2005–10: First events on the ITF Circuit In 2005, Bouchard participated at the tournament Open Super 12 in
Auray, France. She captured the ITF singles and doubles titles in Costa Rica and also the All Canadian ITF singles title in Burlington, Ontario in 2008. In 2009 and at only 15, she won the Canadian Under-18 Indoor Championship in Toronto. At this event, Bouchard overpowered fellow Quebecker
Marianne Jodoin to become, at 15 years and a month, one of the youngest winners of the indoor event. Later that year, she won her first professional main-draw match at Caserta, Italy, defeating No. 798 Frederica Grazioso. Also in that year, she won the Pan American Closed ITF Championships.
2011: Junior success and first WTA Tour appearance At the
Australian Open, she lost in the semifinals of the singles junior event against fifth seed
Monica Puig. A week later, she won her first professional title at the $25k
Burnie International, where she defeated fellow 16-year-old qualifier
Zheng Saisai in the final. She won her second professional title in April at the $10k in
Šibenik, Croatia, where she defeated qualifier Jessica Ginier in the final. She missed the
French Open due to an injury. At
Wimbledon, Bouchard lost in the quarterfinals of the singles junior event to No. 3 seed
Irina Khromacheva but won the doubles junior event with her partner
Grace Min. She also reached a week later her first professional doubles final with
Megan Moulton-Levy at the $50k tournament in
Waterloo, where she lost. At the end of July, she beat the 114th ranked player
Alison Riske at the
Citi Open in
College Park. It was her first
WTA Tour main-draw win. With that win, she had the chance to meet No. 2 seed
Nadia Petrova in the second round, but lost the match. Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 302 in the world.
2012: Junior Wimbledon champion Bouchard reached the semifinals of the junior
Australian Open for the second straight year, but lost to
Yulia Putintseva. Bouchard won her first professional doubles title at the $50k tournament in Dothan, Alabama with partner
Jessica Pegula. She defeated fellow Canadians
Sharon Fichman and
Marie-Ève Pelletier in the final. In May, Bouchard won her third professional singles title at the $10k in Båstad with a win in the final over
Katharina Lehnert. The following week, she won her second straight ITF title in Båstad, where she defeated Milana Špremo in the final. Bouchard won the junior singles title at
Wimbledon defeating third seed
Elina Svitolina. She became the first Canadian ever, junior or pro, to win a major in singles. She also won the doubles title for the second straight year, this time with American
Taylor Townsend, beating
Belinda Bencic and
Ana Konjuh in the final. At the end of July, Bouchard won her second $25k and fifth singles title of her career at the
Challenger de Granby. She defeated fellow Canadian and defending champion,
Stéphanie Dubois, in the final. She played a week later at the
Washington Open where she was awarded a wildcard for the main draw. Bouchard made it to the first WTA Tour quarterfinal of her career, but was defeated by
Sloane Stephens. At the
Rogers Cup, she upset former world No. 11,
Shahar Pe'er, in the first round. She then lost in the next round to 2011 French Open champion
Li Na. Bouchard reached her first $50k final at the
Saguenay Challenger, but lost to
Madison Keys. The following week, she won her first $50k title at the
Toronto Challenger. She reached the doubles final as well. At her last tournament of the season, Bouchard lost to
Jacqueline Cako and
Natalie Pluskota in the doubles final of the $75k
Phoenix Classic. Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 144 in the world.
