Elena Vesnina, a former doubles World No.1, made a significant announcement on Friday. She bid farewell to the Hologic WTA Tour through a post on social media. Vesnina, who was once a Top 15 player in singles, steps away as one of the most accomplished doubles players in recent times.

Her Remarkable Doubles Career

Vesnina is a four-time Grand Slam doubles champion. She won three majors with Ekaterina Makarova, including the 2013 Roland-Garros, 2014 US Open, and 2017 Wimbledon. Additionally, she claimed the 2016 Australian Open mixed title with Bruno Soares. Vesnina and Makarova were jointly ranked No.1 in doubles for four to five weeks in the summer of 2018. They were also the gold medalists at the Rio Olympics and champions at the WTA Finals Singapore in 2016.Her doubles journey began on the ITF Circuit in Egypt in 2002. She made her WTA main-draw debut as a qualifier at Quebec City in 2004. Vesnina won her first WTA singles title at Hobart in 2013 and a second at Eastbourne the same year. In Grand Slam play, her best singles result was reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon in 2016. In 2017, she captured her third and final singles title at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, defeating notable players like Angelique Kerber, Venus Williams, and Svetlana Kuznetsova, and reaching a career-high ranking of No.13.After having her first daughter, Elizaveta, in November 2018, Vesnina returned from two seasons on maternity leave. She reached the title bout at Wimbledon in 2021 with Veronika Kudermetova and also reached mixed doubles finals at Roland Garros and the Tokyo Olympics paired with Aslan Karatsev. The Olympics proved to be the last singles tournament of her career before another hiatus. During this time, she gave birth to a second daughter, Anna, in May 2023.Earlier this year, Vesnina returned to competition in Madrid and played with various partners across the clay and grass seasons. Her final match came alongside Ekaterina Alexandrova at the Paris Olympics, where their campaign ended in the first round at the hands of Karolina Muchova and Linda Noskova.“As a little girl, I could not have dreamed I would get to play tennis on the biggest stages and achieve such results,” Vesnina said. “It’s time to say goodbye, but I’m just very happy and thankful for all the memories and support I’ve enjoyed throughout my career — from my fans, my WTA family, my doubles and mixed doubles partners and colleagues on the tour. Tennis has brought me friends for life.”In total, Vesnina reached 10 singles finals and 45 women’s doubles finals, including 11 at the Slams. She also reached five mixed doubles finals and won one title. She leaves the game with a doubles win-loss record of 437-235, including seven successive Top 10 season finishes and a career prize money of $13,052,758.