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Back-troubled Kontaveit to quit at 27

Updated on: 21 June,2023 08:14 AM IST  |  Paris
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“Today I’m announcing that I am ending my career as a competitive athlete,” the 27-year old Estonian posted on Instagram

Back-troubled Kontaveit to quit at 27

Anett Kontaveit

The former second-ranked women’s tennis player Anett Kontaveit announced on Tuesday that she would be retiring in July after Wimbledon because of a back injury. 


“Today I’m announcing that I am ending my career as a competitive athlete,” the 27-year old Estonian posted on Instagram.


“After several doctor’s visits and consultations with my medical team, I have been advised that I have lumbar disc degeneration in my back. This does not allow for full-scale training or continued competition. Therefore, it is impossible to continue at the top level in such a highly competitive field,” she wrote. 


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Kontaveit, ranked 79th in the world, reached the WTA’s No. 2 ranking in June 2022. Her best performance in a Grand Sam event was a quarter-final at the 2020 Australian Open. “Tennis has given and taught me a lot. I’m very grateful for that,” she wrote. 

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