The two-times grand slam winner and former world No1 Amélie Mauresmo has retired from tennis.
"I came here to announce the end of my career. I made this decision after careful consideration," the French player said.
Mauresmo, 30, topped the WTA rankings in September 2004 and clinched her two grand slam titles in 2006 when she won the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
Following her Antwerp Diamond Games victory in 2007, she took longer than expected to recover from an appendectomy and suffered a series of injuries. She then spent two years in the wilderness and thought about quitting before storming back to claim the Paris Open title in February this year.
However, she failed to maintain the momentum, losing to the Russian Dinara Safina in the fourth round at this year's Wimbledon in a match completed under Centre Court's new roof.
Mauresmo, who arguably had one of the finest backhands on the tour, had not played competitive tennis since losing 6-4, 6-0 to Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak in the second round of the US Open. She collected 25 WTA singles titles since turning professional in 1993.
"I came here to announce the end of my career. I made this decision after careful consideration," the French player said.
Mauresmo, 30, topped the WTA rankings in September 2004 and clinched her two grand slam titles in 2006 when she won the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
Following her Antwerp Diamond Games victory in 2007, she took longer than expected to recover from an appendectomy and suffered a series of injuries. She then spent two years in the wilderness and thought about quitting before storming back to claim the Paris Open title in February this year.
However, she failed to maintain the momentum, losing to the Russian Dinara Safina in the fourth round at this year's Wimbledon in a match completed under Centre Court's new roof.
Mauresmo, who arguably had one of the finest backhands on the tour, had not played competitive tennis since losing 6-4, 6-0 to Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak in the second round of the US Open. She collected 25 WTA singles titles since turning professional in 1993.
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