Friday, August 16, 2013

Marion Bartoli

French Lawn Tennis Player and Wimbledon 2013 (Women’s Singles) winner Marion Bartoli announced her retirement in August 2013. She announced the retirement after losing in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters to Romania's Simona Halep. 



Bartoli defeated three reigning world no. 1 players in her career. She defeated Justine Henin in the semifinal of the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, Jelena Janković in the fourth round of the 2009 Australian Open, and Victoria Azarenka in the quarterfinals of the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open. She also recorded wins over other top players such as Venus and Serena Williams, Ana Ivanovic, Lindsay Davenport, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Dinara Safina, Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitová, Samantha Stosur and Kim Clijsters.

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