History of Caroline Garcia in Timeline

Caroline Garcia is a French professional tennis player known for her accomplishments in both singles and doubles. She achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 and a doubles ranking of world No. 2. Notably, Garcia won the 2022 WTA Finals, solidifying her status as a top player in women's tennis.

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1971: French Open Doubles title since 1971

At the French Open, Garcia won the women's doubles event partnering Mladenovic, beating Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in the final, becoming the first all-French pair to win the French Open women's doubles title since Gail Chanfreau and Françoise Dürr in 1971.

1987: Internationaux de Strasbourg singles title since WTA Event

In May Garcia won the Internationaux de Strasbourg singles title, becoming only the third Frenchwoman to win that title since it became a WTA event in 1987.

October 1993: Caroline Garcia's Birth

In October 1993, Caroline Garcia was born. She is a French professional tennis player.

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2007: Akgul Amanmuradova in Cincinnati Open since 2007

At the Cincinnati Open, in 2022 she became the first qualifier to advance to the semifinals at this tournament since Akgul Amanmuradova in 2007.

2009: WTA 1000 Final since 2009

In 2022, With her win over sixth seed Aryna Sabalenka she became the first qualifier to ever advance to a WTA 1000 final since the tier was created in 2009.

December 2011: Highest Junior Ranking

On 12 December 2011, Caroline Garcia reached her highest junior ranking of 5.

2013: Wimbledon Title

In 2017, Garcia won her first career Premier-5 singles title at the Wuhan Open. It was the biggest singles title won by any French female player since Marion Bartoli won Wimbledon in 2013.

2013: Billie Jean King Cup Representation

Since 2013, Caroline Garcia has represented France in the Billie Jean King Cup.

October 2016: Career-High Doubles Ranking

In October 2016, Caroline Garcia achieved her career-high doubles ranking of world No. 2.

2016: Various Tournaments

Garcia participated in multiple tournaments, including the Taiwan Open, Qatar Open, and Dubai Tennis Championships in 2016.

2016: 2016 Summer Olympics

In 2016, Caroline Garcia participated in both the women's singles and women's doubles of the Summer Olympics. In the doubles, she and Kristina Mladenovic lost in the first round.

2016: Hopman Cup and Sydney International

In 2016, Caroline Garcia represented France at the Hopman Cup and participated in the Sydney International, where she reached the Quarterfinals.

2016: Fed Cup Heart Award

In 2016, Caroline Garcia won a Fed Cup Heart Award for leading France to its first final in eleven years.

2016: Mallorca Open Victory and French No. 1 Ranking

In 2016, Caroline Garcia won the Mallorca Open and became the French singles No. 1, replacing Kristina Mladenovic.

2016: Doubles ITF World Champions

In December 2016, Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic were named the doubles ITF World Champions.

2017: Fed Cup Absence

During the off-season, Garcia announced in 2017 that she would not play in the Fed Cup to focus on her singles career.

2017: Wuhan Open Victory

In 2017, Caroline Garcia won her first career Premier-5 singles title at the Wuhan Open, defeating Ashleigh Barty in the final and reaching a career-high ranking of No. 15.

2017: Wuhan and China Open Titles

In 2017, Caroline Garcia won the Wuhan Open and the China Open.

2017: Australian Open Semifinals

In 2017, Caroline Garcia, partnering with Kristina Mladenovic, reached the semifinals at the Australian Open.

September 2018: Career-High Singles Ranking

In September 2018, Caroline Garcia achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 4.

2018: Canadian Open and Madrid Semifinal since 2018

At the Cincinnati Open, in 2022 she reached the quarterfinals of a WTA 1000 for the first time in four years, since the Canadian Open in 2018 and reached her first WTA 1000 semifinal since Madrid in 2018

2019: Australian Open

At the Australian Open in 2021, she was defeated in the second round by third seed, 2019 champion, and eventual champion, Naomi Osaka.

2019: Fed Cup Victory

In 2019, Caroline Garcia helped France win the Fed Cup, reuniting with Kristina Mladenovic to clinch the final doubles match against Ashleigh Barty and Sam Stosur of Australia.

2019: Billie Jean King Cup Title

In 2019, Caroline Garcia was part of the French team that won the Billie Jean King Cup.

2019: Bianca Andreescu's champions since 2019

In 2022, Garcia entered the US Open as the 17th seed. She defeated 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu, in the first four rounds to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time in her career at the US Open and the second time at a major.

2020: US Open and Australian Open

Caroline Garcia had mixed results in 2020, losing in the second round of the Australian Open to Ons Jabeur, but reaching the third round of the US Open, beating top-seeded Karolína Plíšková.

2020: French Open Performance

In 2020, Caroline Garcia achieved positive results at the postponed French Open, reaching the fourth round, where she was defeated by Elina Svitolina. She also reached the quarterfinal at the Lyon Open.

May 2021: New Coach and Clay-Court Season

In May 2021, Caroline Garcia announced Gabriel Urpí as her new coach, ending her partnership with her father. She started her clay-court season at the Italian Open and participated in other tournaments.

2021: 2021 Season Start

Caroline Garcia started her 2021 season at the Gippsland Trophy, reaching the third round, and participated in the Australian Open, where she was defeated in the second round by Naomi Osaka.

2021: End of Training with Father

Until 2021, Caroline Garcia was trained by her father, Louis-Paul Garcia.

September 2022: US Open Semifinal and Top 10 Return

In September 2022, Caroline Garcia reached her first major semifinal at the US Open, losing to Ons Jabeur, and re-entered the top 10 in singles on 12 September 2022.

November 2022: Career-High Singles Ranking and WTA Finals win

In November 2022, Caroline Garcia achieved her career-high singles ranking of world No. 4 after winning the WTA Finals.

2022: Aces Served Leader

Caroline Garcia led the WTA Tour in 2022 in the number of aces served with 394.

2022: WTA Finals Champion

In 2022, Caroline Garcia became the WTA Finals champion.

2022: Cincinnati Open Title

In 2022, Caroline Garcia won her tenth title at the Cincinnati Open, defeating Petra Kvitová, and moved back into the top 20, at world No. 17.

2022: French Open Doubles Title

In 2022, Caroline Garcia won the French Open women's doubles title with Kristina Mladenovic.

2023: French Open Quarterfinals in Doubles

At the 2023 French Open, Caroline Garcia reached the quarterfinals in doubles with Luisa Stefani.

2023: Guadalajara Open Akron Semifinals

At the WTA 1000 2023 Guadalajara Open Akron, Caroline Garcia reached the semifinals defeating tenth seed Viktoria Azarenka.

2023: Aces Served Leader

Caroline Garcia led the WTA Tour in 2023 in the number of aces served with 462.

2023: Struggles with Bulimia Nervosa

In 2023, Caroline Garcia opened up about her struggles with bulimia nervosa following a foot injury and a loss of form, but she overcame it with support and a break from tennis.

2024: Olympics Competion

In 2024, Caroline Garcia competed for France at the Olympics, for the second time in her career.

May 2025: Retirement Announcement

On 23 May 2025, Caroline Garcia announced she would retire from professional tennis after the forthcoming French Open and "a few" more unspecified tournaments that year. She lost in the first round at the French Open to Bernarda Pera.