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Auckland Performance Signals Eugenie Bouchard Comeback

By Harry Floyd

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 06: Eugenie Bouchard of Canada celebrates with Sofia Kenin of USA after winning the the Women's doubles final match against Taylor Townsend of USA and Paige Hourigan of New Zealand on January 06, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 06: Eugenie Bouchard of Canada celebrates with Sofia Kenin of USA after winning the the Women's doubles final match against Taylor Townsend of USA and Paige Hourigan of New Zealand on January 06, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images) /
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Eugenie Bouchard earns her first title in either singles or doubles in five years. It comes alongside doubles partner Sofia Kenin.

Can we officially call it a comeback by Eugenie Bouchard? She is on the right track at least. Winning the women’s doubles title at the 2019 ASB Classic alongside Sofia “Sonya” Kenin, the young Canadian is in the winner’s circle again.

Prior to the doubles win in Auckland, we put together a list of Bouchard’s best moments. Now, she has one to add to the list. It is her first career WTA doubles win.

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Kenin has made headlines herself in the last year. Her profile continues to rise with the Auckland win and we should keep an eye on her progress throughout the entirety of the 2019 WTA Tour. At just 20-years-old, she is poised to touch career heights again and again in the coming year. HERE, Bouchard shares a set of photos via Twitter with her and Kenin enjoying their win.

Eugenie Bouchard wins the women’s doubles title with Sofia Kenin in Auckland.

At the end of the 2018 WTA Tour, Bouchard managed to climb the singles rankings. Even though he Auckland title came in women’s doubles, the young Canadian also put on an impressive run on the women’s singles side of the action.

Bouchard reached the quarterfinals at the ASB Classic, falling to Julia Goerges in a tough three-set match. The German would move on and end up taking the title in Auckland. Although the quarterfinals singles loss was a hard pill to swallow for Genie, the doubles title more than makes up for it. She and Kenin can take tons of positives away from their stellar performance at the 2019 ASB Classic.

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Eugenie Bouchard earns her first career doubles title on the WTA Tour alongside Sofia Kenin. The pair wins the Auckland Open final, going 1-6, 6-1, 10-7 over Paige Mary Hourigan and Taylor Townsend. The former world number five in women’s singles continues to see success in the early months of the 2019 tour. Do you think she keep it up? The Australian Open is right around the corner and we will keep an eye on Bouchard moving forward.

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