Caroline Garcia will play the last US Open in her career thanks to a Wild Card attributed by the French Tennis Federation.
Caroline Garcia’s last dance? The Frenchwoman will play her last US Open as a professional player. The French Tennis Federation (FFT) announced on Saturday that it has given it one of the invitations (Wild Cards) for the main draw of the New York tournament.
Valentin Royer, he will benefit from the second Wild Card Male, thus making his debut in the main draw of the US Open. “The French Tennis Federation has decided to award the invitations (Wild-Card) for the US Open 2025 (August 24-September 7) to Caroline Garcia, currently 197th in the WTA ranking, and Valentin Royer, 113rd in the ATP ranking”specifies the FFT in its official press release.
At 31 years old, former 4th world and a long time number one French, Caroline Garcia announced on May 23 that she would end her career after the season. However, she hoped to participate in the US Open for the 13th time, after a season marked by eliminations from the first round at the Australian Open and Roland-Garros, and a Wimbledon package due to Wild Card.
The last American challenge
Since Roland-Garros, Garcia has not played a tournament.
Married on July 19She did not register for preparatory tournaments at the US Open, such as the WTA 1000 in Montreal and Cincinnati. Its best result in New York remains the semi-final reached in 2022, the year of its coronation at the end of year masters.
Caroline Garcia will leave behind a solid track record, with 11 WTA titles in single, including four won during her auspicked period in 2017-2018. In double, she distinguished herself by winning two Grand Chelem titles in Roland-Garros (2016 and 2022) alongside Kristina Mladenovic, even reaching the 2nd place in the discipline.
