Kontaveit, who retired at 27 due to a chronic back injury in July, went down as the greatest Estonian player ever.
Newly retired Anett Kontaveit, 28, described tennis life as “a constant sacrifice” but suggests it was all worth it since she was able to make her dreams of becoming a pro tennis player a reality and then do it very successfully.
Kontaveit, who turned pro in 2010, won her first title at an ITF event in Tallinn in 2011. In her first couple of years, Kontaveit achieved certain success on the ITF level, winning 10 ITF titles between 2011 and 2015.
At the 2015 US Open, Kontaveit made her first notable Grand Slam result when she as a qualifier made the round-of-16. In her US Open debut that year, Kontaveit’s run ended with a loss to former world No. 1 Venus Williams. Kontaveit, who was ranked at No. 152 during the 2015 US Open, broke into the top-100 for the first time after her run at Flushing Meadows as she reached the world No. 96 spot on September 14th, 2015.
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