In a recent interview, Alize Cornet disclosed that she will play in front of her home audience at the 2024 French Open to round off her professional tennis career.
The former world No. 11 will retire after making her 69th consecutive major appearance, a run that began at the 2007 Australian Open. She has an amazing Open Era record of competing in 68 consecutive Grand Slam events. When Cornet made her Roland Garros main-draw debut in 2005, she was barely 15, marking the beginning of her Grand Slam adventure. She will say farewell to her favourite sport at the same location twenty years from now.
At No. 107 right now, Cornet is anticipated to get a wildcard into Roland Garros 2024’s main draw, which will be her 20th consecutive trip to the prestigious Paris competition. Over her career, Cornet has won six WTA singles titles.
Au revoir, Alizé! 🇫🇷@alizecornet has announced that she'll retire from tennis after what will be a 20th career appearance at @rolandgarros next month. https://t.co/ZoLk2mmBeq
— TENNIS (@Tennis) April 27, 2024
Alize Cornet will retire following Roland Garros 2024, capping her unprecedented 69th consecutive Grand Slam appearance, a record in tennis history. https://t.co/oY0FOepnCa
— Women's Tennis Blog (@womenstennis) April 28, 2024
Alize Cornet in 2024
Currently the world no.107, the French player played her last match on the 16th of April when she surrendered to world no.32 Anhelina Kalinina 6-4 7-5 in the 1st round in Rouen (draw).
Until now, during this year Cornet has an overall 3-9 win-loss record.
