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Career Retrospective September 3, 2021

Career rewind: The best of Carla Suarez Navarro

Spanish star Carla Suárez Navarro finished her professional tennis career this week. Look back at some of her highlights in photos.

01 /08
Best wishes to Carla Suárez Navarro, who retired from professional tennis this week after her final matches at the 2021 US Open.

Photo by WTA/Jimmie48

02 /08
Armed with an eye-catching single-handed backhand, the Spaniard reached career-high rankings of World No.6 in singles and World No.11 in doubles.

Photo by WTA/Jimmie48

03 /08
Suárez Navarro won two WTA singles titles, with her biggest title coming at the WTA 1000 event in Doha in 2016 (pictured). She was also a WTA 1000 finalist at both Miami and Rome in 2015.

Photo by Getty Images

04 /08
Suárez Navarro also won three WTA doubles titles, all with her compatriot and good friend Garbiñe Muguruza (pictured here in Tokyo). They were also doubles finalists at the 2015 WTA Finals.

Photo by Getty Images

05 /08
In her first Grand Slam main-draw appearance, Suárez Navarro reached the 2008 Roland Garros quarterfinals as a 19-year-old qualifier, beating Amelie Mauresmo and Flavia Pennetta along the way.

Photo by Getty Images

06 /08
Suárez Navarro reached seven Grand Slam quarterfinals in her career, twice each at Roland Garros (2008, 2014) and the US Open (2013, 2018), and three times at the Australian Open (2009, 2016, 2018).

Photo by WTA/Jimmie48

07 /08
Suárez Navarro was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2020, but bravely fought the disease, and returned cancer-free for her final season in 2021. At her last Wimbledon, she lost to eventual champion Ashleigh Barty in three sets on Centre Court.

Photo by WTA/Jimmie48

08 /08
La favorita del público completó su carrera el día antes de su 33 cumpleaños y fue celebrado por sus compañeras jugadoras y seguidores del tenis de todo el planeta.

Photo by WTA/Jimmie48

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