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Article: Shriver Ends 19-year Singles Career with Loses
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- February 21, 1997
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Tennis veteran Pam Shriver ended his 19-year singles career
Friday
when he lost to fourth-seeded Lisa Raymond with a 5-7, 6-7 (1-7)
quarterfinal match in the IGA Tennis Classic in Oklahoma City, the
United States.
But the 34-year-old Shriver said she was very pleased to end her
singles career with her first quarterfinal appearance since 1994.
She has captured 22 Grand Slam doubles titles in her career.
"I got surprisingly emotional actually before the end of the
match
... because I had a real look back," Shriver was quoted as saying.
"I really believe in my heart that I have played my last singles
match on the Corel WTA Tour."
Raymond will face Francesca Lubiani of Italy in a ...