Tennis Canada – Quebec, September 8, 2017 – Tennis Canada announced Friday that Eugenie Bouchard, currently ranked no. 76 on the WTA rankings, has been forced to withdraw from the National Bank Cup presented by IGA.  

A semifinalist at the tournament in 2013, Bouchard will miss this year’s event because of a virus and she needs time to rest.

“I am extremely disappointed to have to withdraw from the National Bank Cup because it’s a tournament that I enjoy and I am always motivated to play at home in front of the Quebec crowd. I have been dealing with a virus for the past few days that has not allowed me to train since the end of the U.S. Open and will prevent me from playing the tournament. I will focus my energy on recovering, but I don’t know when I will be able to return to competition,” Bouchard said.

“Of course, we would have liked Eugenie to be able to play in front of the Quebec crowd after reaching the semifinals here in 2013, but we wish her a quick recovery so that she can focus on the last months of the season,” said Jacques Hérisset, Tournament Director of the National Bank Cup. 

Bouchard will be replaced in the main draw by Marina Erakovic of New Zealand. The official draw ceremony will take place on Saturday September 9 at 1 p.m. in the heart of downtown Quebec with defending champion Océane Dodin of France.  
 
About the National Bank Cup presented by IGA
The National Bank Cup presented by Mazda is a WTA International Series event administered by Tennis Canada. The tournament is celebrating its 25th anniversary from September 9-17, 2017 at PEPS on the campus of Laval University in Quebec. The National Bank Cup presented by IGA is the third biggest tournament in Canada after the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank in Montreal and Toronto. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.CoupeBanqueNationale.ca.
 
About Tennis Canada
Founded in 1890, Tennis Canada is a non-profit, national sport association with a mission to lead the growth of tennis in Canada and a vision to become a world-leading tennis nation. We value teamwork, passion, integrity, innovation and excellence. Tennis Canada owns and operates the premier Rogers Cup presented by National Bank WTA and ATP World Tour events, 10 professional ITF- sanctioned events and financially supports 12 other professional tournaments in Canada. Tennis Canada operates national junior training centres/programs in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Tennis Canada is a proud member of the International Tennis Federation, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the International Wheelchair Tennis Association, and serves to administer, sponsor and select the teams for Davis Cup, Fed Cup, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and all wheelchair, junior and senior national teams. Tennis Canada invests its surplus into tennis development. For more information on Tennis Canada, please visit our website at www.tenniscanada.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
 
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