At just 27 years of age, Anett Kontaveit played the last match of her illustrious career on Thursday against Marie Bouzkova. The Estonian player lost 6-1 6-2 and after the match, she was extremely emotional knowing that her career was over. She won 6 career titles and she was the runner-up on 10 occasions. Last year she reached a world no.2 career-high rank. Well done!
Estonian Anett Kontaveit, who peaked at No. 2 & won 6 WTA singles titles, gives an exit interview to the WTA
She announced that #Wimbledon was her last tournament because of chronic back issues and just lost in R2 of singles to Marie Bouzkovahttps://t.co/nqUVyAS3HV https://t.co/nahOoQqZhI
— Christopher Clarey 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 (@christophclarey) July 6, 2023
Anett Kontaveit in 2023
At the moment ranked no.81, Kontaveit played her last match on the 6th of July when she capitulated to world no.33 Marie Bouzkova 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in Wimbledon (draw).
Currently, during this season the Estonian has achieved a composed 4-8 win-loss record.
Bouzkova in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked world no.33, Marie has managed to achieve a 13-16 win-loss record in 2023. Marie is participating in Wimbledon where she managed to beat the world no.116 Simona Waltert 6-1 6-4 and the world no.81 Anett Kontaveit 6-1 6-2.
Anett Kontaveit and Marie Bouzkova played each other just twice. Their actual record is 1-1. The last time they competed against each other, Marie Bouzkova won 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in London (Wimbledon) on the 6th of July 2023.
