Andrea Petkovic has reached the main draw of the 2022 US Open, but has announced that she will retire after completing the US Grand Slam.
34-year-old Petko announced the end of his career in Sportschau.
However, the German is leaving the door open for another European tour before the end of the year to be with friends and family during the break.
Petkovic is currently ranked 104th in the WTA rankings and peaked on October 10, 2011, when she was ranked 9th in the world.
In total, she has 7 WTA titles in her career, and the amount collected from tennis awards alone is $8,749,248.
She has 518 wins and 365 losses, and her best result since a Grand Slam came at Roland Garros in 2014, when she lost in the semifinals to Simona Halep.
He also reached three quarter-finals at major tournaments, each in 2011 (Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open).
He won his last title in Cluj-Napoca last summer.
WTA tournaments won by Andrea Petkovic in her career
2021 – Cluj-Napoca; 2015 – Antwerp; 2014 – Charleston, Bud Gastein, Sophia; 2011 – Strasbourg; 2009 – Bad Gastein.
At the US Open 2022, Andrea Petkovic will meet Belinda Bencic (13 WTA) in the first round, which could be the last match of the German’s career.
Source: Hot News RO
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