Eugenie "Genie" Bouchard born February 25, 1994 is a Canadian professional tennis player who currently resides in the Bahamas. At the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, she became the first Canadian-born player representing Canada to reach the final of a Grand Slam tournament in singles, finishing runner-up to Petra Kvitová; she also reached the semifinals of the 2014 Australian Open and 2014 French Open. Having won the 2012 Wimbledon girls' title, she was named WTA Newcomer of the Year at the end of the 2013 WTA Tour. Finally, Bouchard received the WTA Most Improved Player award for the 2014 season and reached a career-high ranking of No. 5, becoming the first Canadian female tennis player to be ranked in the top 5 in singles.
Bouchard is most comfortable playing as the aggressor, often hitting on the rise and playing aggressive in order to rush opponents by redirecting the pace of oncoming groundstrokes.
Bouchard uses a Yonex VCORE 100 (300) racquet. Her equipment sponsor is Nike; she has recently been sponsored by Yonex.
Bouchard has a fraternal twin sister, Beatrice, who is six minutes older. She also has two younger siblings, sister Charlotte (born 1995) and brother William (born 1999). She and her twin sister are named after Prince Andrew's daughters, Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice of York. Her sister Charlotte is named after Charlotte Casiraghi, the daughter of Monégasque Princess Caroline and her then husband Stefano Casiraghi, and William is named after Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.
A proficient student in mathematics and science, she once considered a career as a physician. She is fluent in French and English. Her favourite tennis player is Roger Federer, whom she met in 2012 at the Wimbledon Ball. She described talking with Federer as a highlight of her life.
On February 5, 2017, during Super Bowl LI, between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons, Bouchard took to Twitter to predict that Atlanta would win. A bet was proposed by a fan named John Goehrke in reply to her tweet with a proposal that Bouchard would go on a date with him if the Patriots won the game, and she agreed. The Patriots went on to beat the Falcons 34–28. She later released a statement on her Twitter handle quoting, "I will do it, I stay true to my word". The two subsequently went to watch a basketball game at the Barclays Center. Bouchard paid for Goehrke's trip including flights and accommodation. The NFL invited Bouchard and Goehrke to Super Bowl LII as its guests and they attended.