[artoisdesouza]

7. Vasek Pospisil, aged 34, has announced that he will retire this season.
EDIT: He played his final professional match in R1 at the Canadian Open in Toronto in July, at the age of 35.

Career highs:
Excelled at doubles even as a junior. Reached USO boy’s doubles final in 2007 with Grigor Dimitrov.
Reached a CH singles ranking of #25 (2014) and a CH doubles ranking of #4 (2015).
In singles, he reached 3 finals (the biggest in Washington in 2014, where he lost to Raonic in an historic all-Canadian final) and he was a quarter finalist at Wimbledon in 2015. As a qualifier in Indian Wells in 2017, he beat no. 1 Andy Murray in the 2nd round.
He won 7 doubles titles, most notably Wimbledon in 2014 and Indian Wells in 2015 with Jack Sock.
He played an important part in the success of the Canadian Davis Cup team (runners up in 2019, winners in 2022).
He had surgery for a herniated disc in 2019 and was voted ATP Comeback Player of the Year in 2020, but has struggled with injuries and form ever since.

Other contributions to tennis:
He resigned from the ATP player council in 2020 and co-founded the PTPA with Novak Djokovic with the aim to "create transparency and fairness throughout decision-making in professional tennis". He is one of the signatories to the lawsuit against the ATP and other tennis authorities.

The future:
Not sure of his plans. Would consider broadcasting but joked that he’d have to learn to be less outspoken.

 

[artoisdesouza]

8. Albert Ramos-Vinolas, aged 37, has announced plans to retire this season.

The long career of another lefthanded Spaniard is coming to an end.
He said, “My heart wants to keep going, it loves tennis and competition, but my head says everything has an ending point and you better accept it."

Fun fact: He retired from an ITF match in 2008, but since then he has the longest streak among active players of playing matches without a single retirement.

Career highs:
CH ranking of #17 (2017).
Four ATP titles, all on clay (Bastad 2016, Gstaad 2019, Estoril 2021, Cordoba 2022).
Reached final in Monte Carlo in 2017 (lost to Nadal) and QF RG in 2016.
8 career top 10 wins, including 2 wins against top 3 players (against Federer in Shanghai, 2015 and Murray in Monte Carlo, 2017).

Wants to be remembered as a player who worked hard and fought hard. Proud that Djokovic once said of him, “Ramos-Vinolas doesn't hand you the win. He makes you earn it.”

The future:
Not sure, but says that new challenges and dreams will come. Studied business administration early in his career and has considered returning to uni to resume his studies.

 

[jovanmilic97]

Grégoire Barrère (former no.49) announced after his Roland Garros Q1 loss that he's retiring after this season - has an achilles tendon issue for which he needs a surgery, recently got a kid, ranking's falling and no motivation to return back to Futures. He plans to obtain a coaching certification and then shift to that role.

Grégoire Barrère annonce sa retraite à 31 ans : « Je ne me sens pas capable de remonter »

ROLAND-GARROS 2025 - Tout juste éliminé au premier tour des qualifications, Grégoire Barrère (n°292 mondial) a surpris son monde en annonçant en conférence de presse sa retraite en fin d'année. Une décision mûrement réfléchie, due à une accumulation de choses. À 31 ans, il aura atteint le 49e...

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[artoisdesouza]

10. Richard Gasquet retired at the French Open at the age of 38. He played his last match against Sinner on Philippe Chatrier. With his retirement, we lose an exponent of one of the most beautiful OHBHs in the game.

He was a tennis prodigy and an outstanding junior. He reached #1 in the junior rankings in 2002 at the age of 16, after winning the boys' titles at both the FO and the USO that year. He was touted as a future no. 1 and slam winner. Although he had a very good career, he didn’t quite live up to those early expectations. He suffered to some extent from burnout and talked openly of the difficulties of competing in the era in which he found himself. In the latter part of his career, he suffered from back and shoulder injuries.

Career highs:
Finished 4 seasons in the top 10 and reached a CH ranking of #7 (2007).
Won 16 singles titles.
Runner up in 3 Masters tournaments (lost to Federer in Hamburg 2005 and Toronto 2006, lost to Djokovic in Toronto 2012).
Reached three SFs at slams (lost to Federer at Wimbledon in 2007, lost to Nadal at USO in 2013, lost to Djokovic at Wimbledon in 2015).
Won 2 doubles titles.
Won an Olympic bronze medal in men’s doubles at the 2012 London Olympics with Julien Benneteau.
Won the mixed doubles title at RG in 2004 with Tatiana Golovin.
Member of the French Davis Cup team in 2017, winning the pivotal doubles match with Herbert against Belgium in the final.

