Rohan Bopanna
Rohan Bopanna proclaims retirement
Indian gained 26 tour-level titles and reached No. 1 within the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings
November 01, 2025
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Rohan Bopanna turned the oldest man to succeed in Doubles World No. 1 on the age of 43 in 2024.
By ATP Employees
Rohan Bopanna, the previous No. 1 participant within the PIF ATP Doubles Rankings, introduced his retirement on Saturday.
The Indian star amassed 26 tour-level doubles titles throughout his profession, together with the Australian Open in 2024 with Mattew Ebden. With that triumph, Bopanna rose to World No. 1 for the primary time and have become the oldest man to take action at 43 years.
“How do you bid farewell to one thing that gave your life its that means? After 20 unforgettable years on tour, nevertheless, it’s my time… I’m formally hanging up my racquet,” the 45-year-old Bopanna wrote on Instagram.
“Tennis hasn’t been only a sport for me – It has given me function after I was misplaced, power after I was damaged and perception when the world doubted me.”
Bopanna gained doubles titles with 15 completely different gamers throughout his profession, which started in 2003. He gained his first crown with Eric Butorac in 2008 in Los Angeles and went on to build up 539 tour-level wins, in keeping with the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index.
In 2010, he reached his first main closing on the US Open with Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi after which fell brief on the similar stage in New York in 2023 with Ebden. Nevertheless, on the following Grand Slam event in Melbourne, Bopanna and Ebden turned heartbreak into glory by profitable their first main title.
Bopanna was additionally a runner-up on the Nitto ATP Finals in 2012 and 2015 with Mahesh Bhupathi and Florin Mergea, respectively. The Indian gained his lone blended doubles Grand Slam title at Roland Garros in 2017 with Gabriela Dabrowski.
He most lately competed on the Rolex Paris Masters, the place he partnered Alexander Bublik in a 5-7, 6-2, 8-10 first-round defeat to John Peers and JJ Tracy.
