# Caroline Garcia
**Caroline Garcia** (born 1993 in [Saint-Germain-en-Laye](https://www.edgepedia.org/saint-germain-en-laye), France) is a retired French professional tennis player who reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 4, won 11 WTA singles titles including the 2022 [WTA Finals](https://www.edgepedia.org/wta-finals), and captured two Roland-Garros women's doubles titles with [Kristina Mladenovic](https://www.edgepedia.org/kristina-mladenovic).[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p) She retired from the tour after competing at the 2025 US Open.[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1993, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France; 5'10" (1.77 m); right-handed[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p) |
| Career highs | Singles No. 4 (September 10, 2018); doubles No. 2 (October 24, 2016)[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p) • [2](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/carolinegarcia/stats) |
| Singles titles | 11, including the 2022 WTA Finals in Fort Worth (d. Sabalenka) and Cincinnati 2022 (d. Kvitova)[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p) |
| Doubles titles | 8, including Roland-Garros 2016 and 2022, both with Kristina Mladenovic[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p) |
| Team honors | French Billie Jean King Cup champion 2019, winning the decisive doubles with Mladenovic over Barty/Stosur[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p) |
| Prize money | $18,778,616 career singles prize money[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p) |
| Retirement | Announced May 23, 2025; final match at the 2025 US Open[3](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/05/23/caroline-garcia-annonce-la-fin-de-sa-carriere-mais-disputera-roland-garros_6607900_3242.html) • [1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p) |
## Early career and the 2011 breakthrough
Garcia made her professional debut at age 13 on the ITF Circuit in France in 2007, and as a junior was singles runner-up at the 2011 US Open (losing to Min) and reached the semifinals at the other three junior Slams.[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p)
Her introduction to the wider tennis world came at Roland-Garros in May 2011. Ranked No. 188 and playing on a wild card, the 17-year-old pushed the seventh-seeded former world No. 1 [Maria Sharapova](https://www.edgepedia.org/maria-sharapova) to the limit in the second round, leading 6-3, 4-1 before losing.[3](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/05/23/caroline-garcia-annonce-la-fin-de-sa-carriere-mais-disputera-roland-garros_6607900_3242.html) [Andy Murray](https://www.edgepedia.org/andy-murray), watching the match, wrote on Twitter that she would become world No. 1; the prediction did not come true, but the match marked her arrival.[3](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/05/23/caroline-garcia-annonce-la-fin-de-sa-carriere-mais-disputera-roland-garros_6607900_3242.html)
## Rise to the top 10
**2016 brought her first major title.** Partnering Kristina Mladenovic at Roland-Garros, Garcia won her first major doubles crown; they were the first French pair to win the Paris doubles since Gail Chanfreau and Francoise Durr in 1971.[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p) That year she also won her second and third WTA singles titles, at [Strasbourg](https://www.edgepedia.org/strasbourg) and Mallorca, and represented France at the Rio Olympics in singles and doubles.[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p) • [10](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/caroline-garcia/)
The 2017 season was her most consistent: a career-best 48 main draw wins against 22 losses, two titles, and a maiden major quarterfinal at Roland-Garros (losing to Karolina Pliskova).[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p) She became the first player to win Wuhan and Beijing back-to-back, entered the top 10 on October 9, 2017, and qualified for the WTA Finals, where she was the first Frenchwoman to compete in singles since Amelie Mauresmo in 2006.[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p) She broke into the top 5 on August 13, 2018, and reached her career-high of No. 4 on September 10, 2018.[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p)
## The 2022 season
Garcia's strongest year came in 2022. She returned to form in the second half of the season, winning four tournaments: Bad Homburg on grass, Warsaw on clay, and [Cincinnati](https://www.edgepedia.org/cincinnati) and the WTA Finals in Fort Worth on hard courts, making her the only player to win titles on all three surfaces that year.[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p) At Cincinnati she came through qualifying to take the title, beating Petra Kvitova in the final, and at the WTA Finals she defeated [Aryna Sabalenka](https://www.edgepedia.org/aryna-sabalenka) for the year-end championship.[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p) Her best career win by ranking came over world No. 1 Iga Swiatek in the Warsaw quarterfinal.[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p)
