Eugenie Bouchard Makes a Huge Rankings Jumps After French Open 2020 Exit

Former World No.5 Eugenie Bouchard suffered an unconvincing straight-set loss to Iga Swiatek in the 3rd round of French Open 2020. The Canadian had entered the draw as a wildcard and her third-round appearance ensured that she took home crucial ranking points as looks to further improve her ranking.

Bouchard came into the French Open main draw at #168 in WTA rankings and couldn’t even make it to the qualifying rounds of the French Open 2020. Hence, she needed a wildcard to enter the tournament’s main draw. By reaching the third round she added 120 points to her WTA ranking points and so has jumped 28 places to 140.

With few tournaments scheduled after the French Open, Bouchard won’t have chances to improve her ranking and edge closer to the top 100. Although she could play in some ITF events to boost her rankings. Breaking into the top 100 will ensure a place in the main draw of next year’s Australian Open.

Eugenie Bouchard reveals her plans after French Open 2020

In her post-match press conference, she talked about her future and whether she will participate in other tournaments to improve her rankings.

“Honestly, I really don’t know what the plan is right now. I do know I’m going to take a little bit of time off, a couple days off. So that’s all that I have on the horizon for now.”

“As they say: It is what it is. I can’t control the opportunities or the tournaments or COVID. So I’m just ready for whatever opportunity is presented to me. We will see what comes going forward. But I’ll just be ready and we will see what happens”.

Bouchard had started the 2020 season ranked at 268 and reached the quarterfinal stage in the ASB Classic in Auckland. Her run propelled her to #211 in the world. Subsequently, she lost in the qualifying rounds of Australian Open 2020, which did her no good. Then a series of poor results and the tennis break due to the global coronavirus pandemic put her at #330 in the rankings.

After the restart, Bouchard showed glimpses of form as she reached the quarterfinal of the Prague Open, to break into the top 300 in the rankings. Later she finished runner-up at the Istanbul Open and rose to #167. Now, after reaching the third round at the French Open, she sits at #140 in the rankings.