Former world number four Konta retires from tennis
Britain’s former world number four Johanna Konta has announced her retirement from professional tennis.
She made the announcement on social media, saying she was “grateful” for the career she had had.
A little update from me 👋 pic.twitter.com/L1tpjDHW1o
— Johanna Konta (@JohannaKonta) December 1, 2021
Konta, 30, reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2017 – the first British woman to achieve the feat in 39 years.
She also made the last four at the 2016 Australian Open and the 2019 French Open, while her best result at the US Open was a quarter-final run in 2019.
“Through my own resilience and through the guidance of others, I got to live my dreams,” she posted. “I got to become what I wanted and said as a child. How incredibly fortunate I count myself to be.”
Konta won four titles on the WTA Tour and represented Britain in the Fed Cup.
Her last tour match came at the Cincinnati Open in August, when she lost to Czech Karolina Muchova in the first round.
