Kvitova’s final WTA Tour title came in 2023 on the grass at Berlin. She was ranked as high as No. 2 in the world and had eight top 10 seasons (2011-2015 and 2018-2020). A four-time Olympian, Kvitova won a bronze medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

Petra Kvitova looked to her right as she sat down in the U.S. Open’s main interview room for her final post-match news conference as a professional tennis player, and the two-time Wimbledon champion saw what she was hoping for.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, 35, retired from professional tennis following an opening round loss at the US Open on Monday.

Her first Grand Slam final came at the 1997 U.S. Open, when she was 17. She also won two of her seven major championships there.

Sharapova was honored with an official U.S. Open ring Sunday at Arthur Ashe Stadium, following her induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She accepted her latest hardware in the latest rendition of the tennis dress that changed the sport.

Maria Sharapova, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan took their places Saturday, Aug. 23 in the International Tennis Hall of Fame, an iconic women’s singles player and the most successful men’s doubles team in the sport’s history enshrined in a formal ceremony on the Horseshoe Court.