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Career Retrospective November 27, 2022

Photos: Serena, Barty, Clijsters and more 2022 retirements

Take a look at some of the key players who officially called time on their careers this season, including 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.

01 /08
Serena Williams played the final event of her career at the US Open. The American won an Open Era record 23 Grand Slam singles titles, 14 Grand Slam doubles titles and spent 319 weeks atop the rankings.

Photo by Jimmie48/WTA

02 /08
Ashleigh Barty won her third Grand Slam singles title on home soil at the Australian Open, which was the final event of her career. Barty retired two months later while ranked No.1. Barty spent 121 total weeks at the top of the rankings.

Photo by Jimmie48/WTA

03 /08
After a brief comeback, former No.1 Kim Clijsters announced her retirement in April. Clijsters won four Grand Slam singles titles and two Grand Slam doubles titles in her career.

Photo by Getty Images

04 /08
Andrea Petkovic played her final event at the US Open. The German reached a career-high ranking of No.9 and won seven WTA singles titles.

Photo by Jimmie48/WTA

05 /08
The 2016 Olympic champion Monica Puig announced her retirement in June. Puig is the first Puerto Rican athlete in history to win an Olympic gold medal.

Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

06 /08
Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik both retired during 2022. They each reached World No.1 in doubles as well as the Top 30 in singles. They paired up to win the Wimbledon doubles title in 2011.

Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

07 /08
Czechs Andrea Sestini Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka retired this season. They teamed up to win two Grand Slam titles and an Olympic silver medal together, both peaking in the doubles Top 5.

Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

08 /08
Laura Robson announced her retirement in May. She was named WTA Newcomer of the Year in 2012 and won an Olympic silver medal in mixed doubles alongside Andy Murray that same year.

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images

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