana Kuznetsova.[90] At theUS Open, she was defeated byEkaterina Makarova in the fourth round.[91] Bouchard received a main-draw wildcard (after forgetting to enter) to participate in theHong Kong Open, but pulled out of the tournament due to heat stroke suffered at the US Open. She had been the image of promotion for the tournament and promoted widely. Her last-minute withdrawal sparked criticism, as she had allegedly agreed to appearance fees and signed contracts, to which the WTA responded by fining the tournament official. At the inauguralWuhan Open, Bouchard reached her first WTA Premier-5 final with wins over Mona Barthel, Alison Riske, Alizé Cornet and No. 7, Caroline Wozniacki.[92] She was defeated by Petra Kvitová in the final, in a rematch of the Wimbledon final.[93]
In October, Bouchard qualified for the2014 WTA Finals, hosted in Singapore, and was joined by top players Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitová, Simona Halep, Agnieszka Radwańska, Ana Ivanovic, and Caroline Wozniacki,[94] but she was eliminated in the round-robin stage.[95] At the end of the2014 season, she was named theMost Improved Player by the WTA.[10] On November 24, 2014, it was announced that Saviano and Bouchard were parting ways.[96]
Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 7 in the world.[citation needed]
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Bouchard started her season at theHopman Cup, representing Canada alongsideVasek Pospisil. She lost her first match against theCzech Republic'sLucie Šafářová, and Canada went on to lose the tie. Then, in the tie against theU.S. team, Bouchard beat Serena Williams, while Pospisil beatJohn Isner to give Canada the win. They defeatedItaly in the last tie, but despite the win, they finished second in the group and were eliminated.[97] At theAustralian Open, Bouchard lost in the quarterfinals to Maria Sharapova in straight sets.[98] On February 5, 2015, Bouchard began working withSam Sumyk, who had previously coached Victoria Azarenka to Grand Slam success.[99]
Bouchard, the top seed atDiamond Games at Antwerp, was eliminated in the second round by Mona Barthel after a first-round bye.[100] AtIndian Wells, Bouchard was eliminated in the fourth round by qualifierLesia Tsurenko.[101] A week later inMiami, after a first-round bye, Bouchard was defeated in the second round by yet another qualifier,Tatjana Maria in straight sets.[102]
Bouchard began her clay-court season at theFamily Circle Cup. After receiving a bye in the first round, she lost in the second round to unseededLauren Davis in straight sets.[103] Bouchard then participated in Fed Cup, representing team Canada. She went on to lose both of her singles matches to RomaniansAlexandra Dulgheru andAndreea Mitu. Canada was hence relegated to the World Group II division.[104]
Bouchard lost her first-round match againstBarbora Strýcová at theMadrid Open, after winning the first set and up with a break in the second, which put her losing streak at the time at six matches.[105] The next week at theItalian Open, she won her first match since March defeatingZarina Diyas in the second round,[106] but lost in the next round to eventual finalist Carla Suárez Navarro.[107] At theFrench Open, Bouchard was eliminated in the first round, losing toKristina Mladenovic.[108]
Her losing streak continued when she lost in the first round toYaroslava Shvedova at theRosmalen Open as a wildcard entry and top seed,[109] then in the second round of theBirmingham Classic yet again to Mladenovic after getting bagelled in the third set, having received a first-round bye.[110] Bouchard won her first match on grass defeating Alison Riske in the second round inEastbourne. However, she was forced to retire against eventual champion,Belinda Bencic, in round three with an abdominal injury.[111] Bouchard next headed toWimbledon as the defending finalist and the 12th seed.[112] She was taken down in straight sets by qualifierDuan Yingying in the opening round, her second consecutive first-round loss at a Grand Slam event.[113] This loss would push her down to No. 26, her first time out of the top 20 since her semifinal appearance at the 2014 Australian Open. After just six months, Sumyk was fired by Bouchard as coach.[114]
At theRogers Cup in August, her first tournament in more than a month, Bouchard was again defeated by eventual champion, Belinda Bencic, in the first round.[115] At theWestern & Southern Open the next week, she progressed to the second round overKateryna Bondarenko in two tie-breaks, her first match win since June,[116] but was immediately eliminated by eventual semifinalist Elina Svitolina.[117] InNew Haven, Bouchard was defeated easily in the first round byRoberta Vinci.[118]
