Before Ashleigh Barty, There Were 6 Tennis Players Who Retired At A Productive Age: Including Martina Hinggis And Andy Roddick

World number one tennis player, Ashleigh Barty. (Photo: Instagram / @ashbarty)

JAKARTA - The world's number one tennis player, Ashleigh Barty, made a surprising statement. This Australian tennis player decided to retire early at the age of 25 years.

This decision is somewhat surprising because there was no sign of Ashleigh Barty before. Moreover, she is considered to be of productive age and the best performance in women's tennis.

Ashleigh Barty has just made history as the first Australian woman in 44 years to occupy the world number one position. The incision was made about a week ago.

Barty's surprising move has also been made by a number of other famous tennis players. The following are six famous tennis players who decided to retire early:

Bjorn Borg

The Swedish tennis player was dominant from 1970 to 1980. He made a sensational record by winning six France Open titles and five Wimbledon trophies.

In January 1986, he decided to retire at the age of 26 years. Fatigue is the reason for hanging up the racket.

Martina Hingis

Hingis became the youngest player to win a Grand Slam title in the 20th century when she won the Australian Open at the age of 16 years and 3 months in 1997. In March of that year, she became the youngest player in history to become world number one.

At the age of 23, he decided to retire in February 2003. An ankle injury brought him to the end of his tennis career.

Kim Clijsters

This Belgian athlete decided to retire in May 2007. At that time he was only 23 years old.

He is battling injuries and continues to strive to be at his best. However, it didn't work.

Between 2009 and 2011 he had a comeback. During that time, he won the US Open twice and won the Australian Open once. Proving his ability is still there.

Justine Henin

Just like Ashleigh Barty, Henin also retired at the age of 25 and is in the world number one position. She ended her career in professional tennis in 2008.

The reason is that Henin has difficulty showing his best performance and feels tired. He briefly returned to play in 2010, but completely quit in 2011.

Andy Roddick

Ahead of the 2012 US Open, Roddick, who was then 30 years old, said it would be his last tournament after a career of 12 years. During his professional career, he won 32 championship titles!

Injuries and lack of motivation were the reasons for hanging up the racket.

Marion Bartoli

The Italian won her first Grand Slam title after winning Wimbledon in 2013. At that time, she also reached the highest ranking of her career, namely world position seven.

However, at the age of 28, Bartoli decided to quit. A decision that took fans and other tennis personalities by surprise.