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Petra Kvitova: Two-time Wimbledon champion announces her retirement from professional tennis

  • Petra Kvitova, a two-time Wimbledon champion and Czech left-handed player, announced on June 19, 2025, that she will retire from professional tennis at the end of the 2025 season.
  • Kvitova’s decision follows a career marked by resilience after she sustained a serious left-hand injury during a home robbery in 2016 that threatened her playing future.
  • Since returning to the tour in February 2025 after a 15-month maternity break, Kvitova has competed in multiple tournaments with a 1-6 win-loss record, planning to finish her career at the US Open later this summer.
  • Reflecting on a 19-year professional career that includes 31 titles, six Billie Jean King Cup wins, and a highest world ranking of No. 2, Kvitova expressed deep gratitude for tennis, crediting the sport for shaping who she is both on and off the court.
  • Her retirement implies the end of a notable era highlighted by two Wimbledon titles, a 2019 Australian Open final appearance, and a legacy of gratitude and determination in tennis.
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A good week before the start of Wimbledon, the excellent Czech player Petra Kvitova announced her retirement from top tennis in September.

Czech Petra Kvitova, who won the Wimbledon slam tournament twice and rose to the number two spot in the world at the peak of her career, has announced that this year's US Open slam tournament will be the last of her career.

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The 35-year-old Czech classic has won 31 tournaments during his career.

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Sportsnet broke the news in Canada on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
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