Eugenie Bouchard

Eugenie Bouchard
Bouchard at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships
Country (sports) Canada
ResidenceMiami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Nassau, Bahamas
Born (1994-02-25) February 25, 1994
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2009
Retired2025
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
CoachTim Blenkiron (2020–2023)
Prize money$6,920,932
Singles
Career record300–230
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 5 (October 20, 2014)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenSF (2014)
French OpenSF (2014)
WimbledonF (2014)
US Open4R (2014, 2015)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2014)
Olympic Games2R (2016)
Doubles
Career record66–76
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 103 (August 12, 2013)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (2014)
Wimbledon3R (2013)
US Open2R (2015)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2016)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
French Open1R (2015)
Wimbledon1R (2013)
US Open2R (2015)
Team competitions
BJK CupW (2023), record 15–4
Hopman CupRR (2014, 2015, 2018)

Eugenie "Genie" Bouchard (/bˈʃɑːrd/;[1][2] French pronunciation: [øʒeni buʃaʁ]; born February 25, 1994) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.[3] At the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, she became the first player representing Canada[a] to reach the final of a major singles tournament, finishing runner-up to Petra Kvitová.[4] Bouchard also reached the semifinals of the 2014 Australian Open[5] and 2014 French Open.[6] Having won the 2012 Wimbledon girls' title as a junior,[7] she was named WTA Newcomer of the Year at the end of the 2013 WTA Tour.[8][9] She received the WTA Most Improved Player award for the 2014 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 the 2025 Canadian Open. Bouchard began a professional pickleball career in 2024.[11]

  1. ^ WTA (March 18, 2015). "Genie Bouchard | WTA Live Fan Access presented by Xerox | 2015 BNP Paribas Open". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  2. ^ WTA (October 8, 2014). "Genie Bouchard's Go-To Exercises | USANA". YouTube. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Bouchard latest tennis pro to switch to pickleball". ESPN.com. September 7, 2023. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
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  5. ^ "Eugenie Bouchard advances to Australian Open semifinals". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
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  8. ^ "Eugenie Bouchard named WTA's top newcomer". CBC Sports. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  9. ^ "Bouchard named WTA Newcomer of the Year". Tennis Canada. Archived from the original on January 31, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
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  11. ^ "Eugenie Bouchard's pickleball journey starts now". ESPN.com. January 10, 2024. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.


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