Two-time major champion Petra Kvitova retired from professional tennis following a 6-1, 6-0 loss to France's Diane Parry in the first round of the U.S. Open on Monday.

Kvitova, 35, won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 as part of her 31 career singles titles worldwide. The Czech star reached as high as No. 2 in the world rankings, and is a six-time Billie Jean King Cup champion.

A tearful Kvitova hugged her coach and husband, Jiri Vanek, after dropping match point against Parry. An on-court celebration included a video of Kvitova's career.

"I hoped I would put on a better show today, but it was really amazing," Kvitova said in her post-match on-court interview. "It was tough to know that maybe it's my last one and emotional, it was really tough.

"Thank you New York for this amazing Grand Slam

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