At theUS Open, Bouchard defeated Alison Riske[119] andPolona Hercog[120] in the first and second round, respectively, which became her first back-to-back wins since March at the Indian Wells Open.[121] In the third round, Bouchard defeated Dominika Cibulková in three-sets to reach the second week at the US Open for the second straight year.[122] The tournament was seen as Bouchard's return to form, as she was also advancing in the doubles and mixed doubles.[123] Bouchard was scheduled to play Roberta Vinci in the fourth round, but was forced to withdraw due to a concussion, an injury she suffered after slipping and falling in the locker room.[124] A subsequent lawsuit was filed against theUnited States Tennis Association (USTA), with the parties reaching settlement in 2018.[125] Bouchard withdrew from other tournaments, citing effects from the concussion[123] and she played only one match for the remainder of 2015. That match was against Andrea Petkovic at the2015 China Open, a match Bouchard retired from in the second set due to dizziness.[126]
Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 48 in the world.[citation needed]
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After over three months since her last match, Bouchard started the new season at theShenzhen Open, winning in the first two rounds overDonna Vekić[127] andNicole Gibbs,[128] respectively. She was defeated byTímea Babos in the quarterfinals.[129] The following week at theHobart International, she had her most decisive victory in almost a year, beating Bethanie Mattek-Sands with the loss of just three games,[130] followed by a straight-set win over Alison Van Uytvanck to bring her into her second straight quarterfinal of the year.[131] She then defeated Camila Giorgi[132] and Dominika Cibulková[133] to reach her first final since the 2014 Wuhan Open; however, she lost in straight sets to Alizé Cornet.[134]
Bouchard next played theAustralian Open, where she was unseeded at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2013. She won her opening match againstAleksandra Krunić,[135] before falling to world No. 4, Agnieszka Radwańska, in the second round.[136] In February, she reached the third round of theQatar Ladies Open, before falling to Zheng Saisai in straight sets.[137] In March at theMalaysian Open, Bouchard advanced to her second final of the season in which she was defeated byElina Svitolina, in three sets.[138]
AtIndian Wells, she lost in the third round to Timea Bacsinszky.[139] After mutually parting ways withThomas Högstedt, Bouchard re-hired Saviano as coach prior to the clay-court season.[140] At theFrench Open, she advanced to the second round but lost to Bacsinszky again, despite leading 4–1 in the first set.[141] After the match, Bouchard publicly admitted that her struggles on the court the previous year had led to her struggling to eat properly. This sparked rumours that she had developed an eating disorder, which she soon denied.[142][143]
Grass-court season began for Bouchard with a loss to qualifierElise Mertens at theRosmalen Open in which she won just two games.[144] She went on to be eliminated at the second round of theMallorca Open byAnastasija Sevastova[145] and then reached the third round atEastbourne, losing again to Radwanska.[146] At Wimbledon, she beatMagdaléna Rybáriková in straight sets, in a match that began on the outside courts but was finished under the closed roof of Centre Court due to an extremely long rain delay.[147] Less than 24 hours later, she was back on Centre Court and won back-to-back matches in a Grand Slam for the first time this year, defeating Johanna Konta in three sets.[148] In the third round, she lost in straight sets to Dominika Cibulková.[149]
At her home tournament, theRogers Cup, Bouchard advanced to the third round with wins over Lucie Šafářová[150] and world No. 10, Dominika Cibulková.[151] Her run was stopped by qualifierKristína Kučová.[152] She next competed at theSummer Olympics in Rio, and won her opening match overSloane Stephens,[153] but was defeated by world No. 2, Angelique Kerber, in the next round.[154] She also reached the second round in doubles withGabriela Dabrowski.[155] At theUS Open, Bouchard lost toKateřina Siniaková in the first round.[156] Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 47 in the world.[citation needed]
