MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 30: (L-R) Serena Williams and Venus Williams of the United States of America and Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia and Ai Sugiyama of Japan pose with their trophies after their womens doubles final match during day twelve of the 2009 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 30, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 30: (L-R) Serena Williams and Venus Williams of the United States of America and Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia and Ai Sugiyama of Japan pose with their trophies after their womens doubles final match during day twelve of the 2009 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 30, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia.

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  1. Ai Sugiyama of Japan waves fans goodbye after her final doubles match against Alisa Kleybanova of Russia and Francesca Schiavone of Italy in the finals at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. This game was the final match of Sugiyama's 17-year carrier.
  2. TOKYO - OCTOBER 03: Ai Sugiyama (R) of Japan smiles during a ceremony during day seven of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis tournament at Ariake Colosseum on October 3, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Sugiyama retires from tennis after playing in this tournament.
  3. TOKYO - OCTOBER 02: Ai Sugiyama of Japan and Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia celebrate after their win over Nadia Petrova of Russia and Gisela Dulko of Argentina during day six of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis tournament at Ariake Colosseum on October 2, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
  4. TOKYO - OCTOBER 01: Ai Sugiyama of Japan smiles following her doubles match with Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia after winning their women's doubles quarter-final match against Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain during day five of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis tournament at Ariake Colosseum on October 1, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
  5. TOKYO - SEPTEMBER 28: Nadia Petrova of Russia returns a shot in her first round match against Ai Sugiyama of Japan on day two of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis tournament at Ariake Colosseum on September 28, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
  6. TOKYO - SEPTEMBER 27: Vania King of the USA and Jie Zheng of China return a shot in their doubles match against Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia and Ai Sugiyama of Japan during day one of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis tournament at Ariake Colosseum on September 27, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan.
  7. TOKYO - SEPTEMBER 25: (L-R) Dinara Safina of Russia, Ai Sugiyama of Japan, Ayumi Morita of Japan and Venus Williams of the USA pose during a press conference for the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis 2009 at Hotel Grand Pacific Le Daiba on September 25, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The main draw of the tournament is to be held at Ariake Colosseum from September 27 to October 3.
  8. NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 07: Ai Sugiyama of Japan (L) and Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia celebrate after a play during their doubles match against Zi Yan and Jie Zheng of China during day eight of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 7, 2009 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
  9. Japanese tennis player Ai Sugiyama reacts after returning a shot to Australia's Samantha Stosur during the first round of the US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on August 31, 2009.

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  1. Ai Sugiyama of Japan cries as she leaves the court after her final doubles match against Alisa Kleybanova of Russia and Francesca Schiavone of Italy in the finals at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. This game was the final match of Sugiyama's 17-year carrier.
  2. Ai Sugiyama of Japan waves fans goodbye after her final doubles match against Alisa Kleybanova of Russia and Francesca Schiavone of Italy in the finals at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. This game was the final match of Sugiyama's 17-year carrier.
  3. Francesca Schiavone of Italy, right, and Alisa Kleybanova of Russia smile during an awarding ceremony after winning over Ai Sugiyama of Japan and Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in the doubles final at the Pan Pacific Open women's tennis tournament in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009.
  4. Francesca Schiavone of Italy, right, and Alisa Kleybanova of Russia smile during an awarding ceremony after winning over Ai Sugiyama of Japan and Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in the finals at the Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009.
  5. Ai Sugiyama of Japan, right, and her doubles partner Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia hug each other after their loss to Alisa Kleybanova of Russia and Francesca Schiavone of Italy in the final at the Pan Pacific Open women's tennis tournament in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009. This was final match of Sugiyama's 17-year professional carrier.
  6. TOKYO - OCTOBER 03: Ai Sugiyama of Japan warms up prior to her doubles final match with her partner Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia against Francesca Schiavone of Italy and Alisa Kleybanova of Russia during day seven of the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis tournament at Ariake Colosseum on October 3, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Sugiyama retires after playing in this tournament.
  7. US tennis player Serena Williams (C) is pictured during a book signing at Harrods department store in London, on November 2, 2009. Williams was promoting her book entitled 'Serena Williams, My Life, Queen of the Court'.
  8. DOHA, QATAR - OCTOBER 31:Serena and Venus Williams of the United States celebrate a point against Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain during the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson WTA Championships at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on October 31, 2009 in Doha, Qatar.
  9. BEIJING - OCTOBER 08: Nadia Petrova of Russia celebrates winning against Serena Williams of USA in her third round match during day seven of the 2009 China Open at the National Tennis Centre on October 8, 2009 in Beijing, China.
  10. BEIJING - OCTOBER 08: Nadia Petrova of Russia waves to the audience after winning against Serena Williams of USA in her third round match during day seven of the 2009 China Open at the National Tennis Centre on October 8, 2009 in Beijing, China.
  11. BEIJING - OCTOBER 08: Nadia Petrova of Russia celebrates winning against Serena Williams of USA in her third round match during day seven of the 2009 China Open at the National Tennis Centre on October 8, 2009 in Beijing, China.
  12. BEIJING - OCTOBER 08: Nadia Petrova of Russia returns a shot against Serena Williams of USA in her third round match during day seven of the 2009 China Open at the National Tennis Centre on October 8, 2009 in Beijing, China.
  13. DOHA, QATAR - OCTOBER 31: Venus and Serena Williams of the United States confer between points against Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain during the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson WTA Championships at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on October 31, 2009 in Doha, Qatar.
  14. (L-R) Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, Serena Williams of United States, Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva of Russia and Venus William of United States line up during the draw for the WTA Championships at the Museum of Islamic Art in the Qatari capital Doha on October 25, 2009. The 1.55-million-dollar championship willl take place in Doha between October 27 and November 1. The eight players are split into two groups of four with the top two in each making the semi-finals.
  15. (L-R) Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, Serena Williams of United States, Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva of Russia and Venus William of United States line up during the draw for the WTA Championships at the Museum of Islamic Art in the Qatari capital Doha on October 25, 2009. The 1.55-million-dollar championship willl take place in Doha between October 27 and November 1. The eight players are split into two groups of four with the top two in each making the semi-finals.
  16. (L-R) Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, Serena Williams of United States, Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva of Russia and Venus William of United States line up during the draw for the WTA Championships at the Museum of Islamic Art on October 25, 2009 in the Qatari capital Doha. The 1.55-million-dollar championship willl take place in Doha betwee October 27 and November 1. The eight players are split into two groups of four with the top two in each making the semi-finals.

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