2013: Breakthrough For the
2013 season, Bouchard enlisted
Nathalie Tauziat to coach and travel with her part-time, and Bouchard transformed her defensive, retrieving tactics from junior level into a game of aggression. Tauziat was let go after the season and Saviano committed to a more present role alongside Bouchard. At the start of the season, Bouchard attempted to qualify for the main draw at the
Sydney International, but lost to
Storm Sanders in the first round of the qualifiers. She played the qualifiers for the
Australian Open and was eliminated by
Daria Gavrilova in the second round. Bouchard played in the main draw of the
Copa Bionaire in Colombia. She beat
Laura Thorpe in the opening round but lost to
Alexandra Panova in the next round. At the
Copa Colsanitas, she had to play the qualifying rounds again. She beat
Richèl Hogenkamp in the opening round but the lost to
Arantxa Parra Santonja. Bouchard played in the main draw of the
Mexican Open in Acapulco where she beat
Eva Birnerová in the first round, before she was defeated by defending champion and top seed,
Sara Errani. She received a wildcard entry to the
Miami Open and beat Shahar Pe'er in her opening match and was defeated in the second round by world No. 2,
Maria Sharapova. At the
Family Circle Cup, she successfully qualified for the main draw, and drew fellow qualifier
Nastassja Burnett which she won in straight sets. She also defeated world No. 42,
Laura Robson, in three sets in the second round, her first top-50 win. Bouchard won her third-round clash against former US Open champion
Samantha Stosur (the Australian retired), booking a spot in the quarterfinals of the Premier tournament. It was the first top-10 victory of her career. Although she lost to
Jelena Janković, the quarterfinal appearance assured her a spot in the top-100 for the first time. Bouchard went on to play a French Open warm-up tournament, the
Internationaux de Strasbourg, where she had one of her most impressive runs on the WTA Tour to date. She made it to the semifinals by defeating
Sílvia Soler Espinosa,
Camila Giorgi and
Anna Tatishvili all in straight sets, but lost to
Alizé Cornet. Bouchard made her first major main-draw appearance at the
French Open, where she defeated
Tsvetana Pironkova in straight sets. Her next opponent was the defending champion Maria Sharapova, who defeated her. At
Wimbledon, Bouchard beat qualifier
Galina Voskoboeva in her opening match in three sets. In the second round, she had one of the biggest wins of her career when she beat world No. 12 and former No. 1,
Ana Ivanovic, on Centre Court in straight sets. But she was eliminated in the third round by
Carla Suárez Navarro. At the beginning of August, Bouchard reached the doubles final at the tournament in
Washington, D.C. which was the first WTA final of her career. She was defeated, with partner Taylor Townsend, by
Shuko Aoyama and
Vera Dushevina in the final. The next week, she made it to the second round for the second straight year at the
Rogers Cup and was ultimately defeated by defending champion,
Petra Kvitová. At the last Premier-5-event before the US Open, Bouchard reached the second round of the
2013 Western & Southern Open as a qualifier, but lost in three sets to world No. 1,
Serena Williams. At the
US Open, she was stopped by world No. 9,
Angelique Kerber, in the second round. Bouchard made it to the second WTA semifinal of her career at the
Challenge Bell in mid-September, but was eliminated by
Lucie Šafářová. At the Premier 5
Pan Pacific Open, Bouchard had a remarkable run. She defeated
Monica Puig in the first round and the No. 9 seed,
Sloane Stephens, in three sets in the second. In the third round, she beat the former world No. 1 and sixth seed, Jelena Janković, her second win over a member of the top 10, in straight sets to reach her first WTA Premier-5 quarterfinal and fourth WTA quarterfinal of her career. She was defeated by
Venus Williams in the next round in over three hours of play. The next week, Bouchard lost to Sloane Stephens in the second round of the WTA Premier Mandatory
China Open. At
Osaka, she made it to the first WTA singles final of her career and became the first Canadian to reach a WTA singles final since
Rebecca Marino in 2011 in
Memphis. She ultimately lost to Sam Stosur in the final. At the
Luxembourg Open, the last tournament of her season, Bouchard was defeated by
Andrea Petkovic in the first round. Bouchard was named the
Newcomer of the Year after her breakthrough season, the first Canadian since
Carling Bassett-Seguso in 1983 to win the WTA award.
