ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- French tennis player Amelie Mauresmo, who won the Australian Open and Wimbledon title in 2006, said Thursday she is retiring from competitive tennis.
Mauresmo, 30, reached the world No. 1 ranking for five weeks in 2004 and also for 34 weeks in 2006. She was in the Top 10 of season-ending rankings seven times. Mauresmo is No. 21 in the final 2009 rankings.