Tennis: On the eve of Roland-Garros, Caroline Garcia, former French number 1, announces the imminent end of her career
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" Dear tennis player, it's time to say goodbye ." Former world number 4 Caroline Garcia , winner of the 2022 Masters, announced on her X account the imminent end of her career, and at the same time her last steps at Porte d'Auteuil, where the Roland-Garros tournament begins on May 25.
The former French number 1, now down to 145th in the WTA rankings, assures that she will still play " a few tournaments " including the French Grand Slam , where she reached the quarter-finals in 2017. " In the coming days, I will take the time to talk about what awaits me. But for now, I simply want to fully enjoy these last few weeks as a professional player ," she promises. Enough to keep us on the edge of our seats.
“ After 15 years of competing at the highest level—and more than 25 years of dedicating almost every second of my life to this sport—I feel ready to turn the page and start a new chapter ,” said Caroline Garcia, who had already stepped away from the circuit for several months at the end of 2024 to mentally recharge. “ Today, it’s time to move on. My body—and my personal aspirations—are asking me to ,” she wrote, without elaborating.
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The player took the opportunity to reflect on her career. " Since I started, tennis has always represented much more than winning or losing ," she emphasized. A semi-finalist at the 2022 US Open , she has won only three matches in 2025 and has not played in a tournament since March in Miami. " It was love or hate. Joy or frustration. And despite everything, I am deeply grateful for everything this adventure has offered me ," continued the Frenchwoman, winner of the Fed Cup in 2019 wearing the blue jersey.
According to the draw made on Thursday, Caroline Garcia will face American Bernarda Pera (90th) in the first round of Roland-Garros, a tournament that will already be marked by the farewell of another Frenchman to professional tennis, Richard Gasquet, at almost 39 years old.
Libération
