2020 Retirements October 30, 2020

10 great moments: Magdalena Rybarikova

Former Wimbledon semifinalist Magdalena Rybarikova made her retirement official this week; relive some of her greatest moments on and off the court right here on wtatennis.com!

Rybarikova turned pro in 2005, and made her Grand Slam main draw debut three years later, upsetting Tamira Paszek to reach the third round of the 2008 US Open (Getty Images). — 01 /10

Rybarikova turned pro in 2005, and made her Grand Slam main draw debut three years later, upsetting Tamira Paszek to reach the third round of the 2008 US Open (Getty Images).

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In a week that foreshadowed her unforgettable Wimbledon results, she won her first WTA title on grass in Birmingham, knocking out top seed Zheng Jie and later Li Na in the final (Getty Images). — 02 /10

In a week that foreshadowed her unforgettable Wimbledon results, she won her first WTA title on grass in Birmingham, knocking out top seed Zheng Jie and later Li Na in the final (Getty Images).

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Her second singles title came two years later on the quick indoor courts of Memphis. From 2011, the Slovak finish five straight seasons as a Top 100 player (Getty Images). — 03 /10

Her second singles title came two years later on the quick indoor courts of Memphis. From 2011, the Slovak finish five straight seasons as a Top 100 player (Getty Images).

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Rybarikova enjoyed some of her fondest memories at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C., where she won back-to-back titles, including a 2013 win over Andrea Petkovic (Getty Images). — 04 /10

Rybarikova enjoyed some of her fondest memories at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C., where she won back-to-back titles, including a 2013 win over Andrea Petkovic (Getty Images).

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She won all five of her singles matches against Petkovic, but the two nonetheless became good friends and began playing doubles together in 2014 (Getty Images). — 05 /10

She won all five of her singles matches against Petkovic, but the two nonetheless became good friends and began playing doubles together in 2014 (Getty Images).

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Pairing up at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, Rybarikova and Petkovic upset two seeded teams to reach the semifinals (Getty Images). — 06 /10

Pairing up at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships, Rybarikova and Petkovic upset two seeded teams to reach the semifinals (Getty Images).

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Later that summer, the Slovak reached her first Premier final in New Haven, shocking Simona Halep before finishing runner-up to Petra Kvitova (Getty Images). — 07 /10

Later that summer, the Slovak reached her first Premier final in New Haven, shocking Simona Halep before finishing runner-up to Petra Kvitova (Getty Images).

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Injuries interrupted her later career, but Rybarikova had a comeback to remember in 2017, shocking Karolina Pliskova at Wimbledon while playing with a protected ranking (Getty Images). — 08 /10

Injuries interrupted her later career, but Rybarikova had a comeback to remember in 2017, shocking Karolina Pliskova at Wimbledon while playing with a protected ranking (Getty Images).

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She backed up the upset all the way into the semifinals, becoming the first from her country to make it that far at SW19, bowing out to eventual champ Garbiñe Muguruza (Getty Images). — 09 /10

She backed up the upset all the way into the semifinals, becoming the first from her country to make it that far at SW19, bowing out to eventual champ Garbiñe Muguruza (Getty Images).

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She reached another Premier final in 2018 - again falling to Kvitova - and played one last Wimbledon fortnight last summer, where she bowed out to surging teen star Coco Gauff (Getty Images). — 10 /10

She reached another Premier final in 2018 - again falling to Kvitova - and played one last Wimbledon fortnight last summer, where she bowed out to surging teen star Coco Gauff (Getty Images).

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