2014: First WTA Tour title, major final and top 5 where she reached her first Grand Slam semifinal and made her top-20 debut Bouchard started the new season at the
Hopman Cup, where she represented
Canada with
Milos Raonic, followed by a first-round exit at
Sydney to
Bethanie Mattek-Sands. The next week, Bouchard won her opening match at the
Australian Open over wildcard
Tang Haochen, followed by wins over
Virginie Razzano,
Lauren Davis, and
Casey Dellacqua to advance to the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, Bouchard defeated Ana Ivanovic. She was eliminated in the semifinals by world No. 4,
Li Na, but guaranteed herself a spot in the world's top 20 for the first time. Two weeks later, she won both of her singles matches in the
Fed Cup World Group II first round against Serbia, helping Canada reach the World Group playoffs for the first time since 2004. At the
Indian Wells Open, Bouchard defeated
Peng Shuai in the second round and scored her third win over a member of the top 10 with a victory over Sara Errani in the third round. Her run was stopped by world No. 7,
Simona Halep, in the fourth round. Bouchard reached the quarterfinals of the
Family Circle Cup for the second straight year with wins over
Alla Kudryavtseva and Venus Williams in the second and third rounds, respectively. She then advanced to the semifinals for the first time after defeating world No. 8, Jelena Janković, her fourth win over a top-10 player, but lost to Andrea Petkovic. At the
Fed Cup World Group play-offs two weeks later, Bouchard helped Canada get its place in the World Group I, the first time for the country since the introduction of the new World Group format in 1995, by winning her two singles matches. At the
Nürnberger Versicherungscup, a French Open warm-up tournament, Bouchard won the first WTA singles title of her career with a victory over
Karolína Plíšková in the final. She is the first Canadian to win a WTA singles title since
Aleksandra Wozniak at the
Stanford Classic in 2008 and the sixth in history. At the
French Open, Bouchard defeated Shahar Pe'er,
Julia Görges and
Johanna Larsson in the first three rounds to set up a clash with world No. 9, Angelique Kerber, in the round of 16. She won the match in straight sets in only 52 minutes, her fifth victory over a member of the top 10, to reach the quarterfinals. She then defeated Carla Suárez Navarro in three sets, coming back from 2–5 down and 1–4 down in the first and deciding set respectively, to make it to her second consecutive Grand Slam semifinal. In the semifinals, she was eliminated by world No. 8 and eventual tournament winner, Maria Sharapova, in three sets. Bouchard suffered an opening-round exit at the
Rosmalen Open as the third seed, where she lost to
Vania King in three sets. At
Wimbledon, Bouchard defeated
Daniela Hantuchová,
Sílvia Soler Espinosa, Andrea Petkovic, Alizé Cornet and Angelique Kerber, all in straight sets, to make it to her third straight major semifinal. In doing so, she became the first WTA player to make the semifinals of the first three majors of the season since
Dinara Safina in 2009, and guaranteed her first top-10 ranking following the tournament. She then defeated world No. 3, Simona Halep, in straight sets to become the first Canadian-born player representing Canada to make it into a Grand Slam singles final. She lost in the final to Wimbledon 2011 champion Petra Kvitová in straight sets. Bouchard was scheduled to start her
US Open Series campaign at the
Washington Open; however, she withdrew from the tournament citing a right knee injury. She played her first tournament since Wimbledon at the
Rogers Cup in her hometown of Montreal. Seeded fifth, she received a first-round bye and faced
Shelby Rogers in her opener. Bouchard suffered a shocking three-set loss. Bouchard was the seventh seed at the
Cincinnati Open and lost again in three sets in the second round, this time to
Svetlana Kuznetsova. At the
US Open, she was defeated by
Ekaterina Makarova in the fourth round. Bouchard received a main-draw wildcard (after forgetting to enter) to participate in the
Hong Kong Open, but pulled out of the tournament due to heat stroke suffered at the US Open. She had been the image of promotion for the tournament and promoted widely. Her last-minute withdrawal sparked criticism, as she had allegedly agreed to appearance fees and signed contracts, to which the WTA responded by fining the tournament official. At the inaugural
Wuhan Open, Bouchard reached her first WTA Premier-5 final with wins over Mona Barthel, Alison Riske, Alizé Cornet and No. 7, Caroline Wozniacki. She was defeated by Petra Kvitová in the final, in a rematch of the Wimbledon final. In October, Bouchard qualified for the
2014 WTA Finals, hosted in Singapore, and was joined by top players Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitová, Simona Halep, Agnieszka Radwańska, Ana Ivanovic, and Caroline Wozniacki, but she was eliminated in the round-robin stage. At the end of the
2014 season, she was named the
Most Improved Player by the WTA. On November 24, 2014, it was announced that Saviano and Bouchard were parting ways. Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 7 in the world.