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Bouchard started the year by playing at theBrisbane International. She was defeated in the first round by Shelby Rogers.[157] At theSydney International, Bouchard defeated world No. 23,Zhang Shuai, in the first round[158] and world No. 6, Dominika Cibulková, in straight sets,[159] to set up a quarterfinal meeting with world No. 27, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, whom she also beat.[160] She then lost her first semifinal since February 2016 to world No. 10, Johanna Konta.[161] At theAustralian Open, Bouchard defeatedLouisa Chirico[162] and Peng Shuai[163] in her first two matches, but lost toCoCo Vandeweghe in three sets in round three.[164] She lost in the first round of her next four tournaments, theMexican Open,Indian Wells Open,Miami Open andMonterrey Open, respectively.[165]
Bouchard made a return to the ITF Circuit for the first time in nearly four years at the $80k event inIndian Harbour Beach, but was defeated byVictoria Duval in the quarterfinals.[166][167] Two weeks later, she lost in the opening round of theİstanbul Cup toJana Čepelová.[168] In May at the Premier MandatoryMadrid Open, she won her first tour-level match since the Australian Open in January with a victory over Alizé Cornet.[169] She then defeated Maria Sharapova in the second round,[170] to set up a match with world No. 2, Angelique Kerber, in the third round. Bouchard won the first set and was up 5–0 in the second before Kerber had to retire with a left thigh injury.[171] Her run was ended by world No. 9, Svetlana Kuznetsova, in the quarterfinals.[172] At theFrench Open, she won her first-round match overRisa Ozaki[173] but was defeated byAnastasija Sevastova in the second.[174] Bouchard lost in the opening round of theWimbledon Championships to Carla Suárez Navarro.[175] At theWashington Open in August, she reached her second WTA doubles final but lost toShuko Aoyama andRenata Voráčová, with partner Sloane Stephens.[176] In October, at her last tournament of the season, theLuxembourg Open, she and partnerKirsten Flipkens advanced to the doubles final but were defeated byLesley Kerkhove andLidziya Marozava.[177] In December, it was announced that trial for Bouchard's lawsuit against the USTA (regarding the alleged head injury caused to Bouchard by the slippery surface in a physiotherapy room at the 2015 US Open) would take place in late February 2018, and was expected to last around ten days.[178]
Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 81 in the world.[citation needed]
After parting company with coachThomas Högstedt towards the end of 2017, Bouchard began working withHarold Solomon.[179] She teamed up withVasek Pospisil to compete at theHopman Cup for Canada, but failed to win a single match in the competition, losing all three of her singles games in straight sets, and picking up a buttock injury during her last match againstElise Mertens.[180] Bouchard's losing streak continued at theHobart International when she was beaten again in straight sets byAryna Sabalenka, a result that meant Bouchard fell out of the WTA top 100 for the first time since 2013.[181]
At theAustralian Open, she defeatedOcéane Dodin in the opening round,[182] before losing to world No. 1, Simona Halep, in the second.[183] Following several poor results at the front-end of the season, including failure to qualify at the French Open, Bouchard's world ranking plummeted to 194 in early June, her lowest ranking in six years.[citation needed] She slowly improved her ranking over the coming months, starting with qualifying into main draw ofWimbledon, where she lost in the second round toAshleigh Barty.[184] Bouchard followed this up with a semifinal appearance at theLadies Championship Gstaad, where she retired injured against Alizé Cornet.[185]
At theUS Open, she dropped just seven games in three qualifying matches in front of packed crowds.[186] In the main draw, she continued her dominance from qualifying, dispatching French wildcard Harmony Tan for the loss of just four games.[187] Bouchard was then ousted from the tournament in the second round, falling toMarkéta Vondroušová in straight sets.[188]
Bouchard again struggled following the US Open, failing to win a main-draw match at her next four tournaments.[citation needed] Her form turned at theLuxembourg Open, where she won through three qualifying matches and then defeated Tímea Babos,[189] Carla Suárez Navarro[190] and Andrea Petkovic[191] to set up a semifinal clash with top seed Julia Görges. Despite serving for the match at 5–3 in the second set, Bouchard ultimately lost in three sets.[192][193] The result, however, moved her inside the top 100. Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 89 in the world.[citation needed]
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Bouchard began the season at theAuckland Open in New Zealand where she made the quarterfinals, before losing to top seed Julia Görges. Bouchard also played doubles at the event, partnering AmericanSofia Kenin. The pair would go on to win the tournament, earning Bouchard her first doubles title on the WTA Tour.[194]
