Eugenie Bouchard has announced her retirement, bringing a 16-year career to an end.
Bouchard, who reached number five on the WTA Tour at the peak of her powers, has announced that she will retire from the sport after the Montreal National Bank Open at the end of July.
The Canadian was a star on the WTA Tour, reaching the Wimbledon final in 2014 before losing to Petra Kvitova 3-6 0-6. Ironically, Kvitova recently retired following her appearance at Wimbledon.
Another Wimbledon legend, Chris Evert, compared Bouchard to Andre Agassi in 2018, making a prediction which never came true.
Chris Evert predicted Eugenie Bouchard would make it back to the WTA Tour top 30.
Speaking to the WTA in 2018, Chris Evert compared Bouchard to 1992 Wimbledon champion Andre Agassi.
After Bouchard’s outstanding 2014 campaign, she had slowly moved down the rankings. In 2018, her best ranking was 83 in the world.
In 1997, Andre Agassi’s ranking declined to as low as number 141. However, he rose up the rankings again whilst claiming multiple Grand Slam titles.
However, Bouchard was unable to emulate Agassi during her career, slipping further down the rankings. The Canadian, after ranking between 200 and 400 for a significant portion of her career, slipped to 1078 in the world.
In 2018, Evert said: “The thing I like about Genie Bouchard is very much like Andre Agassi did…starting to play the lower-tiered tournaments, to really win some matches.
“I think it’s going to humble her, and it shows me that she’s hungry to get back to close to where she was. I don’t think she can get back to where she was, but I don’t doubt that she can get back to Top 30. I don’t see why not.
“Her game is to be aggressive, to hit the ball. She’s got to work on her moving, to be in position to hit the ball. She’s got to work on consistency, and she’s getting the matches that she needs right now, and she’s gaining more and more confidence.”
Eugenie Bouchard’s 2014 Wimbledon final run
Eugenie Bouchard was just 20 years old when she shocked tennis fans during the 2014 Wimbledon event.
The Canadian star was seeded 13th and therefore expected to reach no further than the fourth round stage.
| Wimbledon Round | Opponent | Score |
| 128 | Daniela Hantuchova | Won 7-5 7-5 |
| 64 | Silvia Soler Espinosa | Won 7-5 6-1 |
| 32 | Andrea Petkovic | Won 6-3 6-4 |
| 16 | Alize Cornet | Won 7-6 7-5 |
| Quarter-Final | Angelique Kerber | Won 6-3 6-4 |
| Semi-Final | Simona Halep | Won 7-5 6-2 |
| Final | Petra Kvitova | Lost 3-6 0-6 |
However, she stunned multiple future Wimbledon champions – namely Angelique Kerber and Simona Halep – on her way to the final, all without dropping a set.
Bouchard’s run was ended by Petra Kvitova in the final, who captured her second Ladies Singles title after her first triumph in 2011.
