\n The Canadian revealed her decision to step away in an Instagram post<\/a> Wednesday, saying: \u201cYou\u2019ll know when it\u2019s time. For me, it\u2019s now. Ending where it all started: Montreal.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n The 31-year-old reached the Wimbledon final in 2014, becoming the first woman from her nation<\/a> to reach a grand slam singles final in the Open Era.\n <\/p>\n \n She also reached the semifinals of both the French Open and Australian Open earlier that year, reaching a career high of world No. 5 in October 2014.\n <\/p>\n \n The year also saw Bouchard win her first and only singles title at N\u00fcrnberg, before she qualified for the 2014 WTA Finals.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cFew athletes have left as profound a mark on Canadian tennis as Genie has throughout her extraordinary career,\u201d said Tennis Canada\u2019s CEO Gavin Ziv in a statement<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cAs one of the very first players to ever be part of the National Tennis Centre presented by Rogers in Montreal, she achieved things that many thought would be impossible for Canadian players.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n He added: \u201cShe\u2019s been and still is an incredible ambassador for our sport and, on behalf of Tennis Canada, I want to thank her for everything she\u2019s done. We wish her continued success in the next chapter of her career.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Her career peaked in 2014 and she never quite managed to hit the same heights again, more recently turning her attention to pickleball<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n \n A distinct turning point in her trajectory as a player was the US Open in 2015, when Bouchard suffered a serious head injury after slipping on a wet locker room floor.\n <\/p>\n \n She suffered a concussion and sued the US Tennis Association<\/a> (USTA) \u2013 a jury found the organization was 75% to blame and Bouchard was 25% to blame.\n <\/p>\n \n Her playing level never seemed to recover from that moment. Bouchard has barely played top level tennis over the last two years and has dropped out of the world\u2019s top 1,000 players.\n <\/p>\n \n Nevertheless, her career has served as inspiration to a new generation of players coming out of Canada.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cShe has been one of the most important figures in the history of our sport in Canada and a trailblazer who redefined what Canadian tennis could be,\u201d National Bank Open\u2019s tournament director Val\u00e9rie T\u00e9treault said in a statement<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cWe are proud of everything she has done, as a player and role model, and we can\u2019t wait to see her in action one last time at IGA Stadium this summer.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n The National Bank Open will start on July 26, with Bouchard receiving a wild card to play in the tournament.\n <\/p>\n ![\"Bouchard](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/gettyimages-451726154.jpg\")
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