2015: Out of form, concussion at US Open Bouchard started her season at the
Hopman Cup, representing Canada alongside
Vasek Pospisil. She lost her first match against the
Czech Republic's
Lucie Šafářová, and Canada went on to lose the tie. Then, in the tie against the
U.S. team, Bouchard beat Serena Williams, while Pospisil beat
John Isner to give Canada the win. They defeated
Italy in the last tie, but despite the win, they finished second in the group and were eliminated. At the
Australian Open, Bouchard lost in the quarterfinals to Maria Sharapova in straight sets. On February 5, 2015, Bouchard began working with
Sam Sumyk, who had previously coached Victoria Azarenka to Grand Slam success. Bouchard, the top seed at
Diamond Games at Antwerp, was eliminated in the second round by Mona Barthel after a first-round bye. At
Indian Wells, Bouchard was eliminated in the fourth round by qualifier
Lesia Tsurenko. A week later in
Miami, after a first-round bye, Bouchard was defeated in the second round by yet another qualifier,
Tatjana Maria in straight sets. Bouchard began her clay-court season at the
Family Circle Cup. After receiving a bye in the first round, she lost in the second round to unseeded
Lauren Davis in straight sets. Bouchard then participated in Fed Cup, representing team Canada. She went on to lose both of her singles matches to Romanians
Alexandra Dulgheru and
Andreea Mitu. Canada was hence relegated to the World Group II division. Bouchard lost her first-round match against
Barbora Strýcová at the
Madrid Open, after winning the first set and up with a break in the second, which put her losing streak at the time at six matches. The next week at the
Italian Open, she won her first match since March defeating
Zarina Diyas in the second round, but lost in the next round to eventual finalist Carla Suárez Navarro. At the
French Open, Bouchard was eliminated in the first round, losing to
Kristina Mladenovic. Her losing streak continued when she lost in the first round to
Yaroslava Shvedova at the
Rosmalen Open as a wildcard entry and top seed, then in the second round of the
Birmingham Classic yet again to Mladenovic after getting bagelled in the third set, having received a first-round bye. Bouchard won her first match on grass defeating Alison Riske in the second round in
Eastbourne. However, she was forced to retire against eventual champion,
Belinda Bencic, in round three with an abdominal injury. Bouchard next headed to
Wimbledon as the defending finalist and the 12th seed. She was taken down in straight sets by qualifier
Duan Yingying in the opening round, her second consecutive first-round loss at a Grand Slam event. This loss would push her down to No. 26, her first time out of the top 20 since her semifinal appearance at the 2014 Australian Open. After just six months, Sumyk was fired by Bouchard as coach. At the
Rogers Cup in August, her first tournament in more than a month, Bouchard was again defeated by eventual champion, Belinda Bencic, in the first round. At the
Western & Southern Open the next week, she progressed to the second round over
Kateryna Bondarenko in two tie-breaks, her first match win since June, but was immediately eliminated by eventual semifinalist Elina Svitolina. In
New Haven, Bouchard was defeated easily in the first round by
Roberta Vinci. At the
US Open, Bouchard defeated Alison Riske and
Polona Hercog in the first and second round, respectively, which became her first back-to-back wins since March at the Indian Wells Open. In the third round, Bouchard defeated Dominika Cibulková in three-sets to reach the second week at the US Open for the second straight year. The tournament was seen as Bouchard's return to form, as she was also advancing in the doubles and mixed doubles. Bouchard was scheduled to play Roberta Vinci in the fourth round, but was forced to withdraw due to a concussion, an injury she suffered after slipping and falling in the locker room. A subsequent lawsuit was filed against the
United States Tennis Association (USTA), with the parties reaching settlement in 2018. Bouchard withdrew from other tournaments, citing effects from the concussion Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 48 in the world.
