Tennis Retirements 2025: Players Who Said Goodbye

We know that it is one of the most anticipated articles, one of those that makes you cry a little. Today we review the list of tennis players who decided to retire in the 2025 seasonillustrious names that we will never see on the track again.

On an official track, obviously, but it hurts just the same. Once again, the list of withdrawn Within the men’s and women’s circuit it is extensive, so we will see if I am able to give everyone the space they deserve. I will choose to focus on the most famous, those who stepped on the main courts, those who had an extensive career and, in the best of cases, those who we will remember for a lifetime thanks to a specific match. These are the tennis players who will leave forever with the season 2025although it will never be forgotten.

EUGENIE BOUCHARD

Although many already considered it retired due to its limited presence on the circuit, the truth is that no official announcement had come. Until the Canadian steeled herself and announced that her sporting career would end at the WTA 1000 in Montreal, her home tournament. There she allowed herself the luxury of winning one last match (Emiliana Arango) and then lost in the second round to Belinda Bencic (6-2, 3-6, 6-4). She fought hard in the duel against the Swiss, but the 31-year-old player’s days on the circuit were already numbered.

ALIZÉ CORNET

I tell the French woman up to three withdrawals in the last year, so that they can see how difficult it is to step aside and say goodbye to what has been accompanying you all your life. In the end, neither Roland Garros was the end, nor was Wimbledon. And where then? At the WTA 125 in San Sebastián, losing in the first round to Tamara Korpatsch (6-3, 6-2) in a duel with little media coverage. Thank goodness the Frenchwoman’s career didn’t need any more adornment.

FABIO FOGNINI

One of the most curious withdrawals, since the Italian did not know that that first round of Wimbledon against Carlos Alcaraz was going to end up being his last match. After a beautiful five-set battle (7-6, 6-7, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1), Fognini understood that there was no better way to say goodbye. In the Cathedral, against the number 1 in the world and with a match that perfectly represents Fabio’s dedication on the designated days. An unmatched personality that will be greatly missed, although Italian tennis remains in good hands.

CAROLINE GARCIA

The best example of how difficult it is to hit the ceiling. We thought that Garcia was going to become a renewed player after seeing her make the US Open semifinals or conquer those 2022 WTA Finals, but it only marked the beginning of the end. The Frenchwoman could not withstand such a level of pressure, losing strength with each passing season, until she had to deliberately hang up her racket this summer. Her last match came at the US Open, in the first round against Kamilla Rakhimova (6-4, 4-6, 6-3). We are left with his fighting spirit and that joy that always accompanied him.

RICHARD GASQUET

Here the nostalgic will stand to remember one of the most famous musketeers of modern times. It is impossible to understand these last 20 years without that one-handed backhand, one of the most beautiful on the men’s circuit. It is true that his record does not do justice to his talent, that he had to go up against an infallible generation, but how nice that they admire and respect you beyond the numbers. The Frenchman had the best possible finish, losing to Jannik Sinner on the main court at Roland Garros (6-3, 6-0, 6-4).

SIMONA HALEP

Here’s a painful one, one that we didn’t see coming, even though inside we all thought so. Halep arrived at the Cluj-Napoca tournament with the intention of redeeming herself, but what she found on the court was the answer to all her questions. After losing to Lucia Bronzetti clearly (6-1, 6-1), the Romanian did not need any more experiments to realize that there was no turning back, that it was time to say goodbye. A case of erroneous doping ended the career of one of the best No. 1 in the world of this century, that will be difficult to cover up.

PETER KVITOVA

How strange it will be in 2026 to look at a Grand Slam draw and not find her. What a player, what a career, what sympathy, what a good time Petra Kvitova has given us, a super player on each of the surfaces. Tennis player with great hits, great stages and great memories through twenty years of high performance. And let’s not forget that he overcame a critical moment after that Christmas accident where a thief cut off his left hand. Already without energy to compete, the Czech arrived at the US Open announcing that it was the end, losing easily in her debut against Diane Parry (6-1, 6-0), although this score will not tarnish a single day of her sporting practice.

ALBERT RAMOS

The Spanish presence could not be missing in this article, in fact, it will not be the last. Absolute warrior Albert Ramos, tireless, one of those soldiers that I would always have on my team. It’s not bad to say goodbye at 37 years old, surrounded by a lot of love and, above all, recognition from people who didn’t always have the best moments. His last battle was at the Valencia Challenger, the Faulcombridge Cup of his good friend Pablo Andújar, where he gave away his last two victories before losing to Jan Choinski (6-4, 7-5), who would end up winning the tournament. Hopefully in the future we can say that Spanish tennis still has players like him.

DIEGO SCHWARTZMAN

So much time has passed that we no longer remembered that ‘Little’ Schwartzman also said goodbye to tennis in 2025. It happened in February, at his beloved ATP in Buenos Aires, losing in the round of 16 against Pedro Martínez (6-2, 6-2) in a very emotional match where the public was totally devoted to their player. The Argentine was an absolute reference during his active period, showing that height is not everything to be successful, but also teaching that you can be a professional tennis player without losing your smile and good humor. A very dear person who will continue to be linked to the circuit from the offices.

FERNANDO VERDASCO

And in February another of ours also hung up his racket, the imperial Fernando Verdasco. Being at his best level, how few players could stand up to him, a force of nature that helped Spanish tennis be at the forefront of the world circuit for so many years. His retirement was not the most media-friendly, since he had not competed for a couple of years, but he found in Novak Djokovic an exceptional ally to say goodbye by playing with the Serbian in the doubles draw of the ATP 500 in Doha. They lost in the quarterfinals to Heliovaara/Patten (7-5, 6-4), but that’s the least of it. It was difficult to find the moment, but what less than seeing Fernando hanging his racket on the court.

The careers of these ten emblematic tennis players will forever remain in memory, but they are not the only ones. The 2025 season also includes the withdrawal of various profiles such as Denis Kudla, Kyle Edmund, Tim van Rijthoven, Rohan Bopanna, Pedro Cachín, Christopher Eubanks, Dennis Novak, Ivan Dodig, Yanina Wickmayer, Qiang Wang, Lauren Davis, Ysaline Bonaventure, Marius Child, Ricard Berankins, Salvatore Caruso, Ernesto Escobedo, Gregoire Sweepe, Customer Martin, Nicolas Mahut, Luke Saville o Vasek Pospisil. All of them left, in one way or another, their mark on the circuit.