{"id":16285,"date":"2025-07-17T11:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/16285\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T11:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T11:54:08","slug":"genie-bouchard-to-retire-from-tennis-after-montreal-tournament-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/16285\/","title":{"rendered":"Genie Bouchard to retire from tennis after Montreal tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"

MONTREAL — Genie Bouchard<\/a>, who reached the Wimbledon final and two other Grand Slam semifinals in 2014, is retiring from tennis.<\/p>\n

The Canadian will play in the National Bank Open in Montreal later this month before ending her career, Tennis Canada said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The organization said Bouchard, 31, will be given a wild card into the tournament in her hometown.<\/p>\n

“You’ll know when it’s time,” Bouchard posted on social media<\/a>, along with pictures of herself playing. “For me, it’s now. Ending where it all started: Montreal.”<\/p>\n

You’ll know when it’s time. For me, it’s now.<\/p>\n

Ending where it all started: Montreal \u2764\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/NxqKqXdgHt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Genie Bouchard (@geniebouchard) July 16, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

Bouchard reached No. 5 in the WTA rankings and in 2014 won her lone singles title. She lost to Petra Kvitova<\/a> in the Wimbledon final after also reaching the semifinals that year at the Australian Open and French Open.<\/p>\n

She got back to the quarterfinals in Australia in 2015, but her career was never the same after she slipped on a wet locker room floor at the US Open later that year and suffered a concussion that forced her to withdraw before her fourth-round match. She sued the U.S. Tennis Association, and a jury found that the organization was 75% at fault and she was 25% to blame.<\/p>\n

Bouchard helped Canada win its lone Billie Jean King Cup title in 2023 but has mostly switched to pickleball, playing just one tennis match on tour this season. She has a career singles record of 299-230.<\/p>\n

“She 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,” said Valerie Tetreault, the National Bank Open tournament director. “We are proud of everything she has done, as a player and role model, and we can’t wait to see her in action one last time at IGA Stadium this summer.”<\/p>\n