Kimiko Date has declared her retirement date. She announces that she will retire from competitive tennis after next month's Japan's Women's Open.

On her official blog on Monday that she will add the "full stop" to her career by retiring for the second time.

"I have always been obsessed with competing," Sport24 quoted her as saying.

"But increasingly I've found myself adjusting the length and intensity of training to look after my physical condition. It has not been an easy decision to sever the feeling that I want to get back on the court and run around like I used to," she added.

The Japan Women's Open is scheduled to take place from September 11-17 in Tokyo.

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