Vancouver, Canada) – Eugénie Bouchard’s return to the professional circuit will take place next week. The Canadian has received an invitation to the WTA 125 in Vancouver, on hard courts, and will participate in her first tournament in a year and a half.

Bouchard underwent shoulder surgery last June and hasn’t played since March 2021 in Monterrey. A week earlier, she had had a great week in Guadalajara and reached the local hard court WTA 250 Finals. Another recent good result for the Canadian was the Istanbul 2020 final. She was number 116 in the world when she played her last tournament and is currently unranked.

First of all, the former world number 5 would return to the Wimbledon circuit🇧🇷 She would enter the range using the protected ranking, but as the London Grand Slam did not gain points in the ranking of this edition, in response of tennis entities to the banning of athletes from Russia and Belarus, the Canadian preferred to postpone her return. and focus on tournaments that allow him to recover positions in the rankings.

Bouchard’s Vancouver debut will be against 125th-ranked Dutch Arianne Hartono. If she wins, she could face fellow Canadian Rebecca Marino, seeded 6 in the week and 96 in the world, who makes her debut against American Emma Navarro. North American Madison Brengle, 64th in the standings, is the main seed. She faces Australian Lizette Cabrera and could cross paths with former top 10 Coco Vandeweghe in the round of 16.