Petra Kvitová, the two-time Wimbledon champion and former world No. 2, has announced she will retire after this year’s U.S. Open. Kvitová, 35, won the Billie Jean King Cup six times with the Czech Republic and has 31 singles titles to her name.

(Reuters) -Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova announced on Thursday that she will retire from tennis at the conclusion of the U.S. Open later this year. The Czech returned to competition this year after a 15-month maternity break.

Petra Kvitová announces the end of her pro-tennis career. The two-time Wimbledon Champion said she intends to finish her "active playing career" at the U.S. Open in August.