Although she was expected to bow out in October, Sunday's announcement did not come as a surprise especially since she did not want another injury to ruin her wedding to American basketball player Brian Lynch in July.
Her decision would also have cost her financially.
As fans would have flocked to tournaments hoping to catch a final glimpse of the 2005 US Open champion, she could have boosted her pension fund as she would have been guaranteed appearance money to turn up at non-Grand Slam events.
But with almost $15 million in prize money in the bank, she could not care less.
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