Former Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard has announced that she will retire from professional tennis at the WTA 1000 in Montreal.

The Canadian took to Instagram to announce the end to a career which has been defined by great triumphs, tainted by inconsistency and injury.

“You’ll know when it’s time. For me, it’s now. Ending where it all started: Montreal,” Bouchard announced, alongside a variety of nostalgic pictures.

As a junior, Bouchard lifted the Wimbledon girls’ singles title in 2012, winning the WTA’s Newcomer of the Year award at the end of 2013.

She later went on to reach the final of the grass-court Grand Slam in 2014, losing out to Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-0 in just 55 minutes.

As a result of the performance, she went on to reach a career-high ranking of world No 5 in October t

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