At theAustralian Open, Bouchard made short work of Peng Shuai in the opening round,[195] before falling to Serena Williams in the second.[196] With an early exit at the Australian Open, she opted to compete on theWTA Challenger Tour at theNewport Beach Challenger. Seeded third, she progressed to the quarterfinals, where she was defeated by fellow Canadian and eventual champion,Bianca Andreescu.[197]
In February, Bouchard was awarded a wildcard into the Premier-5Dubai Championships. She defeatedVera Lapko in the first round,[198] before losing to third seed Simona Halep in the second round.[199] Bouchard subsequently failed to win a match atIndian Wells,Miami,French Open,Eastbourne,Wimbledon,Lausanne,Washington, theRogers Cup,Vancouver and theBronx Open to extend her losing-streak to 11 matches across WTA Tour, qualifying and ITF Circuit matches.[citation needed] At theUS Open, Bouchard's lost in straight to 12th seedAnastasija Sevastova in the first round.[200] Bouchard's ranking fell outside the world's top 150 following her loss at the US Open.[citation needed]
In September at theCentral Coast Open on the ITF Circuit. Seeded third, Bouchard went out of the tournament in the opening round to world No. 272,Gabriela Talaba.[citation needed] Following her continued poor results, Bouchard's ranking slumped to 224 in the world.[citation needed] Bouchard returned to the singles circuit at theWTA 125 Houston Challenger. At the event, Bouchard ended her 13-match losing streak and won her first match at any level in nine months, defeatingValentini Grammatikopoulou, in straight sets.[201] She also won through her second-round match against eighth seedFrancesca Di Lorenzo, following Di Lorenzo's retirement in the second set.[citation needed] Bouchard's tournament came to an end in the third round after she retired three games into her match againstMandy Minella following a foot injury.[202]
Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 224 in the world.[citation needed]
At theAuckland Open, for which she was granted a wildcard, Bouchard showed some signs of a return to form. She defeatedKirsten Flipkens[203] and eighth seedCaroline Garcia in straight sets,[204] before losing a toAmanda Anisimova in the quarterfinals.[205] Bouchard entered theAustralian Open qualifying unseeded, where she won her first two matches againstYou Xiaodi andMaddison Inglis before slumping to a disappointing straight sets loss in the final qualifying round againstMartina Trevisan.[206]
After the hiatus from tennis due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, she returned to tennis at thePrague Open where she showed more signs of a return to form by upsetting eighth seedVeronika Kudermetova in the first round.[207] She then defeatedTamara Zidanšek in three sets to make her second tour level quarterfinal of 2020.[208] However, she was defeated in three sets by the eventual runner-up and third seed, Elise Mertens.[209]
At theİstanbul Cup, Bouchard qualified for the main draw and made a subsequent run to the final of the event, upsetting top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova along the way.[210] She faced unseeded RomanianPatricia Maria Țig in the final, losing in three competitive sets.[211] Despite the loss, Bouchard launched up the rankings more than 100 places to No. 167 in the world, earning a wildcard into the French Open in the process.[212]
At the postponedFrench Open, Bouchard made it to the third round before losing to eventual championIga Świątek in straight sets.[213] Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 141 in the world.[citation needed]
Bouchard started her 2021 season at theAustralian Open in the qualifying draw, but was defeated in the second round toYuan Yue in straight sets.[214]
In March, Bouchard received a wildcard at theAbierto Zapopan and made her way to her eighth career WTA final, but lost to fourth seedSara Sorribes Tormo in straight sets.[215] The result improved Bouchard's ranking to No. 116 in the world.[citation needed] Bouchard later revealed that she suffered a tear in her right shoulder during her first-round match againstCaroline Dolehide, which would later require arthroscopic surgery in June.[216] The injury ended Bouchard's 2021 season.[citation needed]
Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 246 in the world.[citation needed] While rehabbing from shoulder surgery, Bouchard began working as a color commentator forThe Tennis Channel.[217]
Bouchard continued to rehab her shoulder to begin 2022, missing both the Australian Open and French Open.[citation needed] By May, she was without a world ranking.[218] In June, Bouchard announced her comeback to tennis and signalled her intentions to compete at Wimbledon via a protected ranking. Bouchard later decided to withdraw from Wimbledon due to the WTA's decision to not award ranking points at the 2022 Championships.[218]
