Eugenie Bouchard set to retire after leaving ‘profound’ mark on Canadian tennis

Eugenie Bouchard, who broke new ground for women’s tennis in Canada, has announced she will retire after this year’s National Bank Open in Montreal.

The Canadian revealed her decision to step away in an Instagram post Wednesday, saying: “You’ll know when it’s time. For me, it’s now. Ending where it all started: Montreal.”

The 31-year-old reached the Wimbledon final in 2014, becoming the first woman from her nation to reach a grand slam singles final in the Open Era.

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.

The year also saw Bouchard win her first and only singles title at Nürnberg, before she qualified for the 2014 WTA Finals.