MADRID, April 15 (Xinhua) -- Spanish women's tennis veteran Conchita Martinez announced her retirement on Saturday.

    The 33-year-old is the only Spanish woman to win the Wimbledon singles title, and was ranked number two in the world rankings in October 1995 after reaching the semi-finals in all four grand slams.

    Martinez won five Fed Cup titles with Spain and played in four Olympic Games, winning silver in the doubles events at Barcelona in 1992 and Athens in 2004, and a bronze at Atlanta in 1996.

    She won a total of 33 singles titles after turning professional in 1988, with her last coming in 2005 when she won at Pattaya City in Thailand.

    "It wasn't an easy decision, but everything has to come to an end," Martinez told reporters in Valencia.

    "There were some hard times but in the end the successes will always remain." Enditem