Rohan Bopanna announces retirement from professional tennis
Two-time Grand Slam champion Rohan Bopanna announced his retirement from professional tennis on 1 November 2025, ending a career of over two decades on the ATP Tour.
Summary
Rohan Bopanna, who announced his retirement on 1 November 2025 at the age of 45, won 26 tour-level doubles titles, including the 2024 Australian Open men's doubles with Matthew Ebden; with that title he became World No. 1 in doubles for the first time and, at 43, the oldest man to reach the top ranking. He won two Grand Slam titles, in men's doubles and mixed doubles. His last match was at the Paris Masters, where he partnered Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik and lost in the first round.
Key facts
- Announced
- 1 Nov 2025
- Grand Slams
- Two: men's doubles and mixed doubles
- Tour titles
- 26 doubles titles
- 2024 Australian Open
- Men's doubles with Matthew Ebden; oldest man to reach No. 1, at 43
- Last event
- Paris Masters, with Alexander Bublik
Practice MCQs 2 questions
With whom did Rohan Bopanna win the 2024 Australian Open men's doubles title?
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Correct answer: B — Matthew Ebden
Bopanna won the 2024 Australian Open with Matthew Ebden and rose to World No. 1 in doubles.
At what age did Rohan Bopanna become the oldest man to reach World No. 1 in the ATP doubles rankings?
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Correct answer: C — 43
ATP noted that Bopanna rose to No. 1 for the first time after the 2024 Australian Open and became the oldest man to do so, at 43.