Alizé Cornet announces that she'll retire from tennis after Roland Garros

France's Alizé Cornet will retire from tennis after next month's Roland Garros tournament, she announced on Saturday.

Cornet, 34, is a former world No. 11 who owns the Open Era record for most consecutive Grand Slam tournaments played with 68. Making longevity her hallmark, Cornet made her Grand Slam main-draw debut as a 15-year-old in Paris in 2005, and hasn't missed a major main draw since the run began at 2007 Australian Open.

Cornet announced her retirement plans in an interview with French television station CANAL+. She is currently ranked No. 107, and will be a likely wild-card recipient to feature in the main draw in Paris for a 20th time.

A winner of six career WTA singles titles, Cornet famously defeated Serena Williams three times in 2014, all while the American was ranked No. 1 in the world. Her other career win against a world No. 1 was also one for the record books: In the third round of Wimbledon in 2022, she ended Iga Swiatek's 37-match winning streak, the longest this century, in the third round. In all, Cornet boasts 25 career wins against Top 10 players.

Her other career highlights include a quarterfinal appearance at the 2020 Australian Open, second-week showings at all four majors, and four Olympic appearances for France. She also played on France's Billie Jean King Cup team for 14 years.

After a highy-touted junior career, Cornet reached her career-high WTA ranking as a 19-year-old in 2009. She saw her streak of 15 consecutive seasons inside the WTA's year-end Top 100 come to an end last year.

Cornet later addressed her retirement in English in a video posted to her social media channels.

"Hello everyone," Cornet said in a video post. "You might already know what I'm about to tell you, but in one month I will play my last tournament at the French Open and then retire from professional tennis. Somehow, it's been really complicated to play with this in the back of my mind for the past few months, because even though I feel like the time is right and I couldn't dream of a better way to say goodbye, my heart feels heavy of leaving 19 years of my life behind me.

"But I also know that many exciting things are ahead of me and that I will be able to turn that page, knowing that I gave everything to my sport from the very beginning to the very end. I am proud of this, and I hope you guys will miss me a little bit. I will definitely miss you.

"So thank you for everything and I'll see you at Roland Garros for the last dance."