Quiz! How did these former No.1s bow out of tennis?

Few players get to finish their careers with a win. Pete Sampras did in 2002, ending his stellar playing career with victory at the US Open. Since then, many former world No.1s have missed out on their own fairytale farewell.

It might be easy to recall the best matches of these fan favourites, but how well can you remember their final singles matches on tour? It’s time to find out…

Lleyton Hewitt, the youngest man ever to reach No.1, ended his singles career at Australian Open 2016. Can you remember who defeated him in front of a packed Rod Laver Arena crowd?

David Ferrer

Andreas Seppi

Andy Murray

Marcos Baghdatis

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Seven-time Grand Slam champion Justine Henin played her final match at Australian Open 2011. Who inflicted the Belgian's last loss?

Andrea Petkovic

Kim Clijsters

Caroline Wozniacki

Svetlana Kuznetsova

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Andre Agassi bid a tearful farewell at the US Open in 2006. Who defeated the eight-time Grand Slam champion in his final match?

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Roger Federer

Boris Becker

Benjamin Becker

Fernando Gonzalez

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A chronic back injury derailed the career of Russian Dinara Safina, who played her last match as a 25-year-old in Madrid in 2011. Can you recall who she lost to?

Victoria Azarenka

Alize Cornet

Petra Kvitova

Julia Goerges

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Dinara's older brother Marat Safin had retired two years earlier, ending his career at the Paris Masters in 2009. His last match was against?

Gael Monfils

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Rafael Nadal

Juan Martin del Potro

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Andy Roddick finished his career at the US Open in 2012, a tournament he had won nine years earlier. Who ended the American's bid for a Sampras-like farewell?

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Juan Martin del Potro

Tommy Haas

Jeremy Chardy

Fernando Verdasco

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Kim Clijsters also played her final tournament at the US Open in 2012. Do you remember who eliminated the four-time Grand Slam champion?

Ana Ivanovic

Laura Robson

Maria Sharapova

Angelique Kerber

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Ana Ivanovic shut down her 2016 season after the US Open, then announced her retirement a few months later. Can you remember who defeated the former world No.1 in her final match?

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Ekaterina Alexandrova

Carla Suarez Navarro

Denisa Allertova

Donna Vekic

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2003 French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero ended his career on home soil, playing his final match in Valencia in October 2012. Who spoilt his farewell in the opening round?

Mischa Zverev

Feliciano Lopez

Nicolas Almagro

Marin Cilic

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Lindsay Davenport's stellar singles career ended with a third-round loss at the US Open in 2008. Who did the American favourite lose to?

Jelena Jankovic

Maria Sharapova

Marion Bartoli

Serena Williams

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