Annette Kontaveit announced her retirement before Wimbledon, and on Thursday she played her final match, losing to Maria Buzkova (33 WTA), 6-1, 6-2.

Annette Kontaveit ended her career at only 27 years old after her last match at Wimbledon

Estonia’s Anette Kontaveit, who was forced to retire at the age of 27 due to back problems, played the last official match of her career on Thursday.

In the first round of Wimbledon, the former world No. 2 overcame Italy’s Lucrezia Stefanini (111 WTA), who came from qualifying, 6-4, 6-4.

In the second round, after only one hour and six minutes, the player from Estonia left the competition, losing to Maria Buzkova, and said goodbye to the WTA.

Who is Annette Kontaveit?

Born on December 24, 1995 in Tallinn, Estonia, Anette is 1.74 meters tall and her highest WTA ranking was No. 2 (as of June 6, 2022).

During her career, she won 6 WTA titles and had 389 wins and 203 losses. He is currently ranked 79th in the world. He collected $8,038,120 in tennis prizes alone.

Won career tournaments

2022 – St. Petersburg

2021 – Cleveland, Ostrava, Moscow, Cluj-Napoca (Transylvania Open)

2017 – Hertogenbosch.

Kontaweight and the best results since the Grand Slam

Australian Open: Quarterfinals (2020)

Roland Garros: Fourth Round (2018)

Wimbledon: third round (2017, 2018, 2019)

US Open: Fourth Round (2015, 2020).