How old was former British No. 1 tennis player Annabel Croft when she retired?
Annabel Nicola Croft (born 12 July 1966 in Farnborough, Kent) is a former professional British No. 1 female tennis player and current radio and television presenter. As a tennis player she won the WTA Tour event Virginia Slims of San Diego and represented Great Britain in the Fed Cup and the Wightman Cup.
After retiring from tennis, she turned to television presenting, with such shows as "Treasure Hunt" and "Interceptor". In 2005, she appeared in the ITV programme "Celebrity Wrestling" and went on to win it. Most recently she has been a presenter for Eurosport, Sky Sports and the BBC.
Despite her potential and being amongst the world's top 25 players, Croft retired from professional tennis at the age of only twenty-one, tired of the relentless travel and keen to start a family. Reflecting on her retirement in 2011, she noted that the tour was stressful as it was like "having an argument every day and preparing for another one tomorrow".
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