Competed on tour for 24 consecutive seasons.
Played 1,018 tour level singles matches.
Ended his career with 610 match wins in singles.
Made 75 appearances in slams; his 22 appearances at RG is an Open Era record.

Mixed feelings about retirement and the future.
Lots of trepidation in advance: “Nervous about that last ball... I ’ve been a top-100 player for almost half my life. That ‘unravelling of identity’ may well occur… It’s going to be very odd… What I won’t miss is the pressure, the feeling after a loss, the pain...”
On retirement day: "I'm very calm about the decision to stop, and I'm very happy to stop today on this court against the No. 1 in the world, the stadium, the court was full. It was good weather. I'm very happy.”

 

[artoisdesouza]

11. Nicolas Mahut has announced that he will retire at the end of the 2025 season after the Paris Masters. Another Frenchman with a long career, he turned professional in 2000 and has just played his last doubles match at Roland Garros at the age of 43.

Pictured with Herbert (left) after winning the men's doubles title in RG in 2018

He was part of the longest match in tennis history, against Isner in R1 at Wimbledon in 2010, losing 68-70 in the 5th set after over 11 hours of play across three days.

Career highs:
CH ranking of #37 in singles (2014); won 4 singles titles on grass and reached R16 at Wimbledon in 2016.
He was much more successful as a doubles player. He reached a CH ranking of #1 (2016) and he and Pierre-Hugues Herbert were the most successful French doubles team in the Open Era.
5-time slam winner in doubles with Herbert, completing the career GS (USO 2015, Wimbledon 2016, RG 2018, AO 2019; also RG 2021).
Won 37 doubles titles, including ATP Finals twice (2019 and 2021) and 7 Masters titles.
Part of the winning French Davis Cup team in 2017.

Nice words to his longtime doubles partner, Herbert at a farewell ceremony at RG on Thursday:
“I never thought that phone call in 2014 would change my career and my life so much. Thanks to you, I achieved all my dreams. We’ve had ups and downs, but what remains are the moments we shared. Thank you for all the emotions. I’ll never be too far from you."

 

[artoisdesouza]

12. Tim van Rijthoven has announced his retirement at the age of 28 after longstanding struggles with injuries, particularly to his elbow.

Career highs:
The highlights of his career were concentrated into a very small period of time in the summer of 2022.
As a wild card ranked #205, he went on a fairytale run on the grass in s’Hertogenbosch in June 2022, defeating #14 Fritz, #9 Auger-Aliassime, and # 2 Medvedev en route to the title. He was the first Dutchman to win the title since Schalken in 2003.
After receiving a MDWC, he made his slam debut at Wimbledon and reached the 4th round, where he played on Centre Court, losing to top seed and eventual champion Djokovic in 4 sets but winning many fans.
No ranking points for Wimbledon were awarded that year, He reached a CH of #101 in July 2022.

Sadly, his career has been derailed by injuries and several attempts to make a comeback to the tour after periods of rehab have been unsuccessful.

Retirement announcement on Instagram:
“With a heavy heart… I am forced to say goodbye to the sport l've lived my entire life. I would have liked to see it differently. I would have liked to say goodbye on my own terms, with a racket in hand and the audience in the stands. But sometimes the body decides differently than the head… I don't know exactly what will happen next, but I do know that my heart will always stay with tennis.”

 

[Joe H]

fognini unless i missed a post in this thread. i know there is a separate post about him

 

[artoisdesouza]

fognini unless i missed a post in this thread. i know there is a separate post about him

Yes to Fognini. He absolutely deserves his place in this thread, I've been away so I didn't have time to post before now

 

[artoisdesouza]

13. Fabio Fognini announced his retirement at the age of 38 at Wimbledon, following his five-set loss to Alcaraz on Centre Court in R1.

