Vasek Pospisil, a former Wimbledon men’s doubles champion, will retire from tennis after playing in the Masters 1000 tournament in Toronto next week.
“Eighteen years of professional tennis. Looking forward to playing in front of you one last time in Toronto,” the 35-year-old Pospisil posted on social media on Monday.
The Canadian paired with Jack Sock to lift the Wimbledon title in 2014, and was also part of Canada’s national team that won the Davis Cup title in 2022.
He reached career-high rankings of No. 4 in doubles and No. 25 in singles.
“It’s never easy making a decision like this,” he said. “Tennis has been a huge part of my life, but it has become clear, both mentally and physically, that it’s the right time to step away.”
The hard-court Masters event in Canada awarded Pospisil a wild-card entry.