2016: Mixed results After over three months since her last match, Bouchard started the new season at the
Shenzhen Open, winning in the first two rounds over
Donna Vekić and
Nicole Gibbs, respectively. She was defeated by
Tímea Babos in the quarterfinals. The following week at the
Hobart International, she had her most decisive victory in almost a year, beating Bethanie Mattek-Sands with the loss of just three games, followed by a straight-set win over Alison Van Uytvanck to bring her into her second straight quarterfinal of the year. She then defeated Camila Giorgi and Dominika Cibulková to reach her first final since the 2014 Wuhan Open; however, she lost in straight sets to Alizé Cornet. Bouchard next played the
Australian Open, where she was unseeded at a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since 2013. She won her opening match against
Aleksandra Krunić, before falling to world No. 4, Agnieszka Radwańska, in the second round. In February, she reached the third round of the
Qatar Ladies Open, before falling to Zheng Saisai in straight sets. In March at the
Malaysian Open, Bouchard advanced to her second final of the season in which she was defeated by
Elina Svitolina, in three sets. At
Indian Wells, she lost in the third round to Timea Bacsinszky. After mutually parting ways with
Thomas Högstedt, Bouchard re-hired Saviano as coach prior to the clay-court season. At the
French Open, she advanced to the second round but lost to Bacsinszky again, despite leading 4–1 in the first set. After the match, Bouchard publicly admitted that her struggles on the court the previous year had led to her struggling to eat properly. This sparked rumours that she had developed an eating disorder, which she soon denied. Grass-court season began for Bouchard with a loss to qualifier
Elise Mertens at the
Rosmalen Open in which she won just two games. She went on to be eliminated at the second round of the
Mallorca Open by
Anastasija Sevastova and then reached the third round at
Eastbourne, losing again to Radwanska. At Wimbledon, she beat
Magdaléna Rybáriková in straight sets, in a match that began on the outside courts but was finished under the closed roof of Centre Court due to an extremely long rain delay. Less than 24 hours later, she was back on Centre Court and won back-to-back matches in a Grand Slam for the first time this year, defeating Johanna Konta in three sets. In the third round, she lost in straight sets to Dominika Cibulková. At her home tournament, the
Rogers Cup, Bouchard advanced to the third round with wins over Lucie Šafářová and world No. 10, Dominika Cibulková. Her run was stopped by qualifier
Kristína Kučová. She next competed at the
Summer Olympics in Rio, and won her opening match over
Sloane Stephens, but was defeated by world No. 2, Angelique Kerber, in the next round. She also reached the second round in doubles with
Gabriela Dabrowski. At the
US Open, Bouchard lost to
Kateřina Siniaková in the first round. Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 47 in the world.
2017: Continued struggles with form Bouchard started the year by playing at the
Brisbane International. She was defeated in the first round by Shelby Rogers. At the
Sydney International, Bouchard defeated world No. 23,
Zhang Shuai, in the first round and world No. 6, Dominika Cibulková, in straight sets, to set up a quarterfinal meeting with world No. 27, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, whom she also beat. She then lost her first semifinal since February 2016 to world No. 10, Johanna Konta. At the
Australian Open, Bouchard defeated
Louisa Chirico and Peng Shuai in her first two matches, but lost to
CoCo Vandeweghe in three sets in round three. She lost in the first round of her next four tournaments, the
Mexican Open,
Indian Wells Open,
Miami Open and
Monterrey Open, respectively. Bouchard made a return to the ITF Circuit for the first time in nearly four years at the $80k event in
Indian Harbour Beach, but was defeated by
Victoria Duval in the quarterfinals. Two weeks later, she lost in the opening round of the
İstanbul Cup to
Jana Čepelová. In May at the Premier Mandatory
Madrid Open, she won her first tour-level match since the Australian Open in January with a victory over Alizé Cornet. She then defeated Maria Sharapova in the second round, to set up a match with world No. 2, Angelique Kerber, in the third round. Bouchard won the first set and was up 5–0 in the second before Kerber had to retire with a left thigh injury. Her run was ended by world No. 9, Svetlana Kuznetsova, in the quarterfinals. At the
French Open, she won her first-round match over
Risa Ozaki but was defeated by
Anastasija Sevastova in the second. Bouchard lost in the opening round of the
Wimbledon Championships to Carla Suárez Navarro. At the
Washington Open in August, she reached her second WTA doubles final but lost to
Shuko Aoyama and
Renata Voráčová, with partner Sloane Stephens. In October, at her last tournament of the season, the
Luxembourg Open, she and partner
Kirsten Flipkens advanced to the doubles final but were defeated by
Lesley Kerkhove and
Lidziya Marozava. In December, it was announced that trial for Bouchard's lawsuit against the USTA (regarding the alleged head injury caused to Bouchard by the slippery surface in a physiotherapy room at the 2015 US Open) would take place in late February 2018, and was expected to last around ten days. Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 81 in the world.
