France’s Caroline Garcia reacts as she plays United States’ Bernarda Pera during their first round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
United States’ Bernarda Pera returns the ball to France’s Caroline Garcia during their first round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A teary-eyed Caroline Garcia plays her final French Open match
PARIS (AP) 鈥 Caroline Garcia wiped away a tear in the tunnel leading to Court Suzanne-Lenglen on Monday. She brushed it off, smiled, then stepped into the light 鈥 for what turned out to be her final singles match at the French Open.
France’s Caroline Garcia reacts as she plays United States’ Bernarda Pera during their first round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
PARIS (AP) 鈥 Caroline Garcia wiped away a tear in the tunnel leading to Court Suzanne-Lenglen on Monday. She brushed it off, smiled, then stepped into the light 鈥 for what turned out to be her final singles match at the French Open.
The 31-year-old Frenchwoman, who announced on Friday , lost in the first round to American Bernarda Pera 6-4, 6-4.
It was Garcia鈥檚 14th consecutive appearance at her home Grand Slam tournament.
鈥淚t鈥檚 time to say goodbye,鈥 Garcia had written in a social media post. 鈥淎fter 15 years competing at the highest level, and over 25 years devoting almost every second of my life to this sport, I feel ready to turn the page and open a new chapter.鈥
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Garcia has won 11 WTA titles and captured the WTA Finals crown in 2022, the same year she reached the U.S. Open semifinals. She also won the French Open doubles title in 2016 and climbed as high as No. 4 in the singles rankings in 2018.
Her path hasn鈥檛 always been smooth. Injuries, pressure, and a break from the sport in 2022 tested her resolve. That same year, she revealed she had , triggered by the physical pain of a foot injury and the emotional toll of the tour.
Though Garcia bid farewell to Roland-Garros, she said she hopes to play two more majors.
鈥淚 would like to go to Wimbledon,鈥 she said. 鈥淒epends on my ranking, of course, because I went down. Depends if I get a wild card or not. And then the U.S. Open.鈥
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