INQUIRER Sports

PARIS - Two-time Grand Slam winner Amelie Mauresmo of France announced Thursday she is retiring at the age of 30.

Geneva-based Mauresmo, a former world number one who currently stands 21 in the rankings, won Wimbledon and the Australian Open in 2006 during a stellar career which saw her land 25 singles titles as well as $15 million in prize money.

Mauresmo came to prominence at Grand Slam level with a run to the 1999 Australian Open and she reached the semis at the US Open that same year.

Her Wimbledon title success came after three losing semi-final showings.

In 2004 she won Olympic silver.

But she suffered disappointments on home clay at Roland-Garros, where she could only manage two runs to the quarter-finals.

In 2005 she won the Masters end of season event.