He was one of a kind, with his style and his mercurial, streaky brilliance.
I can’t resist quoting from his Wikipedia page: “A clay-court specialist, Fognini is known for his streaky temperament and remarkable penchant for swearing, as well as his flair, speed, and movement on court. He has been known to lose his cool on occasion…”

Career highs:
Reached CH ranking of #9 in singles (2019) and #8 in doubles (2015).
Won nine singles titles, 8 of them on clay, his biggest title coming in Monte Carlo in 2019 (defeating Nadal in the SF en route to the title).
Best result at a slam in singles was reaching the QF at RG in 2011.
Ended career with a 426-396 record, including 17 career wins against top 10 opponents (notably a 5-set comeback win against Nadal at USO, 2015, and a win against then-world no. 1 Murray in Rome, 2017).
Won 2015 AO in doubles with Simone Bollelli, the first (and, so far, the only) all-Italian men’s pair to win a slam title in the Open Era.

Fun fact: He holds the record for committing the most foot faults whilst still winning a match - a grand total of 12, including double-faulting due to consecutive foot faults.

From his retirement announcement after playing his final match at Wimbledon:
“It was the perfect way to say goodbye to this sport… I was able to play in an era that probably is going to be the best era forever in the sport. I played against Roger, against Rafa, against Nole… I'm happy the way I say goodbye to the professional tennis career. I did my best…”

 

[jovanmilic97]

Two former top 100 Italian players Salvatore Caruso and Gianluca Mager have retired

Il saluto al tennis di 'Sabbo' Caruso: il guerriero col sorriso oltre i limiti e le fragilità

Tennis - Personaggi, Racconti | Il siciliano saluta dopo una carriera vissuta al massimo, con tante soddisfazioni. Ripercorriamole insieme. L'ultima partita nelle pre-quali al Foro Italico: "Sono un 'malato' di emozioni, la mia genuinità apprezzata. A volte ho dubitato di me stesso, ma ringrazio...

www.ubitennis.com

Gianluca Mager si ritira a 30 anni: il "ribelle" che ha trovato la sua strada

Tennis - Italiani | Un percorso irregolare e intenso, dalle ribellioni giovanili ai palcoscenici più prestigiosi. Ora l’ex numero 62 del ranking mondiale volta pagina, deciso a trasmettere la sua esperienza alle nuove generazioni.

www.ubitennis.com

 

[WhistleCleaner]

#4 and #5 had a few interesting moments, the rest are totally forgettable.

If only players who won titles were worthwhile then there would hardly be any players on the Tours and the Tours wouldn't exist!. Players miss out on titles for all sorts of reasons, but they can still be great players and have many fans. Without opening Pandora's box, Anna Kournikova was one of the biggest stars ever in the history of the sport bringing millions of fans to tennis, and was a household name, and she never won a singles title.

 

[cometz1113]

 

[FilipoSVK]

Edmund, another former Top 20 member, is retiring from tennis.

 

[artoisdesouza]

Three retirement announcements on one day!

14. Salvatore Caruso, aged 32, has announced he will retire at the end of the 2025 season. He reached a CH ranking of #76 in 2020. He was involved in an epic row with Fognini at the end of their R2 match at the AO in 2021, after Fognini accused him of being f***ing lucky. Ironically, his biggest moment of fame came the following year at the AO, when he took Djokovic's place at the top of the draw as a lucky loser. He lost in the first round to another Serb, Kecmanovic.

15. Gianluca Mager, aged 30, has announced his retirement in August. He reached a CH ranking of #62 in 2021. His best run was to the final in Rio in 2020, defeating #34 Ruud and #4 Thiem en route.


16. The biggest name of the three is undoubtedly Kyle Edmund, who announced his retirement at the age of 30, effective immediately. He has struggled with injuries for the past 6 years, particularly his left knee (3 surgeries since 2020), as well as injuries to his wrist, ab, hip and foot. He said “my body is telling me it’s reached the end point.”

Career highs:
Reached CH #14 in 2018.
Won 2 ATP titles on indoor hard courts (Antwerp 2018, New York 2020) and a doubles title on clay with Norrie (Estoril 2018).
Reached SF of AO in 2018, one of only 8 Brits to reach a slam SF in the Open Era (also Roger Taylor, John Lloyd, Henman, Rusedski, Murray, Norrie and Draper).
2 career top 10 wins, over #3 Dimitrov (AO 2018) and #10 Goffin (Madrid 2018). Also had a win over #12 Djokovic (Madrid 2018).
Was part of the Team GB Davis Cup winning team in 2015.

His best attributes were his forehand and his determination.

In his own words:
“Looking back I can say I tried my absolute best in my career and my hardest to get back to where I was. There are no regrets whatsoever. I have always been quite a determined person and I have no doubt I’ll apply those principles that I learned in my tennis career to whatever I do next and something I’m very excited about.”

