Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki to retire after Australian Open

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Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki reveals she wants to start a family as she names the Australian Open in Melbourne as her final career tournament.

Former world number one and 2018 Australian Open champion Caroline Wozniacki will retire from professional tennis after competing in Melbourne next year.She has a career record of 630 wins, 262 losses, and has earned more than $51 million in prizemoneyThe 29-year-old from Denmark wrote in an Instagram post on Friday that she wants to start a family with her husband, former NBA player David Lee, and work to raise awareness about rheumatoid arthritis.

"I've always told myself, when the time comes, that there are things away from tennis that I want to do more, then it's time to be done," Wozniacki wrote. Wozniacki claimed her first major championship in her third such final, and 43rd appearance in a Grand Slam tournament, at the 2018 Australian Open.

 

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