Petra Kvitova, the two-time Wimbledon champion and former world No. 2, has announced her retirement from professional tennis, with plans to conclude her career at the 2025 US Open, reports AFP.
The 35-year-old Czech star, currently ranked No. 572, rose to prominence in 2011 when she won her first Wimbledon title. She repeated the feat in 2014 and reached the Australian Open final in 2019. This week, Kvitova received a wildcard for one final appearance at Wimbledon, a tournament she calls “the most cherished” of her career.
“There comes a day when it’s time for a new chapter, and for me, that time has come,” Kvitova shared on social media. “2025 will be my last season on tour. I’m beyond excited to return to Wimbledon one last time and soak in every moment.”
Kvitova has earned 31 WTA titles, won Olympic bronze in 2016, and helped lead the Czech Republic to six Fed Cup titles. In 2016, she survived a knife attack in her home, overcoming career-threatening injuries to return to top-level competition.
She missed the 2024 season to welcome her first child and has since returned to competition, notching a single win in Rome earlier this year.
“Tennis has given me everything I have today,” she wrote. “I will forever be grateful to this beautiful sport I love.”
Kvitova’s farewell tour is expected to culminate at the US Open later this summer.
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