PARIS — Lucie Safarova, a runner-up to Serena Williams at the French Open in 2015, has announced her retirement.
Safarova, who achieved a career-best ranking of No. 5 that year, on Wednesday played her final match in Paris in the doubles draw with Dominika Cibulkova, losing to Sofia Kenin and Andrea Petkovic 6-4, 6-0 in the first round.
The 32-year-old Safarova topped the doubles rankings two years ago and won the doubles title at Roland Garros in 2015 and 2017.
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