Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has announced her retirement from professional tennis with the US Open being her final tournament.
The Czech left-hander was the first player born in the 1990s to win a Grand Slam title when she defeated Maria Sharapova in the 2011 final.
Kvitova went on to reclaim the Venus Rosewater Dish in 2014 – defeating Canadian Eugenie Bouchard for the loss of just three games.
The 35-year-old, who was awarded a wild card for this year’s Wimbledon, is currently ranked world No 572 and returned from a 17-month maternity break last February.
“I am excited and very much looking forward to soak in the beauty of playing The Championships, Wimbledon one more time, a place that holds the most cherished memories in my career for me,” Kvitova wrote in a statement.
“And while I am not entirely sure yet what my hardcourt swing in the US will look like, I am intending to finish my active playing career at the US Open in New York later this summer.”
“I could not have asked or wished for anything more – tennis has given me everything I have today, and I will continue to be forever grateful to this beautiful sport that I love.”
Since her return at the ATX Open in Austin, Kvitova has lost six of her seven matches, with her only win coming in the first round in Rome.
She also competed in Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, the French Open and the Queen’s Club Championships in London.
Kvitova has won 31 titles over nearly two decades and reached a highest ranking of No 2 in the world.
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