Shahar Peer retires from her tennis profession
Shahar Peer retires from her tennis profession
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Shahar Peer, the most successful Israeli woman to play on the WTA Tour, retires from her profession because of an injury she suffered on Tuesday, February 28. She is now regarded as former World number 11.

The 29-year-old wrote on her facebook timeline.

Hi Everyone,
I want to share with you one of the hardest decisions I have had to make in my life. After 23 years, in which 13 of those years I was an international professional tennis player, I am retiring.
I made this decision following a chronic inflammation in my shoulder, that has been lasting for over two years, and prevents me from competing at the high level that I am used to and expect from myself.
At the same time, I lost my desire for the game of tennis and the intense way of life I have lived since I was 6.5 years old.
I look back on this experience with a huge smile, a lot of happiness and satisfaction. I am proud of all of my accomplishments as well as the huge honour I was given to represent the state of Israel.
I want to thank everyone for your never-ending support that I received every single day, every hour and every place I went to around the world.
This Friday, "Ulpan Shishi" on Channel 2 will broadcast a segment about my career, my deliberation about my retirement, and my plans for the future.
I promise to continue to update you about every interesting development of Chapter 2 of my life.
Yours,
Shahar

The player started playing professionally in 2004. She was entitled as first Israeli woman to make the quarter-finals of a grand slam at Australian and US Open. She then became first Israeli woman to take part in WTA tournament. She has won five singles titles on the WTA tour. She played at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 for Israel and reached her career high ranking in 2011.

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