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'''Eugenie''' "'''Genie'''" '''Bouchard''' (born February 25, 1994 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian professional tennis player. At the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, Bouchard became the first Canadian-born player representing Canada (Greg Rusedski is Canadian-born and played in the 1997 US Open final, but played for the United Kingdom after May 1995. Mary Pierce is Canadian-born and played in several Grand Slam finals, but played for France for her entire career) to reach the final of a Grand Slam tournament in singles, finishing runner-up to Petra Kvitová. She also reached the semifinals of the 2014 Australian Open and 2014 French Open, and won the 2012 Wimbledon girls' title. Following the end of the 2013 WTA Tour, she was named WTA Newcomer of the Year. The next year, she received the WTA Most Improved Player award for the 2014 season and reached a career-high ranking of No. 5, becoming the first Canadian female tennis player to be ranked in the top 5 in singles.