Former Wimbledon champion Garbiñe Muguruza retires from tennis

04/20/2024 10:24 AM

• Spanish player beat Venus Williams in the 2017 final
• Muguruza won 2016 French Open, beating Serena Williams

Spain's former world number 1 and Wimbledon and French Open champion Garbiñe Muguruza announced her retirement at a news conference on Saturday, making the extended break she had announced a year ago a permanent step.

Venezuelan-born Muguruza won the French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2017, and she reached the final of the Australian Open in 2020. Last April she said she would take a break from competition to spend more time with her family.