Angelique Kerber will say a final farewell to tennis this week, with the German confirming her intention to retire after her Olympic Games campaign in Paris.
Kerber spent an impressive 34 weeks as world No 1 and won 14 WTA singles titles during her legendary career, notably winning three major titles.
All those Grand Slam victories came at separate tournaments – a rare accomplishment in the modern age.
In fact, the 36-year-old is one of just five women this century to win titles at least three different Grand Slam events.
Serena Williams
Arguably the greatest female player of all time, Williams found huge success at all four majors throughout her epic career.
Her first US Open title came in 1999 but she would win her home Slam five more times post-2000 and won seven Australian Open titles across a 14-year span.
She also found huge success on the grass at Wimbledon, lifting the Venus Rosewater Dish seven times, and claimed three French Open titles.
Justine Henin
A seven-time Grand Slam winner, only Serena has won more women’s major titles in the 21st Century than Belgian ace Henin.
The former world No 1 is best remembered for her success on the clay, winning four Roland Garros titles in five years across the mid-2000s.
But Henin also loved playing on hard courts, winning two US Open titles – plus the Australian Open in 2004.
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Maria Sharapova
One of just two women post-2000 to complete the Career Grand Slam, Sharapova remains one of the most iconic players to pick up a racket.
The Russian won her first major at Wimbledon as a teenager in 2004 and would go on to win the 2006 US Open and 2008 Australian Open titles.
Sharapova then added two French Open titles to her collection, reigning supreme in Paris in 2012 and 2014.
Angelique Kerber
Kerber will ride off into the sunset this week after a truly epic career that has seen her win three of the four Grand Slam tournaments up for grabs.
The German’s greatest season came in 2016, starting the year with a surprise triumph at the Australian Open, and winning the US Open at the tail end of the season.
The former world No 1 was beaten in the Wimbledon final that season, but would ultimately lift the Venus Rosewater Dish two years later.
Ashleigh Barty
Barty was only 25 when she announced her retirement from the sport, but even in a short amount of time, she found huge success.
The Australian captured her first Grand Slam title at the French Open in 2019, before capturing her second Slam singles title at Wimbledon in 2021.
That was then followed by an emotional triumph at her home major in 2022, the final tournament she played before her retirement that spring.
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