 

[artoisdesouza]

17. Ivan Dodig has announced that he is retiring at the end of the season at the age of 40, after 21 years on tour.

Tennis journey:
He grew up in the small town of Medjugorje as part of a generation inspired by Goran Ivanisevic. Marin Cilic lived nearby and they both learned tennis on a rudimentary hard court built by Dodig’s uncle. He faced struggles early in his career due to lack of money, often going for weeks without eating properly and sleeping rough during tournaments. He gave up on a singles career partly because was offered sponsorship to go into doubles.

Career highs:
Reached CH of #29 in singles (2013). Became much more successful as a doubles specialist, reaching CH ranking of #2 (2023).
Won 24 men’s doubles titles, including 3 GS titles (RG 2015 & 2023 and AO 2021, with Marcelo Melo, Austin Krajieck and Filip Polasek respectively). Also won 4 GS titles in mixed doubles.
Qualified 9 times for the ATP Finals in men’s doubles with 4 different partners (R/U in 2014 with Melo).
Won silver medal in men’s doubles in the 2020 Olympics with Marin Cilic (after playing an all-Croatian gold-medal match against Mektic and Pavic).
Has represented Croatia in the Davis Cup since 2010 and was part of the winning team in 2018.

Next steps:
He made his debut as Davis Cup captain for Croatia in their tie against France this week.

 

[FilipoSVK]

17. Ivan Dodig has announced that he is retiring at the end of the season at the age of 40, after 21 years on tour.

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Tennis journey:
He grew up in the small town of Medjugorje as part of a generation inspired by Goran Ivanisevic. Marin Cilic lived nearby and they both learned tennis on a rudimentary hard court built by Dodig’s uncle. He faced struggles early in his career due to lack of money, often going for weeks without eating properly and sleeping rough during tournaments. He gave up on a singles career partly because was offered sponsorship to go into doubles.

Career highs:
Reached CH of #29 in singles (2013). Became much more successful as a double specialist, reaching CH ranking of #2 (2023).
Won 24 men’s doubles titles, including 3 GS titles (RG 2015 & 2023 and AO 2021, with Marcelo Melo, Austin Krajieck and Filip Polasek respectively). Also won 4 GS titles in mixed doubles.
Qualified 9 times for the ATP Finals in men’s doubles with 4 different partners (R/U in 2014 with Melo).
Won silver medal in men’s doubles in the 2020 Olympics with Marin Cilic.
Has represented Croatia in the Davis Cup since 2010 and was part of the winning team in 2018.

Next steps:
He made his debut as Davis Cup captain for Croatia in their tie against France this week.

I have a nice memory on Polasek-Dodig doubles journey. I think they won 2 doubles titles together, if I'm not mistaken. Their cooperation was almost effortless in their best months/weeks.

 

[FilipoSVK]

I have a nice memory on Polasek-Dodig doubles journey. I think they won 2 doubles titles together, if I'm not mistaken. Their cooperation was almost effortless in their best months/weeks.

Correction: 2 doubles Slam titles.

 

[artoisdesouza]

I have a nice memory on Polasek-Dodig doubles journey. I think they won 2 doubles titles together, if I'm not mistaken. Their cooperation was almost effortless in their best months/weeks.

Yes. Talking of Polasek, you probably know this already but he retired in 2013 at the age of 28 due to injuries (sciatica) and then made a very good comeback as a doubles player 5 years later, going on to win at the AO with Dodig in 2021. Along with Harri Heliovaara, it's one of my favourite 'comeback from retirement' stories. Most of them don't end so happily.

 

[FilipoSVK]

Yes. Talking of Polasek, you probably know this already but he retired in 2013 at the age of 28 due to injuries (sciatica) and then made a very good comeback as a doubles player 5 years later, going on to win at the AO with Dodig in 2021. Along with Harri Heliovaara, it's one of my favourite 'comeback from retirement' stories. Most of them don't end so happily.

Yep, it was a very inspiring story. One of a very few I would say. That run at AO 21 was really something else.

 

[Choke Master]

Another one bites the dust. Former top 100 player, Gianluca Mager (30 yo) retires. Made an ATP 500 final in Rio, lost to Garin. Came from qualifying and beat Ruud and Thiem on his way, in straight sets! Legend!

Won 6 CH titles, one on indoor hard and 5 on clay. (3 in 2019, 1 in 2021, 2022 and 2024)



Or at least temporary, unless he makes a comeback à la Stebe or Klizan.