Former Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard opens up on the 'hate' she received during her career 'for doing anything other than tennis' Canadian star Eugenie Bouchard reached the final of Wimbledon back in 2014 Bouchard still competes in tennis but is also active on the pickleball circuit Former US tennis star Sam Querrey pokes fun at Bouchard 's Instagram post By Dominic Hogan Published: 16:01, 11 July 2024 | Updated: 16:27, 11 July 2024 e-mail View comments Former Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard has hit out at those criticising her off-court antics, for which she has received plenty of backlash over the course of her career. Now 30, Bouchard emerged on the scene in 2014 when she reached the final of Wimbledon - the first Canadian-born Canadian to do so - where she would eventually lose to Petra Kvitova . That year, Bouchard would also record her tournament best finishes at each of the Australian Open (semi-final), French Open (semi-final) and US Open (fourth round), at one point reaching No 5 in the world.
However she would never reach the same heights again, dropping away and proceeding to encounter more than her fair share of injury problems throughout her career. After dropping to No 524 in the world, Bouchard has become more active in the popular Pickleball tour, but still takes part in tennis competitions. Eugenie Bouchard revealed she copped plenty of criticism for her antics off the court Bouchard reached the heights of World No 5 and reached the final of Wimbled.
