An illustrious tennis career comes to an end as Ana Ivanovic announced her retirement on Wednesday.

The former World No.1 hangs up her racquet at the age of 29 and chose to make the announcement through a Facebook live post on her official page.

Speculation was already rife after the Serbian star said on Tuesday that she would reveal important news.

She has struggled in the 2016 season, winning just 15 matches all year and slumping to the 63rd spot in the rankings.

Ivanovic, who married Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger this year, was due to begin the new season at the ASB Classic in Auckland on January 2.

Below is the Facebook live post on which she made the announcement to end her 13-year-long career.

She followed up the video with a post thanking her supporters.

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