2018: Out of top 100, late resurgence After parting company with coach
Thomas Högstedt towards the end of 2017, Bouchard began working with
Harold Solomon. She teamed up with
Vasek Pospisil to compete at the
Hopman Cup for Canada, but failed to win a single match in the competition, losing all three of her singles games in straight sets, and picking up a buttock injury during her last match against
Elise Mertens. Bouchard's losing streak continued at the
Hobart International when she was beaten again in straight sets by
Aryna Sabalenka, a result that meant Bouchard fell out of the WTA top 100 for the first time since 2013. At the
Australian Open, she defeated
Océane Dodin in the opening round, before losing to world No. 1, Simona Halep, in the second. Following several poor results at the front-end of the season, including failure to qualify at the French Open, Bouchard's world ranking plummeted to 194 in early June, her lowest ranking in six years. She slowly improved her ranking over the coming months, starting with qualifying into main draw of
Wimbledon, where she lost in the second round to
Ashleigh Barty. Bouchard followed this up with a semifinal appearance at the
Ladies Championship Gstaad, where she retired injured against Alizé Cornet. At the
US Open, she dropped just seven games in three qualifying matches in front of packed crowds. In the main draw, she continued her dominance from qualifying, dispatching French wildcard Harmony Tan for the loss of just four games. Bouchard was then ousted from the tournament in the second round, falling to
Markéta Vondroušová in straight sets. Bouchard again struggled following the US Open, failing to win a main-draw match at her next four tournaments. Her form turned at the
Luxembourg Open, where she won through three qualifying matches and then defeated Tímea Babos, Carla Suárez Navarro and Andrea Petkovic to set up a semifinal clash with top seed Julia Görges. Despite serving for the match at 5–3 in the second set, Bouchard ultimately lost in three sets. The result, however, moved her inside the top 100. Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 89 in the world.
2019: Maiden doubles title, losing streak and rankings decline Bouchard began the season at the
Auckland Open in New Zealand where she made the quarterfinals, before losing to top seed Julia Görges. Bouchard also played doubles at the event, partnering American
Sofia Kenin. The pair would go on to win the tournament, earning Bouchard her first doubles title on the WTA Tour. At the
Australian Open, Bouchard made short work of Peng Shuai in the opening round, before falling to Serena Williams in the second. With an early exit at the Australian Open, she opted to compete on the
WTA Challenger Tour at the
Newport Beach Challenger. Seeded third, she progressed to the quarterfinals, where she was defeated by fellow Canadian and eventual champion,
Bianca Andreescu. In February, Bouchard was awarded a wildcard into the Premier-5
Dubai Championships. She defeated
Vera Lapko in the first round, before losing to third seed Simona Halep in the second round. Bouchard subsequently failed to win a match at
Indian Wells,
Miami,
French Open,
Eastbourne,
Wimbledon,
Lausanne,
Washington, the
Rogers Cup,
Vancouver and the
Bronx Open to extend her losing-streak to 11 matches across WTA Tour, qualifying and ITF Circuit matches. At the
US Open, Bouchard's lost in straight to 12th seed
Anastasija Sevastova in the first round. Bouchard's ranking fell outside the world's top 150 following her loss at the US Open. In September at the
Central Coast Open on the ITF Circuit. Seeded third, Bouchard went out of the tournament in the opening round to world No. 272,
Gabriela Talaba. Following her continued poor results, Bouchard's ranking slumped to 224 in the world. Bouchard returned to the singles circuit at the
WTA 125 Houston Challenger. At the event, Bouchard ended her 13-match losing streak and won her first match at any level in nine months, defeating
Valentini Grammatikopoulou, in straight sets. She also won through her second-round match against eighth seed
Francesca Di Lorenzo, following Di Lorenzo's retirement in the second set. Bouchard's tournament came to an end in the third round after she retired three games into her match against
Mandy Minella following a foot injury. Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 224 in the world.
2020: First WTA Tour final in four years, French Open 3rd round At the
Auckland Open, for which she was granted a wildcard, Bouchard showed some signs of a return to form. She defeated
Kirsten Flipkens and eighth seed
Caroline Garcia in straight sets, before losing a to
Amanda Anisimova in the quarterfinals. Bouchard entered the
Australian Open qualifying unseeded, where she won her first two matches against
You Xiaodi and
Maddison Inglis before slumping to a disappointing straight sets loss in the final qualifying round against
Martina Trevisan. After the hiatus from tennis due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, she returned to tennis at the
Prague Open where she showed more signs of a return to form by upsetting eighth seed
Veronika Kudermetova in the first round. She then defeated
Tamara Zidanšek in three sets to make her second tour level quarterfinal of 2020. However, she was defeated in three sets by the eventual runner-up and third seed, Elise Mertens. At the
İstanbul Cup, Bouchard qualified for the main draw and made a subsequent run to the final of the event, upsetting top seed Svetlana Kuznetsova along the way. She faced unseeded Romanian
Patricia Maria Țig in the final, losing in three competitive sets. Despite the loss, Bouchard launched up the rankings more than 100 places to No. 167 in the world, earning a wildcard into the French Open in the process. At the postponed
French Open, Bouchard made it to the third round before losing to eventual champion
Iga Świątek in straight sets. Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 141 in the world.
