 Gréta Arn ', joined the pro tour in 1997, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 40 in 2011. Arn won two singles titles on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams, she reached the third round twice; first at the 2012 Australian Open and then in the same year at the US Open. She was an active part on the Hungarian Fed Cup team, playing 13 ties between 2008 and 2013. She decided to retire in January 2014 at the age of 34. Kristina Barrois ', turned pro in 2005, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 57 in 2011 and a highest doubles ranking of number 55 in 2012. At the Luxembourg Open in October 2014, Barrois announced her intent to retire at the conclusion of the event, and though she lost to Lucie Hradecká in the singles, she claimed her first ever WTA title in the final match of her career – the doubles final paired with Timea Bacsinszky. Sarah Borwell ', turned pro in 2002, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 199 in 2006. Highest doubles ranking of number 65 in 2010. She retired from professional tennis at the age of 34. Mallory Burdette ', turned pro in 2012, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 68 in 2013. She reached the third round of the 2012 US Open. She retired from professional tennis in October 2014, after being inactive for a year due to a shoulder injury, at the age of 23. Catalina Castaño ', turned pro in 1998, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 35 on 10 July 2006. Her highest doubles ranking was number 71 on 8 July 2013. Castaño won two doubles titles on the WTA tour. She retired from professional tennis in July 2014 at the age of 35, after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Stéphanie Dubois ', turned pro in 2004, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 87 in 2012. Her highest doubles ranking was number 102 in 2008. She retired from professional tennis in September 2014, after losing to Julia Görges in the first round of the Coupe Banque Nationale, at the age of 27.- Christina Fusano ', turned pro in 2003, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 417 in 2005 and a highest doubles ranking of number 84 in 2008. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 33.
- Angela Haynes ', turned pro in 2002, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 95 in 2005. Highest doubles ranking of number 86 in 2008. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 29.
 Mervana Jugić-Salkić ', turned pro in 1999, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 99 in 2004. Highest doubles ranking of number 59 in 2006. Jugić-Salkić won two doubles titles on the WTA tour. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 33. Anne Kremer ', turned pro in 1998, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 18 in 2002. Kremer won two singles titles on the WTA tour. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 after BGL Luxembourg Open at the age of 38. Regina Kulikova ', turned pro in 2004, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 65 in 2010. Highest doubles ranking of number 226 in 2011. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 25. Li Na ', turned pro in 1999, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 2 in 2014. She also historically won 2 grand slam singles titles at the 2011 French Open and the 2014 Australian Open, becoming the first Chinese national to become a grand slam singles champion. Li reached 4 grand slam finals in her career as well as 6 grand slam semi-finals. She has won 9 WTA titles while reaching 21 finals. Among her other feats were becoming the first Chinese player to win a WTA title, the first to win a Premier-level title, the first to compete in singles at the WTA Finals, and the first to crack the Top 20, the Top 10, and the Top 5 on the WTA Rankings. Li is known for her fiery cross-court forehand as well as her hilarious on court speeches, famously poking fun at her husband Jiang Shan. Li has been coached by famous tennis coach Thomas Högstedt, as well as Justine Henin's former coach Carlos Rodríguez. Li began the 2014 season in top form winning the first grand slam of the year. After having a clay and grass season filled with injuries and early defeats, Li decided not to play the summer hard court season due to a left knee injury which required surgery. On 19 September 2014 Li announced her retirement via an open letter. She was number 6 at the time of her retirement. Sanda Mamić ', turned pro in 2004, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 83 in 2005. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 28. Iveta Melzer ' joined the pro tour in 1998, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 25 in 2009 and a career high doubles ranking of number 17 in 2011. Melzer won two singles titles and fourteen doubles titles on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams, she reached the fourth round two times time at the 2011 Australian Open and 2012 Australian Open. In doubles she reached a quarterfinal on the 2011 US Open. But her highest result is the mixed title at the 2011 Wimbledon, won in pair with her fiancée Jürgen Melzer. She was an active part on the Czech Fed Cup team, playing 13 ties between 2002 and 2012. She decided to retire in August 2014 at the age of 31.- Michaela Paštiková 'joined the pro tour in 1996, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 89 in 2005 and a career high doubles ranking of number 35 in 2005. Paštiková won one doubles titles on the WTA tour. In Grand Slams doubles she reached a semifinal on the 2005 Australian Open.She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 34.
- Dinara Safina ' is a former World No. 1 Russian professional tennis player. She turned pro in 2000, and won twelve singles and nine doubles titles on the WTA tour. She first reached the top of the women's rankings on 20 April 2009, holding the position for a total of 26 weeks. She and her brother, Marat Safin, is the only brother-sister pair to reach the top of the rankings on both the ATP and WTA Tour. Safina was the runner-up at the 2008 French Open, 2009 Australian Open, and the 2009 French Open, falling to Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams, and Svetlana Kuznetsova, respectively. She also had success on the doubles tour, winning a Grand Slam doubles title at the 2007 US Open with Nathalie Dechy, and reached a high of no. 8 on the doubles ranking, on 12 May 2008. On the international stage, Safina won the Olympic silver medal in women's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Russia swept the podium at the event. Safina had been troubled by a back injury throughout her career. Her last professional match was at the 2011 Mutua Madrid Open, where she lost to Julia Görges in the second round. After 3 years of inactivity, she finally decided to officially retire from the tour in 2014 at the Mutua Madrid Open.
- Meghann Shaughnessy ', turned pro in 1996, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 11 in 2001, and a highest doubles ranking of number 4 in 2005. Shaughnessy won six singles titles on the WTA tour, and in 2003 reached her first career Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 34.
- Hana Šromová ', turned pro in 1997, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 87 in 2006. Her highest doubles ranking was number 63 in 2006. She retired from professional tennis in 2014, at the age of 35.
 Paola Suárez ', turned pro in 1991, doubles she was a former world no. 1. reaching a career high singles ranking of number 9 in 2004 and a career high doubles ranking of number 1 in 2002. She has won 8 doubles Grand Slam, Suárez won four singles titles and forty-four doubles titles on the WTA tour. Suárez first retired in 2007. She returned from retirement in 2012, partnering with Gisela Dulko at the 2012 Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas, but they lost in the first round. The pair played at the London Summer Olympic Games, where they also lost in the first round. She retired for the second time 2014 season.- Yuan Meng ', turned pro in 2003, reaching a career high singles ranking of number 86 in 2008. In Grand Slams, she reached the second round twice, 2006 and 2008, first in the Australian Open. She retired from professional tennis in 2014 at the age of 27.
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