Andrea Petkovic played the last match of her career at the US Open, where she was defeated by Swiss Belinda Bencic in the first round of the tournament.

Andrea PetkovichPhoto: Alastair Grant/AP/Profimedia

At the age of 34, Petkovic lost to Bencic 2-6, 6-4, 4-6.

Andrea Petkovic has decided to end her tennis career after the US Open 2022

Before the US Open tournament, the German announced that she would end her career after the last Grand Slam tournament of the year.

“I still love tennis and have a huge passion for the sport.

But my body no longer allows me to play tennis the way I want to, to train the way I want to be able to play the whole season.

I’ve been playing with painkillers and anti-inflammatories for the past four weeks.

That was only part of what made me decide not to continue, not a lack of passion or desire to play. So I think that was the saddest part, in a way.” – Andrea Petkovich.

At the end of the match against Benčić, Petkovic left the court in tears after a long hug with her opponent.

Andrea Petkovic and her successful career in tennis

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 reached the quarterfinals of major tournaments three more times, each time in 2011 (Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open).

He won the last title in Cluj-Napoca last summer.​​