Quiz! Tennis stars retiring on top

Can you imagine walking away from the sport as one of the highest-ranked players in the world?

Australian doubles star Casey Dellacqua did, with the world No.9 announcing her immediate retirement in April.

It got us reminiscing about some other tennis stars who retired at the top of their game. Let us warn you now, this is a quiz for true tennis fans – are you game?

Casey Dellacqua is not the only recent doubles star to retire while ranked in the top 10. Martina Hingis played her final professional match at the WTA Finals in 2017. What was her ranking?

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No.1

No.2

No.3

No.4

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Bjorn Borg famously played his last full season on tour when he was only 25. What was the 11-time Grand Slam champion ranked at the time?

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No.2

No.3

No.4

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Justine Henin stunningly retired while ranked No.1 in 2008. She returned in 2010, but injury kept her career revival short-lived. What was her ranking when she played her final professional match at Australian Open 2011?

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No.7

No.13

No.19

No.25

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Pete Sampras finished on the ultimate high at the US Open in 2002, becoming the first man to win 14 Grand Slam singles titles in his final professional match. Can you remember what he was ranked?

No.2

No.7

No.12

No.17

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Flavia Pennetta retired shortly after winning her first Grand Slam title at the US Open in 2015. What was her ranking when she played her final match at the WTA Finals?

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No.4

No.6

No.8

No.10

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"I have done everything I wanted to do in tennis. I feel I have nothing left to accomplish," 22-time Grand Slam champion Steffi Graf said when she announced her retirement in 1999. What was she ranked at the time?

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No.3

No.5

No.7

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Australian favourite Pat Rafter played his last singles match in the Davis Cup final in 2001. Can you recall his ranking at the time?

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No.5

No.7

No.9

No.11

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Elena Dementieva shocked the tennis world when she tearfully announced her immediate retirement after her last match at the WTA Finals in 2010. Her ranking then was ____?

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No.3

No.5

No.7

No.9

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Andy Roddick called time on his career after the US Open in 2012. Can you remember what the American was ranked when he lost in four sets to Juan Martin del Potro in the fourth round?

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No.6

No.15

No.22

No.29

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Kim Clijsters famously returned from retirement to win three Grand Slams and reclaim the No.1 ranking. What was the 23-year-old Belgian player ranked when she first retired in 2007?

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No.1

No.4

No.10

No.16

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