In August, Bouchard officially made her return to the tour and competed in her first match in 17 months at theVancouver Open, where she lost toArianne Hartono in straight sets.[219] At theUS Open, Bouchard attempted to qualify for the main draw but was eliminated in the second round by Czech fourth seedLinda Nosková, in straight sets.[220]
Bouchard received a wildcard at theChennai Open where she reached the quarterfinals, after recording two straight sets win overJoanne Züger[221] andKarman Thandi.[222] She then lost toNadia Podoroska in three sets.[223] The result improved Bouchard's ranking to No. 502 in the world. In October, she qualified for theWTA 500 event inOstrava, defeating two top 100 players in impressive fashion. In the main draw, she lost in three close sets to sixth seedBelinda Bencic in the first round.[224]
At theWTA 1000 event inGuadalajara, Bouchard received a wildcard into the main draw and defeated American qualifierKayla Day in the first round.[225] She then lost to 12th seedJeļena Ostapenko in three sets.[226] Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 323 in the world.[citation needed]
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Bouchard started her 2023 season with a wildcard entry into the qualifying draw of theAuckland Open. Despite a strong opening-round win against 11th seedAnn Li, Bouchard was forced to withdraw from the tournament before the second round of qualifying, after suffering a bout of food poisoning.[227]
At theAustralian Open, she used her protected ranking to enter the qualifying draw, however, she was defeated in the first round by AmericanAshlyn Krueger, in three sets.[228]
She used her protected ranking to enter the main draw at theMadrid Open and defeatedDayana Yastremska in the first round,[229] before losing her next match toMartina Trevisan.[230]
Bouchard withdrew from the French Open, giving no clear reason.[citation needed] In the qualifying rounds forWimbledon, she lost in the first round toGreet Minnen in straight sets.[231] She was eliminated in the second round of qualifying for theUS Open by Dayana Yastremska.[232]
Given a wildcard entry into the main-draw at theGuadalajara Open Akron, Bouchard overcameRenata Zarazúa to reach the second round,[233] where she lost toVeronika Kudermetova in three sets.[234]
Bouchard was named to theCanadian team during theBJK Cup Finals in November 2023. She won both doubles matches she played, contributing to Team Canada's victory. This marks the first time Canada has won the competition.[235]
Bouchard made her first appearance on a professional tennis court for six months at an ITF event inFlorida in May 2024, where she reached the quarterfinals but retired at the start of the third set against top seedKayla Day.[236]
Given a wildcard entry, she partneredSloane Stephens in the doubles at the2024 Citi DC Open, losing in the first round.[237]
Bouchard lost in the first round of qualifying at the2024 Canadian Open toMoyuka Uchijima.[238] That would prove to be her last match for almost a year until the2025 Hall of Fame Open, where, entering as a wildcard, she lost toAnna Rogers in the first round.[238]
On 16 July 2025, Bouchard announced that she would retire from professional tennis after theCanadian Bank Open in Montreal, which she had entered as a wildcard. Writing on social media she said: : “You’ll know when it’s time. For me, it’s now. Ending where it all started: Montreal.”[239][240]
PartneringClervie Ngounoue, she was given a wildcard into the doubles at the2025 Washington Open, but lost to fellow wildcard entrants,Hailey Baptiste andVenus Williams, in the first round.[241]
At the2025 Canadian Open, she started her farewell tournament with a first round win overEmiliana Arango in three sets which marked her 300th Tour win.[242][243] Bouchard lost in the second round to 17th seed Belinda Bencic also in three sets.[244][245]
Bouchard has played four seasons withWorld TeamTennis starting in 2009 when she debuted in the league with theKansas City Explorers, followed by a season with theTexas Wild in 2013, theNew York Empire in 2017, and theOrange County Breakers in 2019. It was announced that she will be joining theChicago Smash for their debut season, during the 2020 WTT season set to begin July 12 atThe Greenbrier.[246]
Bouchard was dominant for the Smash in women's doubles withBethanie Mattek-Sands during the 2020 season, finishing the season with an 11–5 record, helping the Smash to earn a No. 2 seed in WTT Play-offs. The Smash defeated theOrlando Storm in the semifinals before falling to theNew York Empire in a super-tiebreaker for the championship.
