Wozniacki, Sharapova & the WTA stars who have retired in 2020
Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki and Julia Goerges are among the WTA stars to hang up their racquets in 2020 so far.
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Former WTA World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki bowed out of professional tennis at the Australian Open after losing in the third round to Ons Jabeur.
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In 2018, she won the title in Melbourne in what was the highlight of her career.
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Former Top 10 stalwart Ekaterina Makarova announced her retirement at the end of January, nearly a year after her previous appearance on Tour.
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During her career, Makarova reached two Grand Slam singles semifinals and won four major doubles events, including three Women’s doubles titles with Elena Vesnina.
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Maria Sharapova called time on her highly successful career in February, having fought against persistent shoulder problems.
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The Russian won the 2004 WTA Tour Championships, reached WTA World No.1 and completed a career Grand Slam.
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Also announcing her retirement at the Australian Open was Aussie Jessica Moore, a two-time WTA title-winner in doubles. Moore reached five WTA finals in total in doubles, and peaked at a career-high ranking of World No.52 in the discipline.
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Two-time WTA title-winner Johanna Larsson also ended her pro career in 2020. The Swede reached a career-high singles ranking of World No.45 and was a standout doubles player.
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Rika Fujiwara announced her retirement in March, having reached career highs of No.84 in singles & No.13 in doubles. She reached six WTA doubles finals, winning Copenhagen in 2012, and also reached the doubles semifinals of the 2002 French Open.
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Georgian-born American and former World No.50 Anna Tatishvili announced her retirement on March 26. Tatishvili reached the fourth round of the 2012 US Open in singles, and won one WTA title in doubles at the Upper Austria Ladies' Linz in 2014.
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A former Top 50 singles player, Vania King won two Grand Slams in doubles & reached World No.3. She won Wimbledon and the US Open in 2010 with Yaroslava Shvedova, among 15 doubles titles. She also reached three WTA singles finals with one title.
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Spanish stalwart Silvia Soler-Espinosa reached three Grand Slam quarterfinals in doubles in her career, and was a two-time WTA finalist in singles.
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American Jamie Hampton reached a career-high ranking of World No.24 in 2013 before she was sidelined indefinitely due to injuries, and officially announced her retirement in May.
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Former World No.43 Teliana Pereira, who in 2015 became the first Brazilian in 27 years to win a WTA singles title when she won two, announced her retirement at age 32 in September.
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Former Top 40 player and French stalwart Pauline Parmentier, a winner of four WTA titles, played her last tournament at the French Open.
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In late October, former World No.9 Julia Goerges announced her retirement. The German is just one of four women from her country all-time to have ranked in the Top 15 in singles and doubles.
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Former Wimbledon semifinalist and World No.17 Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia, a winner of four WTA titles, officially announced her retirement in October.
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