2020 Australian Open December 6, 2019

Wozniacki's World: 10 top moments from a glittering career

Caroline Wozniacki calls time on her stellar career at the Australian Open. Take a look back at her journey to the pinnacle of the sport.

Caroline Wozniacki was a standout junior who won the 2006 Wimbledon girls' title in 2006, defeating Magdalena Rybarikova in the final (Getty) — 01 /11

Caroline Wozniacki was a standout junior who won the 2006 Wimbledon girls' title in 2006, defeating Magdalena Rybarikova in the final (Getty)

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Wozniacki made her WTA main draw debut at Cincinnati in 2005, cracked the Top 100 in July 2007 and won her first WTA title at Stockholm in 2008 (Getty) — 02 /11

Wozniacki made her WTA main draw debut at Cincinnati in 2005, cracked the Top 100 in July 2007 and won her first WTA title at Stockholm in 2008 (Getty)

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Wozniacki reached her first Grand Slam final as a 19-year-old at the 2009 US Open, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova and Yanina Wickmayer en route before falling to Kim Clijsters (Getty) — 03 /11

Wozniacki reached her first Grand Slam final as a 19-year-old at the 2009 US Open, defeating Svetlana Kuznetsova and Yanina Wickmayer en route before falling to Kim Clijsters (Getty)

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Wozniacki defeated Vera Zvonareva to win her first Premier Mandatory title at Beijing in 2010 - her sixth title of the year, and one which lifted her to World No.1 for the first time (Getty) — 04 /11

Wozniacki defeated Vera Zvonareva to win her first Premier Mandatory title at Beijing in 2010 - her sixth title of the year, and one which lifted her to World No.1 for the first time (Getty)

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Wozniacki would end both 2010 and 2011 at World No.1, and would hold that position for 71 weeks in total - including a return to the top in January 2018 after winning her first major at the Australian Open (Getty) — 05 /11

Wozniacki would end both 2010 and 2011 at World No.1, and would hold that position for 71 weeks in total - including a return to the top in January 2018 after winning her first major at the Australian Open (Getty)

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Wozniacki defeated Maria Sharapova and Marion Bartoli in the last two rounds to win Indian Wells in 2011 (Getty) — 06 /11

Wozniacki defeated Maria Sharapova and Marion Bartoli in the last two rounds to win Indian Wells in 2011 (Getty)

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Wozniacki's run to her second Grand Slam final at the 2014 US Open, where she fell to Serena Williams, featured a thrilling three-set defeat of Maria Sharapova in the fourth round (Getty) — 07 /11

Wozniacki's run to her second Grand Slam final at the 2014 US Open, where she fell to Serena Williams, featured a thrilling three-set defeat of Maria Sharapova in the fourth round (Getty)

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Injuries and poor form had sunk Wozniacki's ranking to World No.74 coming into the 2016 US Open - but the Dane rebounded in style, reaching her sixth Grand Slam semifinal with wins over Svetlana Kuznetsova and Madison Keys en route (Getty) — 08 /11

Injuries and poor form had sunk Wozniacki's ranking to World No.74 coming into the 2016 US Open - but the Dane rebounded in style, reaching her sixth Grand Slam semifinal with wins over Svetlana Kuznetsova and Madison Keys en route (Getty)

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Having been runner-up at the 2010 WTA Finals to Kim Clijsters, Wozniacki captured the trophy in 2017 with a final defeat of Venus Williams (Getty) — 09 /11

Having been runner-up at the 2010 WTA Finals to Kim Clijsters, Wozniacki captured the trophy in 2017 with a final defeat of Venus Williams (Getty)

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The WTA Finals triumph was a springboard to Wozniacki's long-awaited maiden Grand Slam title at the 2018 Australian Open (Getty) — 10 /11

The WTA Finals triumph was a springboard to Wozniacki's long-awaited maiden Grand Slam title at the 2018 Australian Open (Getty)

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Wozniacki's famed battling qualities were on show throughout her first Grand Slam title run as she saved two match points in the second round against Jana Fett and sealed the trophy after a two-hour, 49-minute marathon against Simona Halep (Getty) — 11 /11

Wozniacki's famed battling qualities were on show throughout her first Grand Slam title run as she saved two match points in the second round against Jana Fett and sealed the trophy after a two-hour, 49-minute marathon against Simona Halep (Getty)

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