Bouchard employs a high-risk, aggressive playing style, focused on her powerful groundstrokes, that is played from the baseline. During her 2014 breakout season, Bouchard was noted for her ability to hit the ball hard, flat, and early on the rise, allowing her to defeat multiple top 10 players and run deep into Grand Slams.[247] Her two-handed backhand is her strongest groundstoke, and can penetrate deep into the court, allowing her to push her opponents behind the baseline. Her forehand is notable for its condensed swing, allowing her to generate considerable power, and is especially effective when utilised to redirect power down the line. However, the condensed forehand swing also reduces the level of control Bouchard has over her forehand, which can result in the accumulation of unforced errors when employing this shot. Her first serve is powerful, averaging 103 mph (166 km/h), and having been recorded as high as 111 mph (179 km/h), allowing her to serve aces. Her second serve typically averages 84 mph (135 km/h). Due to her aggressive playing style, she rarely incorporates drop shots, lobs, or sliced backhands into points.[248] Due to her doubles experience, Bouchard is able to volley efficiently, although she rarely approaches the net when she plays singles matches. She has been noted for her fighting attitude and determination.
After her breakout grand slam final appearance at the2014 Wimbledon Championships, Bouchard signed a three-year endorsement deal withCoca-Cola, following earlier agreements withRogers Communications and equipment sponsorsNike andBabolat.[249] In June 2015, Bouchard signed a multi-year partnership withAviva Canada.[250] Bouchard has used numerous racquets throughout the years–as a junior, Bouchard used various iterations of theWilson Blade. As a professional player, she typically used the Babolat Pure Aero, doing so between 2013 and 2018, switching briefly to the Babolat Pure Drive in 2017; she also used theHead Graphene Radical between 2017 and 2018. After her contract with Babolat expired in 2018, Bouchard briefly used the Wilson Ultra 100. Bouchard usesYonex racquets, having endorsed the Yonex VCORE 100 racquet since late 2018. She is endorsed byNew Balance. In 2017 and 2018, she was ranked #10 and #9 inForbes’ World's Highest-Paid Female Athletes list, earning $6.2 million in 2017 and $7.1 million in 2018.
Bouchard was ranked No. 1 bySportsPro in their "World's 50 Most Marketable Athletes 2015 list", toppling the likes ofNeymar,Steph Curry, andUsain Bolt on the list.[251]
Bouchard has a twin sister, Beatrice, who is six minutes older. She also has two younger siblings, sister Charlotte (born 1995) and brother William (born 1999).[252] She and her twin sister are named afterPrince Andrew's daughters,Princess Eugenie andPrincess Beatrice of York. Her sister Charlotte is named afterCharlotte Casiraghi, the daughter of Monégasque PrincessCaroline and her then husbandStefano Casiraghi,[253] and William is named afterWilliam, Prince of Wales.[254]
She once considered a career as a physician.[255] She is fluent in English and French. Her favourite tennis player isRoger Federer, whom she met in 2012 at theWimbledon Ball. She described talking with Federer as a highlight of her life.[256] Bouchard lives inMiami Beach, Florida, but also owns homes in her hometown of Montreal andNassau, The Bahamas.
Bouchard is active on the professionalpickleball tour and has experienced some success, including a win over world No. 3, Lea Jansen.[257] As of October 2025, she is ranked world No. 10 in women's singles on the PPA Tour.[258]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | Q2 | SF | QF | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | Q3 | Q2 | A | Q1 | 0 / 6 | 14–6 | 70% |
| French Open | 2R | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | Q1 | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | 59% |
| Wimbledon | 3R | F | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | NH | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 11–7 | 61% |
| US Open | 2R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 7 | 8–6 | 57% |
| Win–loss | 4–3 | 19–4 | 7–3 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 27 | 43–26 | 62% |
Note: Bouchard's2015 US Open withdrawal in the fourth round does not count as a loss.
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2014 | Wimbledon | Grass |  Petra Kvitová | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | WTA Newcomer of the Year 2013 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | WTA Most Improved Player 2014 | Succeeded by |