At the 2022 US Open she reached her best Grand Slam singles result, the semifinals, where she lost to [Ons Jabeur](https://www.edgepedia.org/ons-jabeur) 6-1, 6-3; the run returned her to the top 10 on September 12.[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p) • [4](https://www.itftennis.com/media/12873/paris-2024-olympic-tennis-event-day-1-match-notes.pdf) She also won her second Roland-Garros doubles title with Mladenovic, beating Gauff/Pegula in the final, her first doubles title in almost six years.[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p)
## Playing style
Garcia was an aggressive, athletic player with a strong serve and an effective net game that underpinned her doubles success.[5](https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/caroline-garcia-miami-coco-gauff) A signature trait was standing on or inside the baseline to return serve, regardless of the opponent.[5](https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/caroline-garcia-miami-coco-gauff) Her serve ranked among the tour's best: in 2023 she served 462 aces, the highest total of all players, ahead of [Elena Rybakina](https://www.edgepedia.org/elena-rybakina)'s 455.[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p)
## Final seasons and retirement
After a semifinal at [Guadalajara](https://www.edgepedia.org/guadalajara) in late 2024, Garcia stepped away from competition between September 2024 and January 2025, describing mental exhaustion, panic attacks, and the loss of the joy of playing; she said the question of retiring permanently had come up.[6](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/02/09/tennis-cinq-mois-plus-tard-caroline-garcia-retrouve-le-gout-de-la-victoire_6538839_3242.html) She returned at the start of 2025, ranked No. 76, and ended a five-month winless run by beating Yue Yuan in Doha in February.[6](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/02/09/tennis-cinq-mois-plus-tard-caroline-garcia-retrouve-le-gout-de-la-victoire_6538839_3242.html)
On May 23, 2025, ranked No. 145, she announced on social media that she would end her career in the coming weeks, with Roland-Garros, Wimbledon, and the US Open as her remaining events.[3](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/05/23/caroline-garcia-annonce-la-fin-de-sa-carriere-mais-disputera-roland-garros_6607900_3242.html)
## Life after tennis
Garcia married Borja Duran in July 2025, and the two host the podcast Tennis Insider Club, featuring interviews with people involved in the sport.[1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p) • [7](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4271793/garcia-announces-imminent-retirement-will-play-last-roland-garros) In December 2025 she disclosed that she had rejected a $270,000 sponsorship offer for the podcast from a betting company, saying she wanted a platform where players could speak openly without pressure; she had earlier drawn attention to cyberbullying of players by people betting on matches after her first-round loss at the 2024 US Open.[8](https://apnews.com/article/3886bc8e52fab209a509c74ae1949ae2) In 2026 she announced her first pregnancy and later welcomed a son, Pablo.[9](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4478542/garcia-announces-first-pregnancy-the-family-is-growing) • [1](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p)
## References
1. [Caroline Garcia | Player Stats & More, WTA Official](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/p)
2. [Caroline Garcia Stats, WTA Official](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/carolinegarcia/stats)
3. [Caroline Garcia annonce la fin de sa carrière, mais disputera Roland-Garros, Le Monde (May 23, 2025)](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/05/23/caroline-garcia-annonce-la-fin-de-sa-carriere-mais-disputera-roland-garros_6607900_3242.html)
4. [Paris 2024 Olympic Tennis Event Day 1 Match Notes, ITF](https://www.itftennis.com/media/12873/paris-2024-olympic-tennis-event-day-1-match-notes.pdf)
5. [Caroline Garcia, like so many in tennis, is hitting it big, Tennis.com](https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/caroline-garcia-miami-coco-gauff)
6. [Tennis : cinq mois plus tard, Caroline Garcia retrouve le goût de la victoire, Le Monde (February 9, 2025)](https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2025/02/09/tennis-cinq-mois-plus-tard-caroline-garcia-retrouve-le-gout-de-la-victoire_6538839_3242.html)
7. [Garcia announces imminent retirement; will play last Roland Garros, WTA Official](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4271793/garcia-announces-imminent-retirement-will-play-last-roland-garros)
8. [Caroline Garcia turned down $270,000 betting company offer for her tennis podcast, AP News](https://apnews.com/article/3886bc8e52fab209a509c74ae1949ae2)
9. [Garcia announces first pregnancy: 'The family is growing', WTA Official](https://www.wtatennis.com/news/4478542/garcia-announces-first-pregnancy-the-family-is-growing)
10. [wtatennis.com](https://www.wtatennis.com/players/315391/caroline-garcia/)
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