Former Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard has announced that she will retire from professional tennis at the WTA 1000 in Montreal.<\/p>\n
The Canadian took to Instagram to announce the end to a career which has been defined by great triumphs, tainted by inconsistency and injury.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ll know when it\u2019s time. For me, it\u2019s now. Ending where it all started: Montreal,\u201d Bouchard<\/a> announced, alongside a variety of nostalgic pictures.<\/p>\n As a junior, Bouchard lifted the Wimbledon<\/a> girls\u2019 singles title in 2012, winning the WTA\u2019s Newcomer of the Year award at the end of 2013.<\/p>\n She later went on to reach the final of the grass-court Grand Slam in 2014, losing out to Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-0 in just 55 minutes.<\/p>\n As a result of the performance, she went on to reach a career-high ranking of world No 5 in October that year.<\/p>\n Overall, the Canadian collected just one title on the WTA Tour, the Nuremberg Cup.<\/p>\n The Montreal event, where she will hang up her racket, will take place from July 27 \u2013 Aug 7.<\/p>\n \u201cFew athletes have left as profound a mark on Canadian tennis as Genie [Bouchard] has throughout her extraordinary career,\u201d stated Gavin Ziv, Chief Executive Officer of Tennis Canada.<\/p>\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.<\/p>\n \u201cHer career highlights, which include a Wimbledon final appearance and a Billie Jean King Cup championship, are nothing short of extraordinary and were a true catalyst for the development of tennis in our country.<\/p>\n \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<\/p>\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 remarked Valerie Tetreault, National Bank Open\u2019s tournament director.<\/p>\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<\/p>\n Latest WTA News<\/p>\n Tim Henman makes telling Emma Raducanu claim as she prepares to return to action<\/a><\/p>\n