2021: Eighth career final, shoulder surgery Bouchard started her 2021 season at the
Australian Open in the qualifying draw, but was defeated in the second round to
Yuan Yue in straight sets. In March, Bouchard received a wildcard at the
Abierto Zapopan and made her way to her eighth career WTA final, but lost to fourth seed
Sara Sorribes Tormo in straight sets. The result improved Bouchard's ranking to No. 116 in the world. Bouchard later revealed that she suffered a tear in her right shoulder during her first-round match against
Caroline Dolehide, which would later require arthroscopic surgery in June. The injury ended Bouchard's 2021 season. Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 246 in the world. While rehabbing from shoulder surgery, Bouchard began working as a color commentator for
The Tennis Channel.
2022: No world ranking, 17-month hiatus and return from injury Bouchard continued to rehab her shoulder to begin 2022, missing both the Australian Open and French Open. By May, she was without a world ranking. In August, Bouchard officially made her return to the tour and competed in her first match in 17 months at the
Vancouver Open, where she lost to
Arianne Hartono in straight sets. At the
US Open, Bouchard attempted to qualify for the main draw but was eliminated in the second round by Czech fourth seed
Linda Nosková, in straight sets. Bouchard received a wildcard at the
Chennai Open where she reached the quarterfinals, after recording two straight sets win over
Joanne Züger and
Karman Thandi. She then lost to
Nadia Podoroska in three sets. The result improved Bouchard's ranking to No. 502 in the world. In October, she qualified for the
WTA 500 event in
Ostrava, defeating two top 100 players in impressive fashion. In the main draw, she lost in three close sets to sixth seed
Belinda Bencic in the first round. At the
WTA 1000 event in
Guadalajara, Bouchard received a wildcard into the main draw and defeated American qualifier
Kayla Day in the first round. She then lost to 12th seed
Jeļena Ostapenko in three sets. Bouchard finished the season ranked No. 323 in the world.
2023: BJK Cup champion Bouchard started her 2023 season with a wildcard entry into the qualifying draw of the
Auckland Open. Despite a strong opening-round win against 11th seed
Ann Li, Bouchard was forced to withdraw from the tournament before the second round of qualifying, after suffering a bout of food poisoning. At the
Australian Open, she used her protected ranking to enter the qualifying draw, however, she was defeated in the first round by American
Ashlyn Krueger, in three sets. She used her protected ranking to enter the main draw at the
Madrid Open and defeated
Dayana Yastremska in the first round, before losing her next match to
Martina Trevisan. Bouchard withdrew from the French Open, giving no clear reason. In the qualifying rounds for
Wimbledon, she lost in the first round to
Greet Minnen in straight sets. She was eliminated in the second round of qualifying for the
US Open by Dayana Yastremska. Given a wildcard entry into the main-draw at the
Guadalajara Open Akron, Bouchard overcame
Renata Zarazúa to reach the second round, where she lost to
Veronika Kudermetova in three sets. Bouchard was named to the
Canadian team during the
BJK Cup Finals in November 2023. She won both doubles matches she played, contributing to Team Canada's victory. This marks the first time Canada has won the competition.
2024–25: Sporadic appearances and retirement Bouchard made her first appearance on a professional tennis court for six months at an ITF event in
Florida in May 2024, where she reached the quarterfinals but retired at the start of the third set against top seed
Kayla Day. Given a wildcard entry, she partnered
Sloane Stephens in the doubles at the
2024 Citi DC Open, losing in the first round. Bouchard lost in the first round of qualifying at the
2024 Canadian Open to
Moyuka Uchijima. That would prove to be her last match for almost a year until the
2025 Hall of Fame Open, where, entering as a wildcard, she lost to
Anna Rogers in the first round. Partnering
Clervie Ngounoue, she was given a wildcard into the doubles at the
2025 Washington Open, but lost to fellow wildcard entrants,
Hailey Baptiste and
Venus Williams, in the first round. At the
2025 Canadian Open, she started her farewell tournament with a first round win over
Emiliana Arango in three sets which marked her 300th Tour win. Bouchard lost in the second round to 17th seed Belinda Bencic also in three sets. ==World TeamTennis==